Leadership And Types of Leadership Style.

Submited TO: Sir Adil Mansoor

Submitted By: Sheikh Omer
Roll No: MBDM-11-02
Submission Date: 07_11_2014

Department of Business Admininistra

Bahauddin Zakariya University
Sub campus (D-G- Khan)

Leader.

Someone who can influence others and has managerial authority.

Leadership.
The process of influencing a group toward the achievement of goals.

Types of Leadership Style.

Autocratic style.
A leadership style in which the leader dictates policies and procedures, decides what goals are to
be achieved, and directs and controls all activities without any meaningful participation by
the subordinates.

Democratic/ Participative.
A leader who tended to involve employees in decision making , delegate authority ,encourage
participation ,in decision work methods and goals , and use feedback as an opportunity for
coaching employees.

Laissez-fair style.
A leader who has generally gave the group complete freedom to make decision and complete the
work in whatever way it saw fit.
A non-authoritarian leadership style. Laissez faire leaders try to give the least possible guidance
to subordinates, and try to achieve control through less obvious means. They believe that people
excel when they are left alone to respond to their responsibilities and obligations in their own
ways.
Leadership style in which a leader transfers decision making power to one or more employees,
but remains responsible for their decisions.

Bureaucratic style.
A style of leadership that emphasizes procedures and historical methods regardless of their
usefulness in changing environments. Bureaucratic leaders attempt to solve problems by adding
layers of control, and their power comes from controlling the flow of information.