Styles of Leadership             

A great leader is one who has established a personal relationship with those whom the leader is working with. 

In leadership “parlance” it is called, “Authoritative Leadership.”  That simply means leading the organization towards a common goal while managing and energizing team members while doing so. Another term for this is “Empowerment.”

An “Authoritarian leader,” on the other hand, is one in which a single person takes control and makes all of the decisions (with little or no input from those in the group). All choices are made based on their own ideas.

The third type of leadership style is called a “Laissez-Faire” leadership style.  This is where the group makes the decisions with little or no input from the “leader.” This IS a good style to use when the leader absolutely trusts the team and has little to no oversight or involvement with their activities. This method of leadership should ONLY be used with highly experienced team members that need very little supervision.

For a more detailed explanation of these leadership styles, read the entire post on my website at:
http://rthibodeau.com/2019/03/developing-effective-leadership-skills-pt-2/