Leadership Styles

Leadership and management styles

Leadership Style… And theory

Amount of control over decisions retained by leaders

Degree of freedom given to employees by

leaders

Management centred leadership

Employee centred leadership

Autocratic leadership

style

Democratic leadership

style

Laissez-faire leadership

style

Leadership Style… Examples of companies

Management centred leadership

Employee centred leadership

Autocratic leadership

style

Democratic leadership

style

Laissez-faire leadership

style

Managers and Leaders

Leadership Styles

DemocraticAutocratic

Involve workers in decisions

Leadership Style… And theory

Tells the workers what to

do

Managers and Leaders

Leadership Styles

Laissez-Faire

Employees are left alone to do

tasks; creative..but do staff know what to do?

Leadership Style… And theory

McGregor’s Theory X and Y

Autocratic leadership style

Use of extensive supervision & control.

Little delegation. Uses pay as a motivator.

Theory X manager

Democratic &Participative leadership style

Use of delegation & 2-Way communication. Empowerment

of Employees

Employees

Employees

Theory Y manager

Employees

INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED

Theory X managers believe

Theory Y managers believe

Employees dislike work and will avoid it if they can.

Employees want to work so putting some effort into work is as natural as play or rest.

Employees prefer to be directed, want to avoid responsibility.

Employees want responsibility provided there are appropriate rewards.

Employees need to be controlled and co-erced.

Employees are generally quite creative.

Employees are not ambitious. Employees seek satisfaction from work and not just money.

McGregor’s Theory X and Y