Title: Analyze benefits and limitations of leadership styles.
Course: Business Management (12052-18) > Section: Identifying the Scope of Management

Analysis should consider the effects on business and on the employer-employee relationship of leadership styles such as

- autocratic—characterized by giving clear and precise directions as to what is to be done; employees do not make decisions
- democratic—characterized by encouraging workers to share their ideas and allowing them to make some of the decisions
- laissez faire —characterized by giving little or no direction to the employees
- situational—characterized by selecting a style that fits the circumstances of the moment
- servant leadership—characterized by empowering and developing people first; they show humility and are authentic stewards who work for the good of the whole
- parental—characterized by a dominant leader behaving in a paternal or maternal manner toward workers who are treated as members of a family.

Analysis should reflect the most appropriate management style for

- resolving conflicts between co-workers, with other managers, with customers, and with vendors
- making decisions
- setting goals
- creating a healthy work environment.