Leadership styles
Leaders are a significant part of every company. They inspire, encourage, mentor, and manage a team of employees. In order to be successful in their position, supervisors must develop an effective managerial style. However, there are different types of leadership styles such as autocratic, consultative, participative, and laissez-faire. In this paper, I shall discuss the important aspects of each style. Also, I will indicate how they differentiate from one another.
Autocratic Leaders
Autocratic leaders are understood to be the ones in charge of the department. Their positon brings them authority and power (Lamberton & Minor, 2014). The decisions of the unit rely solely on the manager’s judgement; input from subordinate …show more content…
Autocratic pretty much states it is my way or no way. The manager has sole power and discretion in all decision-making processes. Now, consultative says I will let you express your opinion; however, as the supervisor I will use my own judgement when making decisions regarding the unit. On the other hand, participative encompasses the member’s point of view while offering a shared type of leadership. In other words, the worker’s belief matters and by working together a solution can be discovered. Lastly, laissez-faire is an easy-going, carefree and laid-back approach to …show more content…
I chose this style because, I see the value of incorporating worker’s points of view. For example, I work in nursing and I am in the trenches of patient care day in and day out. I handle the new products utilized in patient care. However, my manager sits in her office working on schedules and paperwork. Since she is not involved in patient care, she is unaware of the particular needs of the unit. Sometimes on the weekends, our department is understaffed and does not have all the resources required to complete the tasks at hand. A few times some of the new products available were not always the best practice. If we did not express this to the manager, then employees would become dissatisfied and quit. Patient care would suffer as well. We participate in monthly meetings to come up with solutions and resolve issues. Everyone from the manager, nursing staff, aides and secretaries are involved to express their concerns. It is a team
Leaders are a significant part of every company. They inspire, encourage, mentor, and manage a team of employees. In order to be successful in their position, supervisors must develop an effective managerial style. However, there are different types of leadership styles such as autocratic, consultative, participative, and laissez-faire. In this paper, I shall discuss the important aspects of each style. Also, I will indicate how they differentiate from one another.
Autocratic Leaders
Autocratic leaders are understood to be the ones in charge of the department. Their positon brings them authority and power (Lamberton & Minor, 2014). The decisions of the unit rely solely on the manager’s judgement; input from subordinate …show more content…
Autocratic pretty much states it is my way or no way. The manager has sole power and discretion in all decision-making processes. Now, consultative says I will let you express your opinion; however, as the supervisor I will use my own judgement when making decisions regarding the unit. On the other hand, participative encompasses the member’s point of view while offering a shared type of leadership. In other words, the worker’s belief matters and by working together a solution can be discovered. Lastly, laissez-faire is an easy-going, carefree and laid-back approach to …show more content…
I chose this style because, I see the value of incorporating worker’s points of view. For example, I work in nursing and I am in the trenches of patient care day in and day out. I handle the new products utilized in patient care. However, my manager sits in her office working on schedules and paperwork. Since she is not involved in patient care, she is unaware of the particular needs of the unit. Sometimes on the weekends, our department is understaffed and does not have all the resources required to complete the tasks at hand. A few times some of the new products available were not always the best practice. If we did not express this to the manager, then employees would become dissatisfied and quit. Patient care would suffer as well. We participate in monthly meetings to come up with solutions and resolve issues. Everyone from the manager, nursing staff, aides and secretaries are involved to express their concerns. It is a team