Exploring Perspectives on Laissez-faire Management

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Laissez-faire manager To begin, there are two views when it comes to the topic of laissez-fair management. The first is a negative view, and this idea works to show that this management style degrades performance and effectiveness. The other side of the argument, view laissez-faire management in a positive light, and works to prove its effectiveness. In addition to these two views, this topic will apply to church ministry. Anita Satterlee defines laissez-faire as, “A laissez-faire manager, one who essentially did not make any decisions, resulted in negative attitudes and lower performance” (Satterlee, 2013). Inju Yang, a support of laissez-faire management explains it as, “the absence of leadership, and/or the zero leadership” (Yang, 2015). These two people view laissez-faire management very differently, but both ideas need to be viewed in high regard because of their extensive research on the topic. The view from Anita Satterlee is based in the idea that no decisions being made will result in negative performance, and there are several cases that laissez-faire has negative impacts. On the other hand, Yang promotes the idea of laissez-faire management …show more content…

This type of leadership shows to be effective and beneficial for all types of organizations. An article written on transformational leadership defines the quality of this type of leader as one who “helps clarify organizational vision; empowers employees and actively encourages them to take risks; advocates the seeking of alternative solutions to workplace challenges and inspires employees to attain objectives” (Transformational Leadership: The impact of its behaviors on manufacturing strategy,

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