Leadership Styles
Leadership and management styles
Leadership Style… And theory
Amount of control over decisions retained by leaders
Degree of freedom given to employees by
leaders
Management centred leadership
Employee centred leadership
Autocratic leadership
style
Democratic leadership
style
Laissez-faire leadership
style
Leadership Style… Examples of companies
Management centred leadership
Employee centred leadership
Autocratic leadership
style
Democratic leadership
style
Laissez-faire leadership
style
Managers and Leaders
Leadership Styles
DemocraticAutocratic
Involve workers in decisions
Leadership Style… And theory
Tells the workers what to
do
Managers and Leaders
Leadership Styles
Laissez-Faire
Employees are left alone to do
tasks; creative..but do staff know what to do?
Leadership Style… And theory
McGregor’s Theory X and Y
Autocratic leadership style
Use of extensive supervision & control.
Little delegation. Uses pay as a motivator.
Theory X manager
Democratic &Participative leadership style
Use of delegation & 2-Way communication. Empowerment
of Employees
Employees
Employees
Theory Y manager
Employees
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED
Theory X managers believe
Theory Y managers believe
Employees dislike work and will avoid it if they can.
Employees want to work so putting some effort into work is as natural as play or rest.
Employees prefer to be directed, want to avoid responsibility.
Employees want responsibility provided there are appropriate rewards.
Employees need to be controlled and co-erced.
Employees are generally quite creative.
Employees are not ambitious. Employees seek satisfaction from work and not just money.
McGregor’s Theory X and Y