Types of Leaders

The Autocrat... tells people what to do.

The Autocrat has little confidence in the people

he/she works with and distrusts them. He/she

makes most of the decisions and passes them

the line. He/she makes threats where necessary to

ensure that his/her orders are obeyed.

The Benevolent Autocrat ….. sells his/her

ideas to others .

The Benevolent Autocrat sees himself/herself

as a superior figure who makes all the

Important decisions and then convinces

subordinates to go along with them. He/She

may allow some decisions to be made by others

within a framework set by him/her. Rewards as

well as punishments may be used to 'motivate‘

people.

The Consultative Democrat... consultsWith others before making his decisions.

The Consultative Democrat has confidence andtrust in most people and communicates andconsults widely with the people he/she works with.Before making decisions he/she will seek theviews of the people, but he or she will have thefinal say.

The Participatory Democrat... shares thedecision making process with others.

The Participatory Democrat has completeconfidence and trust in the people he/sheworks with. When a major problem arises ordecision has to be made, all the relevantactors are called together to discuss theissues and the majority view is taken as thefinal decision.

The Laissez-faire leader….. just doesn’tcare

This leader is detached and far removed fromthe people he is supposed to serve. He is therenot by choice and has no interest in servingthe position.