My Leadership Style: Participative
When I took the How to Find Out Your Style of Leadership assessment that was developed by the University of Kent in the United Kingdom, I found that I am skilled in all types of leadership styles, scoring closely in all types. One score was just a bit higher than the others, determining that my leadership style is Participative Leadership. This did not surprise me, as I do like to get others input for ideas and problem solving. Not only does this make the employees feel that they have a voice in the goings on at the company, but it gives me other perspectives in regards to problem solving, generating new ideas, and conflict resolution. In this paper I will elaborate on the workings of Participative Leadership and, using the C.O.A.T assessment, determine how I can use Participative Leadership effectively in my …show more content…
S77), and “its goal is to give followers greater discretion, extra attention and support, and involvement in solving problems and making decisions” (Lam, Huang, & Chan 2015, p. 836). Leaders who follow the Participative style look to employees or followers to work with them in facilitating ideas and making decisions. Employees are encouraged and given resources and support to help in the decision making process (Miao et al, 2013). Participative leaders then have to give up a portion of control of the decision making to subordinates (Lam et al, 2015). This can be hard for traditional leaders, not wanting to give up control completely. If the leader has problems motivating and offering a supportive environment to encourage the exchange of ideas, Participative leadership will not work in their situation. Participative Leadership can lead to innovative ideas and solutions because many perspectives are being considered instead of
When I took the How to Find Out Your Style of Leadership assessment that was developed by the University of Kent in the United Kingdom, I found that I am skilled in all types of leadership styles, scoring closely in all types. One score was just a bit higher than the others, determining that my leadership style is Participative Leadership. This did not surprise me, as I do like to get others input for ideas and problem solving. Not only does this make the employees feel that they have a voice in the goings on at the company, but it gives me other perspectives in regards to problem solving, generating new ideas, and conflict resolution. In this paper I will elaborate on the workings of Participative Leadership and, using the C.O.A.T assessment, determine how I can use Participative Leadership effectively in my …show more content…
S77), and “its goal is to give followers greater discretion, extra attention and support, and involvement in solving problems and making decisions” (Lam, Huang, & Chan 2015, p. 836). Leaders who follow the Participative style look to employees or followers to work with them in facilitating ideas and making decisions. Employees are encouraged and given resources and support to help in the decision making process (Miao et al, 2013). Participative leaders then have to give up a portion of control of the decision making to subordinates (Lam et al, 2015). This can be hard for traditional leaders, not wanting to give up control completely. If the leader has problems motivating and offering a supportive environment to encourage the exchange of ideas, Participative leadership will not work in their situation. Participative Leadership can lead to innovative ideas and solutions because many perspectives are being considered instead of