Leadership Styles
Published on Jan 12, 2016
Three leadership styles that every leader exhibits, and how to develop your leadership style.
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Leadership Styles
The Leader in You
The leader in you
Introduce myself
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Introduce myself
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Think of 5 leaders that influence your life
Parent/older sibling/grandparent
Coach
Boss/manager
Teacher/principle/councilor
Team captain
Close friend
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Coach
Boss/manager
Teacher/principle/councilor
Team captain
Close friend
Note: put them in your cellphone and save for later
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Great/Famous Leaders
- Steve Jobs
- Nelson Mandela
- John F. Kennedy
- Oprah Winfrey
- Mahatma Gandhi
examples of famous leaders
Examples
- Mahatma Gandhi
- John F. Kennedy
- Steve Jobs
Note: these three leaders exhibit three leadership styles every leader can relate to.
Mahatma Gandhi
Who he is
What he did
Leadership
What he did
Leadership
Democratic
- followers set goals
- two-way communication
- facilitates discussion
- polices and procedures
- focuses interaction
Leaders let followers set their own goals
Two way, open communication
Facilitates the discussion with followers
Solicits input regarding the determination of policies and procedures
Focuses interactions
Note: examples of Gandhi’s strategies for each
Two way, open communication
Facilitates the discussion with followers
Solicits input regarding the determination of policies and procedures
Focuses interactions
Note: examples of Gandhi’s strategies for each
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Democratic Cont.
- suggestions and alternatives
- frequent positive feedback
- rewards and punishments
- listening skills!
- mediates conflict
Provides suggestions and alternatives for the completion of tasks
Provides frequent and positive feedback
Rewards good work and uses punishment as a last resort
Exhibits effective listening skills
Mediates conflict for group gain
Note: examples of Gandhi’s strategies for each
Provides frequent and positive feedback
Rewards good work and uses punishment as a last resort
Exhibits effective listening skills
Mediates conflict for group gain
Note: examples of Gandhi’s strategies for each
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What is DEMOCRATIC Leadership?
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Ask for participation
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Authoritarian
- set goals indevidually
- one-way communication
- controls discussion
- polices and procedures
- dominates interaction
Sets goals individually
Engages primarily in one-way, downward communication
Controls discussion with followers
Set policy and procedures unilaterally
Dominates interaction
Note: examples of Kennedy’s strategies for each
Engages primarily in one-way, downward communication
Controls discussion with followers
Set policy and procedures unilaterally
Dominates interaction
Note: examples of Kennedy’s strategies for each
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Authoritarian Cont.
- personally directs tasks
- infrequent feedback
- rewards and punishments
- listening skills
- uses conflict
Personally directs the completion of tasks
Provides infrequent positive feedback
Rewards obedience and punishes mistakes
Exhibit poor listening skills
Uses conflict for personal gain
Note: examples of Kennedy’s strategies for each
Provides infrequent positive feedback
Rewards obedience and punishes mistakes
Exhibit poor listening skills
Uses conflict for personal gain
Note: examples of Kennedy’s strategies for each
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What is AUTHORITARIAN Leadership?
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Laissez-Fair
- followers set own goals
- superficial communication
- avoids discussion
- policy and procedures
- avoids interaction
Allows followers free rein to set their own goals
Engages in noncommittal, superficial communication
Avoid discussion with followers
Allows followers to set policies and procedures
Avoids interaction
Note: examples of Jobs’ strategies for each
Engages in noncommittal, superficial communication
Avoid discussion with followers
Allows followers to set policies and procedures
Avoids interaction
Note: examples of Jobs’ strategies for each
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Laissez-Fair Cont.
- suggestions and alternatives
- infrequent feedback
- rewards and punishemnts
- listening skills?
- avoids conflict
Provides suggestions and alternatives for the completion of tasks only when asked to do so by followers
Provide infrequent feedback of any kind
Avoids offering rewards or punishments
May exhibit either poor or effective listening skills
Avoids conflict
Note: examples of Jobs’ strategies for each
Provide infrequent feedback of any kind
Avoids offering rewards or punishments
May exhibit either poor or effective listening skills
Avoids conflict
Note: examples of Jobs’ strategies for each
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What is LAISSEZ-FAIR Leadership?
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Ask for participation
Recall examples and information on the slides
WARNING!
Laissez-fair leadership can turn into non-leadership
Non-leadership is ineffective laissez-fair leadership
Steve Jobs was effective because he set goals that were eventually obtained and made the company money
Must have productivity
Non-leadership is ineffective laissez-fair leadership
Steve Jobs was effective because he set goals that were eventually obtained and made the company money
Must have productivity
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Leadership Styles
- Democratic
- Authoritarian
- Laissez-fair
Democratic
Authoritarian
Laissez-fair
Note: use three leaders as a reminder for the three styles
Gandhi-Democratic
Kennedy-Authoritarian
Jobs-Laissez-fair
Can you see similarities between you and these leaders based on what we discussed
Examples
Pick the style you feel closest to
Authoritarian
Laissez-fair
Note: use three leaders as a reminder for the three styles
Gandhi-Democratic
Kennedy-Authoritarian
Jobs-Laissez-fair
Can you see similarities between you and these leaders based on what we discussed
Examples
Pick the style you feel closest to
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Now What?
- remember your leaders that influence you
- think about the characteristics and qualities you like about their leadership
- add those characteristics and qualities to your own leadership skills and abilities
- APPLY YOUR NEW SKILLS!
Back to your list of leaders from the beginning
Pick the on you like the most as a leader
Think about that person’s leadership characteristics and qualities you like
Think about how you can apply those characteristics and qualities to your own leadership
Apply those new skills
Note: this creates a better, well rounded leader who can adapt to other styles in different leadership situations
Pick the on you like the most as a leader
Think about that person’s leadership characteristics and qualities you like
Think about how you can apply those characteristics and qualities to your own leadership
Apply those new skills
Note: this creates a better, well rounded leader who can adapt to other styles in different leadership situations
Resources
- Hackman, M., & Johnson, C. (2013). Leadership and Followership Communication Styles. In Leadership: A communication perspective (Sixth ed., p. 41). Long Grove, Illinois: Waveband Press.
