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This 3 page paper explains four leadership styles and comments on another. The four explained are The Great Man Theory, Democratic, Autocratic, Laissez-Faire, and situational. The writer comments on the leader who must fill multiple functions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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traits of leaders. The traits or characteristics of a leader include height, energy, the ability to articulate, possession of knowledge, intelligence, adaptability, responsibility, effectiveness as a decision-maker, and so on.
Stogdill (1974) and Mann (1959) also called this theory the Great Man theory. Their individual research involved the personality variables that could be identified as having a positive correlation with
leadership. Each of them found there were only a few traits that revealed a positive correlation. The major problem with these theories is that traits have not been found to
be the same for leaders across contexts or cultures (Theories of Leadership, 2000). * Authoritarian or Autocratic: This person is task-focused, makes all decisions, issues orders and expects compliance and
is controlling (Chandra, 2004). The authoritarian leader may or may not use tangible rewards as incentives. Questioning this leader is firmly discouraged and may even be punished (Brennen, n.d.). This
style is based on the assumption that the leader knows everything and also knows what is best for everyone else and the company or department (Brennen, n.d.). It is a
style very reminiscent of McGregors Theory X. This person may well be boastful, hostile, arrogant and most likely egotistical (Brennen, n.d.). Despite the negativity, this style is really necessary in
certain settings, such as prisons or the military (Brennen, n.d.). * Democratic: More people-focused than authoritarian leaders. Asks for input, may delegate responsibility, offers a degree of autonomy (Chandra, 2004;
Brennen, n.d.). The democratic leader typically encourages participation and inspires a degree of creativity (Brennen, n.d.). Democratic leaders are usually friendly and warm and open to suggestions (Brennen, n.d.). *
Laissez-Faire: Anything goes, does not perform responsibilities of leadership position (University of Alaska, 2005). The term laissez-faire leadership is nearly an oxymoron because this person does not do any leading.
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