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LEADERSHIP STYLE

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LEADERSHIP
STYLE
 WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?

Leadership refers to the ability of an individual to

guide, inspire, and influence others towards a common
goal or objective. It involves the skills, traits, and
behaviors that enable a person to motivate and
empower others to achieve their potential, solve
problems, and make decisions.

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 Charismati
Autocratic
c
leadership
leadership

LEADERSHIP Transactiona
l leadership
Democratic
leadership
STYLES
Laissez-
Servant
faire
leadership
leadership

Transform
ational
leadership
 Autocratic leadership: This type of
leadership style involves a leader
Autocratic who makes all the decisions
leadership without considering input or
feedback from others. And is
characterized by the following
traits:

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

Centralized Authoritarian Top-down Limited Clear Focus on Limited

decision- control: communicati autonomy: hierarchy: results: creativity and
making: • The leader on: • Team • Autocratic • The innovation:
• In autocratic has • Communicat members leadership autocratic • Autocratic
leadership, complete ion in have limited relies on a leader is leadership
the leader is control over autocratic autonomy clear primarily can stifle
the sole their team leadership and are not hierarchy, focused on creativity
decision- and expects flows from encouraged with the achieving and
maker and their team the leader to to make leader at the results, often innovation,
does not members to their team decisions on top and their at the as team
consult with follow their members, their own. team expense of members
their team instructions with little or members employee may not feel
members or without no feedback lower down. satisfaction comfortable
seek their question. or or sharing their
input. discussion. engagement ideas or
. opinions.

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 Democratic leadership, also known
as participative leadership, is a
DEMOCRATIC leadership style where the leader
LEADERSHIP encourages participation and input
from their team members in
decision-making processes. Some
of the key characteristics of
democratic leadership include:

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

COLLABOR PARTICIPATI EMPOWERM OPEN TRANSPARE TRUST:

ATION: ON: ENT: COMMUNIC NCY: • Democratic
• Democratic • Democratic • Democratic ATION: • Democratic leaders trust their
leaders leaders value the leaders empower leaders are team members to
• Democratic make informed
encourage opinions and their team leaders maintain transparent in
collaboration and perspectives of members by their decision- decisions and
an open-door take ownership of
teamwork. They their team giving them the policy and foster making process
believe that group members and freedom to make and provide clear their work. They
open delegate tasks
members' input involve them in decisions and communication explanations of
and contributions the decision- take ownership of their reasoning. and
with their team responsibilities
are valuable and making process. their work. They members. They They keep their
essential in They seek provide guidance team members and provide the
encourage necessary
making informed feedback, and support but discussion, informed of
decisions. suggestions, and allow their team important resources and
debate, and support to ensure
ideas from their members to take healthy information and
team before the lead in changes that success.
disagreements to
making a final implementing ensure that all affect them.
decision. solutions. opinions and
ideas are heard.

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 • Laissez-faire leadership is a
leadership style in which the leader
LAISSEZ- gives their team members
complete freedom to make
FAIRE decisions and take actions. The
LEADERSHIP leader is mostly hands-off and
allows their team to work
independently, without providing
much direction or guidance. Here
are some characteristics of
Laissez-faire leadership:

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADERSHIP

Minimal Autonomo Low Trust in Hands-off Limited Can lead Effective in

interferenc us supervisio team approach: feedback: to certain
e: working: n: members: • The leader is • The leader disengage situations:
• The leader is • Team • The leader • The leader
mostly hands-
off and allows
may provide
limited
ment: • This
not heavily members are provides trusts their leadership
their team to feedback on • Laissez-faire
involved in given a high minimal team members style can be
work without team leadership can
decision- degree of supervision to make the effective in
much direction members' sometimes
making or autonomy and and guidance, right decisions situations
or intervention. work, but they lead to
providing are expected allowing team and take where team
do not typically disengagemen
direction. They to work members to appropriate members are
offer much t among team
allow their independently. work without actions without highly skilled,
guidance or members, as
team members They are free close much input motivated, and
direction. they may feel
to make to choose how oversight. from the capable of
unsupported
decisions and they complete leader. working
or
take their tasks, independently.
directionless.
responsibility manage their It can also be
for their own time, and effective in
work. solve situations
problems. where
creativity and
innovation are
valued.

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 Transformational leadership is a
TRANSFORMATIONAL
style of leadership in which a
LEADERSHIP leader inspires and motivates
their followers to achieve their
full potential and perform
beyond their expectations.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Visionary:
Transformational Inspirational:
leaders have a
clear and
compelling vision Transformational
Empathetic:
that they leaders are
communicate to inspirational and
Transformational
Charismatic:
their followers. create a positive and
motivating work leaders are
They inspire their environment. They empathetic and
Transformational
Collaborative:
followers to lead by example and understand their
followers' needs and leaders have a
believe in and encourage their charismatic
work towards a followers to be concerns. They listen Transformational
personality that
shared goal. innovative, creative, to their followers and attracts followers. leaders encourage
and think outside the provide support and They have a strong collaboration and
box. guidance when teamwork among
needed. presence and are
confident in their their followers. They
abilities. foster a culture of
inclusivity and
diversity and
encourage everyone
to contribute to the
success of the team.

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 SERVANT Servant leadership is a leadership
LEADERSHIP philosophy that emphasizes the
leader's primary role as a servant to
their followers or team members.

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP
Empowerment
Empathy: Humility: Vision: Listening: Ethics: Collaboration:
:

• A servant • Servant • While servant • Servant • Servant • Servant • Servant

leader has a leaders leaders leaders leaders leaders leaders foster
deep prioritize the prioritize the actively listen empower their prioritize a collaborative
understanding needs of needs of their to their team team members ethical and inclusive
and others over team members, to take behavior and environment,
compassion their own ego members, they seeking to ownership of act with where team
for others, and and self- also have a understand their work and integrity. They members feel
seeks to listen interest. They clear vision their needs make set an comfortable
to and recognize that and sense of and concerns, decisions. example for sharing ideas
understand their role is to direction for and are open They provide their team and working
their needs, serve and the to feedback the necessary members and together
concerns, and support their organization or and resources and hold towards
perspectives. team group they suggestions. support to help themselves common
members, lead. They are their team accountable to goals.
rather than able to members high standards
seeking communicate achieve their of conduct.
personal gain this vision and goals.
or recognition. inspire their
team members
to work
towards it.

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 Transactional leadership is a
TRANSACTIONAL
style of leadership that focuses
LEADERSHIP on maintaining stability and
achieving predetermined goals
through a system of rewards and
punishments.

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Clear Rewards and Monitoring

Goal-Oriented: Reactive: Hierarchical:
Expectations: Punishments: Performance:

Transactional
Transactional
leaders use
This style of leaders monitor
rewards and This style of
Transactional leadership is the performance
punishments to Transactional leadership is
leaders provide focused on of their team
motivate their leadership is hierarchical, with
clear achieving members closely
team members. reactive in clear lines of
expectations for specific goals to ensure that
Rewards may nature. Leaders authority and
their team and objectives. everyone is
include bonuses, respond to decision-making
members and Transactional meeting
promotions, or issues as they power. Team
ensure that leaders measure expectations.
other incentives, arise and make members are
everyone success based They may use
while adjustments to expected to
understands on how well their metrics and other
punishments ensure that goals follow orders
what is expected team members tools to measure
may include are met. from their leaders
of them. meet these progress and
reprimands, without question.
objectives. identify areas for
demotions, or
improvement.
termination.

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 Charismatic leadership is a
CHARISMATIC leadership style that is characterized
LEADERSHIP by a leader's ability to inspire and
motivate others through their
personal charm and appeal.

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP
• Charismatic leaders are • Charismatic leaders are • Charismatic leaders are • Charismatic leaders are
known for their powerful visionary and have a clear extremely self-confident excellent communicators
and magnetic personalities. sense of direction. They and have a strong belief in and are able to effectively
They have the ability to are able to articulate a their own abilities. They convey their vision to
attract and captivate others compelling vision for the exude an air of confidence others. They have a way
with their charm and future and inspire others to and inspire others to have with words and can inspire
confidence. work towards it. confidence in themselves and motivate through their
and in the leader's vision. speeches and
conversations.

Communicatio
Charisma: Vision: Confidence:
n:

• Charismatic leaders are • Charismatic leaders are • Charismatic leaders have a

able to connect with others willing to take risks and are strong influence over their
on a personal level and not afraid of failure. They followers. They are able to
understand their needs and inspire others to take risks persuade and motivate
concerns. They are and to embrace change. others to work towards the
empathetic and show a leader's vision.
genuine interest in the well-
being of others.

Empathy: Risk-taking: Influence:

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BUREAUCRATIC Bureaucratic leadership is a type
LEADERSHIP of leadership style characterized
by a rigid adherence to rules,
policies, and procedures.

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF BUREAUCRATIC LEADERSHIP

Rules and Hierarchy: Specialization: Impersonal: Slow decision- Emphasis on

procedures: • Bureaucratic • Bureaucratic • Bureaucratic making: formal
• Bureaucratic leaders typically leaders often leaders tend to be • Bureaucratic communication:
leaders rely establish a clear break down more focused on leaders tend to
hierarchy of complex tasks into the job and the • Bureaucratic
heavily on formal take a long time to leaders tend to
rules and authority within smaller, more organization than make decisions,
their manageable tasks, on the individuals rely on formal
procedures to as they must communication
govern their organizations, with and assign each within it. They are consult with
clearly defined task to a often seen as cold channels, such as
organizations. multiple levels of memos and
They tend to be roles and specialist. This or distant, and management and
responsibilities for specialization can may not have reports, rather
inflexible and follow established than informal
resistant to each member of help increase strong personal procedures. This
the team. efficiency, but it relationships with communication.
change, preferring can lead to delays This can lead to a
to maintain the can also lead to a their employees. and missed
lack of creativity lack of open
status quo. opportunities. communication
and innovation.
and feedback.

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 What is the Most Effective
Leadership Style?
- No one "best" leadership style applies to
every situation

- Need to know different leadership styles and

their pros and cons

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 The right leadership approach is often determined by the following factors:

Organizational Culture: Situation and Context: Followers: Goals and Objectives: Personal Leadership
• The culture of an • The situation and context • The followers of a leader • The goals and objectives Style:
organization plays a in which the leader is also play a significant role of an organization can • A leader's personal
crucial role in determining operating can influence in determining the right also influence the type of leadership style can also
the right leadership the effectiveness of leadership approach. leadership approach that influence the
approach. A leader must different leadership Leaders must understand is required. For example, effectiveness of different
adapt their style to match approaches. For the needs, values, and if the objective is to leadership approaches. A
the culture of the example, in a crisis motivations of their achieve innovation and leader must be self-aware
organization they are situation, a directive followers to tailor their creativity, a participative and understand their own
leading. For instance, in a leadership approach may leadership style leadership approach may strengths and
hierarchical organization, be necessary to ensure accordingly. For instance, be more effective. weaknesses to determine
a directive leadership quick decision-making some followers may which leadership
approach may be more and swift action. prefer a hands-on approach will work best
effective, while in a flat leadership approach, for them. For instance, a
organization, a while others may prefer a leader who is naturally
participative approach more hands-off approach. charismatic may be more
may be more suitable. effective with a
transformational
leadership approach.

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 Benefits of Effective Leadership

- Improved performance and productivity

- Increased morale and motivation

- Enhanced problem-solving and decision-

making

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 Overall
The right leadership approach is determined by
a combination of these factors, and leaders must
be flexible and adaptable to find the approach
that works best for their organization and
followers.
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
John C. Maxwell

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Dr.Abenet Yohannes

1) What are the different leadership styles, and how do they impact organizational
outcomes?
2) What are the key characteristics and behaviors associated with effective
leadership?
3) How do individual differences (e.g., personality, gender, culture) impact
leadership style and effectiveness?
MAJOR 4)
5)
How can leaders adapt their style to different situations and contexts?
What are the most effective leadership styles for different types of organizations
(e.g., small businesses, multinational corporations, non-profits)?
RESEARCH 6)
7)
How do leaders develop and maintain their leadership style over time?
How do followers perceive and respond to different leadership styles?

QUESTIONS 8)
9)
What are the ethical implications of different leadership styles?
How can leadership style be measured and assessed objectively?
10) What key factors influence a leader's decision to adopt a particular leadership
style?

• Answering these questions can help us better understand the role of leadership
style in organizational performance, and develop more effective leadership
practices.
My favorite leadership quote is
• "The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority." - Ken
Blanchard

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