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This style is centered on the boss. In this leadership the leader holds all authority, control, and responsibility. These leaders make decisions on their own without consulting subordinates, communicate them to subordinates and expect prompt implementation.
Autocratic Leadership
People who fall into this type of leadership style truly believe that people will eventually figure things out if left alone although, misuse of this style can often leave subordinates morale low.
Laissez-faire Leadership
This leader is driven by a deep desire to see different types of people integrated and to see those less privileged being given voices and equal opportunities. An effective leader in this domain will be able to understand and reason with people from different backgrounds, rather than just advocating for one over another. They have deep understandings of various perspectives, which is what makes their role so important.
Cross-Cultural Leadership
This style of leaders devote themselves to change the status quo by inspiring trust among people using convincing charm and credibility. This type of leader thrives from using past experiences of what works and uses it as a guide when performing a new task
Charismatic Leadership
This style is all about initiating change in organizations, groups, oneself, and others. They motivate others to do more than they originally intended and often even more than they thought possible. They set more challenging expectations and typically achieve higher performance. Their approach is to empower everyone to make advancements and changes in their own lives, which results in better performance and outcomes.
Transformational Leadership
This leader is hard to come by and succeed on purpose with very strong will power. The driving force behind this leader is their incredible ideas for needed change. They use a combination of leadership styles to implement change within an organization by herding/identifying skill sets within a force to execute.
Visionary Leadership
This leadership is centered on subordinates’ contributions. The leader holds final responsibility, but he or she is known to delegate authority to other people, who determine work projects. The most unique feature of this leadership style is that communication is active upward and downward.
Democratic Leadership
These leaders take an approach to making deals. The groundwork for these types of leaders is laid out in detailed standards and expectations. They have the attitude of just going with the flow of things within a work center when task is met.
Transactional Leadership
These types of leaders are interested in the entirety of the group working together and bringing members back to the objective when making change. This type of leader does not consider or see individual feelings of team members, they look at the group as a whole and believe productivity is most effective based on outcomes.
Facilitative Leadership
This style involves the creation of a vivid picture of its future, where it is heading and what it will stand for. The vision inspires and provides a strong sense of purpose and direction. This type of leaders don’t just focus on the good of the whole, they focus on navigating the personal dynamics of smaller, initiated groups. Rather than just trying to motivate everyone, they focus on the strengths and weaknesses of each and decide how to best employ them in harmony.
Team Leadership
This leader cares about the success of the whole more than they do their own status, but their approach is a little bit different. They fulfill their role of being a team leader not only by taking responsibility for what happens and making progress simply by what’s most popular, but by developing and employing methods that will improve the lives and wellbeing of everyone involved. They are less concerned with maintaining the status quo than they are transforming it.
Strategic leadership
People with this leadership style takes a sincere interest in assisting with the development of individuals using genuine encouragement and motivation. This leader takes the time in finding out more about the individuals themselves and builds off the members skill sets to help them improve as an individual and operate on their own within an organization, team, or unit.
Coaching Leadership