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Leadership – How will

you lead?
Learning Objectives
LO1 Identify the 3 main leadership styles

LO2 Explain the characteristics of each

leadership style

LO3 Evaluate the advantages and

disadvantages of each leadership style
 Who do you think is
responsible for
motivating employees?
 Managers can
motivate employees
in different ways
depending on their
leadership style
Autocratic Leadership
Autocratic
managers make
all the decisions
within the
business with
no input from
employees
 Democratic Leadership

Democratic
managers
involve
employees in
the decision
making process
 Laissez-Faire Leadership

Laissez-faire managers are

remote from their employees
and adopt a ‘let them get on
with it’ attitude.
Which leadership style would
you prefer?

Why?

Why would it motivate you?

Task…
Leadership Situations
 True or False?

Autocratic managers let workers

set their own objectives and
tasks.

False
 True or False?
There is not one leadership style
that is more effective than at
increasing productivity.

True