Participative Leadership Style In providing leadership guidance to employees with the purpose to motive and influence employees, I would use the Participative Leadership Style. The Participative Leadership style addresses the improvements for increasing the productivity of employees as well as providing satisfactory to the employees. A leader can certainly appreciate the Participative Leadership Style because it is orientated to empower the employees by encouraging participation in the
According to the “How to Find Out Your Style of Leadership” assessment by the University of Kent in the United Kingdom, I have the “Participative” type of leadership. These results surprise me for multiples reasons, since I tend to feel like I rule like an “Authoritarian” leader since I usually lead with some sort of chip on my shoulder, and because I tend to write procedures daily. Now that I know my leadership type I will be able to change the way I communication in the office to be more effective
Leadership Style Analysis While all leaders have a predominant or at least a preferred style leadership style, great leaders will utilize a variety of leadership styles depending on the circumstances as well as the people being led. In this paper I will analyze my own preferred leadership style and discuss how it is utilized most effectively. The Participative Leadership Style In order to begin my leadership analysis I took the test “How to find out your style of leadership” at the University of
A1. Leadership Style Leadership is the ability to provide vision and guidance for a group of people to follow a defined mission or to accomplish predetermined objectives. In reviewing the 8 leadership styles, I would classify myself as having a participative leadership style. “Participatory leadership is a style of management where decisions are made with the most feasible amount of participation from those who are affected by the decisions.” ("Participative Leadership Style: Definition, Theory
Predominant Leadership Style I am currently working in Case Management with TANF recipients in the state of Tennessee. My position is not a leadership role, but I do provide guidance to our population. I do have some experience in a leadership role. I was a team leader in a previous position in a customer service call center. The team consisted of a manager, two supervisors and 1 team lead. The manager was adamant about the management group acknowledging staff input when goals, metrics and some
Leadership style is the manner in which a leader provides directions, implement plans, and motivate people or a team to achieve a goal (Newlink, 1997). After reading the course work study and taking a leadership style quiz on the web. (About.com, 2014). It is my conclusion that my leadership style is participative. In Participative leadership style, members of the group are allowed to identify goals and develop strategies to reach the goal. As a participative leader, I do not shove my ideals into
Leadership: Miller et al. (2002) viewed leadership style as the pattern of interactions between leaders and subordinates. It includes controlling, directing, indeed all techniques and methods used by leaders to motivate subordinates to follow their instructions. The importance of leadership is evidenced by the substantial volume of academic and practitioner literature on the topic. Leadership, considered by many to be management’s most important role, involves influencing individuals and groups toward
“Traditional methods and styles of leadership must change to meet the changing environment “(Sims, 2002, p.242). Sims (2002) argues that organizations can ensure success by developing individuals in leadership positions as leaders and managers. There is a perception that leadership is a level above management. McConnell (2006) states that there are differences between leading and managing. In short, “people obey managers because they must or they expect to; people follow leaders because they want
This week we were asked to take a leadership style assessment to find out what is our leadership style. The assessment was developed by the University of Kent, from the United Kingdom. The five modern leadership styles are authoritative, procedural, transformational, participative, and laissez-faire. In this paper we will discover what my leadership style is and how I use it in real life situations. Authoritative has a high amount of control. This style of leader has a lot of power over team
Autocratic and Participative Leadership – A Comparison Leadership is the ability to influence followers to achieve group goals (Tost, Gino, & Larrick, 2013). The autocratic and participative leadership styles will both achieve the outcome, but the techniques are different. Autocratic leaders use a hands-on approach while participative leaders use a political tactic. Despite the method, a conflict will arise. The leader’s actions will determine if there are a winner and loser or if the parties