Factors Influencing Leadership Styles

Personalitytraits

Level of control

Organizational culture Experience

Personality traits

Level of control

Micromanaging

• Involve in all aspects of day-to-day operations.

• Participate in decision-making processes.

Delegating

• Trust their subordinates or not want the heavy burden of making all decisions.

• Delegate responsibility by creating an additional layer of management.

• Structure of organization or operating methods may dictate leadership styleOrganizations emphasis on encouraging

contributions or ideas from members leads to an open style of leadership.

Other organizations operate with more of a “my way or the highway” which requires leaders dictate direction and deviation or innovation

Organizational culture

• Someone who is new to a leadership role may be more inclined to lead “by the box” to avoid mistakes

• A more experienced leader will feel more confident in following his own interpretation of rules and regulations

• A leader who has been part of an organization for long time may be more comfortable when making decisions because of a better understanding of organization’s nuances

Experience