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atiyaaaLearn about transformational leadership, charismatic leadership, bureaucratic leadership, transactional leadership, servant leadership and more.
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Your own, personal approach is likely to be a blend of these, depending on your own preferences, your people's needs, and the situation you're
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Situational Leadership® is a registered trademark of the Center for Leadership Studies.
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there can be as many ways to lead people as there are leaders.
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sdlangerLearn about different leadership styles including transformational leadership, charismatic leadership, bureaucratic leadership and servant leadership.
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Gloria Becker"In this article, we'll highlight some of the common approaches to leadership that you can use. We'll also look at some specific styles, and we'll explore the advantages and disadvantages of each type."
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The "transaction" usually involves the organization paying team members in return for their effort and compliance on a short-term task.
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The leader has a right to "punish" team members if their work doesn't meet an appropriate standard.
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And, because transactional leadership judges team members on performance, people who are ambitious or who are motivated by external rewards – including compensation – often thrive.
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It also has serious limitations for knowledge-based or creative work.
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Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
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Lewin's Leadership Styles
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Autocratic leaders
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Democratic leaders
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Laissez-faire
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The Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid
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The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership® Theory
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Path-Goal Theory
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Six Emotional Leadership Styles
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Flamholtz and Randle's Leadership Style Matrix
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Transformational Leadership
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Leadership Styles
Choosing the Right Approach for the Situation
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These leadership styles and frameworks are based on several different approaches to leadership. You can read more about these approaches in our article on Core Leadership Theories .
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Lewin's Leadership Styles
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Autocratic leaders
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Democratic leaders
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Laissez-faire leaders
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The Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid
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The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership® Theory
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Path-Goal Theory
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Six Emotional Leadership Styles
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Flamholtz and Randle's Leadership Style Matrix
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Transformational Leadership
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Specific Leadership Styles
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Bureaucratic Leadership
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Charismatic Leadership
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Servant Leadership
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Transactional Leadership
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oscar fisher-smithlewins leadership
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Six Emotional Leadership Styles
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Transformational Leadership
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emTech Consulting"From Mahatma Gandhi and Winston Churchill, to Martin Luther King and Steve Jobs, there can be as many ways to lead people as there are leaders. " This link from Leadership Styles, Choosing the Right Approach for the Situation from the center for Leadership Studies.
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leadership is not "one size fits all" thing; often, you must adapt your style to fit a situation or a specific group. This is why it's useful to gain a thorough understanding of other leadership styles; after all, the more approaches you're familiar with, the more tools you'll be able to use to lead effectively.
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1. Transactional Leadership
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2. Autocratic Leadership
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3. Bureaucratic Leadership
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4. Charismatic Leadership
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5. Democratic/Participative Leadership
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6. Laissez-Faire Leadership
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7. Task-Oriented Leadership
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8. People-Oriented/Relations-Oriented Leadership
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9. Servant Leadership
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10. Transformational Leadership
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might sound controlling and paternalistic, transactional leadership offers some benefits
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Transactional leadership is really a type of management, not a true leadership style, because the focus is on short-term tasks
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Autocratic leadership is an extreme form of transactional leadership, where leaders have complete power over their people
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The benefit of autocratic leadership is that it's incredibly efficient. Decisions are made quickly, and work gets done.
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Therefore, autocratic leadership often leads to high levels of absenteeism and high staff turnover.
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follow rules rigorously, and ensure that their people follow procedures precisely.
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appropriate leadership style for work involving serious safety risks
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organizations that rely on flexibility, creativity, or innovation
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inspire enthusiasm in their teams and are energetic in motivating others to move forward
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The difference between charismatic leaders and transformational leaders lies in their intention
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Charismatic leaders are often focused on themselves, and may not want to change anything.
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downside to charismatic leaders is that they can believe more in themselves than in their teams
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Democratic leaders make the final decisions, but they include team members in the decision-making process.
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Team members tend to have high job satisfaction
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This leadership style can be effective if the leader monitors performance and gives feedback to team members regularly.
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that giving team members so much autonomy can lead to high job satisfaction and increased productivity.
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Transactional leaders (or managers) ensure that routine work is done reliably, while transformational leaders look after initiatives that add new value.
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A charismatic leadership style can resemble transformational leadership because these leaders inspire enthusiasm in their teams and are energetic in motivating others to move forward. This excitement and commitment from teams is an enormous benefit.
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The difference between charismatic leaders and transformational leaders lies in their intention. Transformational leaders want to transform their teams and organizations.
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The downside to charismatic leaders is that they can believe more in themselves than in their teams. This can create the risk that a project or even an entire organization might collapse if the leader leaves. A charismatic leader might believe that she can do no wrong, even when others are warning her about the path she's on; this feeling of invincibility can ruin a team or an organization.
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There are many benefits of democratic leadership. Team members tend to have high job satisfaction and are productive because they're more involved in decisions. This style also helps develop people's skills. Team members feel in control of their destiny, so they're motivated to work hard by more than just a financial reward.
Because participation takes time, this approach can slow decision-making, but the result is often good. The approach can be most suitable when working as a team is essential, and when quality is more important than efficiency or productivity.
The downside of democratic leadership is that it can often hinder situations where speed or efficiency is essential. For instance, during a crisis, a team can waste valuable time gathering people's input. Another downside is that some team members might not have the knowledge or expertise to provide high quality input.
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Laissez-faire leaders may give their teams complete freedom to do their work and set their own deadlines. They provide team support with resources and advice, if needed, but otherwise don't get involved.
This leadership style can be effective if the leader monitors performance and gives feedback to team members regularly. It is most likely to be effective when individual team members are experienced, skilled, self-starters.
The main benefit of laissez-faire leadership is that giving team members so much autonomy can lead to high job satisfaction and increased productivity.
The downside is that it can be damaging if team members don't manage their time well or if they don't have the knowledge, skills, or motivation to do their work effectively.
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People-oriented leaders treat everyone on the team equally. They're friendly and approachable, they pay attention to the welfare of everyone in the group, and they make themselves available whenever team members need help or advice.
The benefit of this leadership style is that people-oriented leaders create teams that everyone wants to be part of. Team members are often more productive and willing to take risks, because they know that the leader will provide support if they need it.
The downside is that some leaders can take this approach too far; they may put the development of their team above tasks or project directives.
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This term, created by Robert Greenleaf in the 1970s, describes a leader often not formally recognized as such. When someone at any level within an organization leads simply by meeting the needs of the team, he or she can be described as a "servant leader."
Servant leaders often lead by example. They have high integrity and lead with generosity.
In many ways, servant leadership is a form of democratic leadership because the whole team tends to be involved in decision making. However, servant leaders often "lead from behind," preferring to stay out of the limelight and letting their team accept recognition for their hard work.
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However, other people believe that in competitive leadership situations, people who practice servant leadership can find themselves left behind by leaders using other leadership styles. This leadership style also takes time to apply correctly: it's ill-suited in situations where you have to make quick decisions or meet tight deadlines.
Although you can use servant leadership in many situations, it's often most practical in politics, or in positions where leaders are elected to serve a team, committee, organization, or community.
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Lyn CollinsBy understanding these styles and their impact, you can develop your own approach to leadership and become a more effective leader.
We'll look at common leadership styles in this article, and we'll explore situations where these styles may be effective with your people.-
By understanding these styles and their impact, you can develop your own approach to leadership and become a more effective leader.
We'll look at common leadership styles in this article, and we'll explore situations where these styles may be effective with your people.
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Campus for CommunitiesOverview of leadership terms and styles, including classic and contemporary views of leaders. ***Source" MindTools.com**
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- Has integrity.
- Sets clear goals.
- Clearly communicates a vision.
- Sets a good example.
- Expects the best from the team.
- Encourages.
- Supports.
- Recognizes good work and people.
- Provides stimulating work.
- Helps people see beyond their self-interests and focus more on team interests and needs.
- Inspires.
An Up-to-Date Understanding of Leadership
Within all of these theories, frameworks, and approaches to leadership, there's an underlying message that leaders need to have a variety of factors working in their favor. Effective leadership is not simply based on a set of attributes, behaviors, or influences. You must have a wide range of abilities and approaches that you can draw upon.
Having said this, however, there's one leadership style that is appropriate in very many corporate situations – that of Transformational Leadership. A leader using this style:
In short, transformational leaders are exceptionally motivating, and they're trusted. When your team trusts you, and is really "fired up" by the way you lead, you can achieve great things!
The transformational leadership style is the dominant leadership style taught in our How to Lead: Discover the Leader Within You program, although we do recommend that other styles are brought in as the situation demands.
Having said that Transformational Leadership suits very many circumstances in business, we need to remember that there may be situations where it's not the best style. This is why it's worth knowing about the other styles shown below so that you have a greater chance of finding the right combination for the situation you find yourself in.
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