Leadership styles

Leaders should Has the quality and capacity to influence the other people in the Organization. A manager should has the leadership quality for facing different situational problem and motivate, control, and decision making process in the Organization. There are various leadership styles followed by the difference Organization and it has different theories and approach. There are various Leadership theories and styles which are described below:

1. Autocratic leadership

Autocratic leaders have extreme power over the stuff in the Organization. Suggestions, decisions by the Staff and team members are not Acceptable to the Autocratic leaders  Though those are good for the organization's well being. To practice autocratic Leadership in the organization often cause of high levels of staff turnover and absenteeism.

2. Bureaucratic leadership

Bureaucratic leaders follow the rules strictly and they Influence their staff to follow  the procedures And rules.

3. Charismatic leadership

A charismatic leadership style is similar To transformational leadership style. Teams, groups, staffs are inspired by These charismatic leaders .

4. Democratic leadership or participative leadership

Democratic leaders involve other team members and give opportunity to  participate in the final decision-making process. It develops the  people's skills and increases job satisfaction among the team members.

5. Laissez-faire leadership

laissez-faire leaders depend and leave their work to the team members to on their own.  This  is effectively work when, experienced and skilled team members done their work effectively by themselves. When sufficient control is no occurred then these leadership style can be applied.

6. Leadership focused on relations

Under this style, leaders focus on organizing, supporting, and developing the employee relationship. It is the alternate style of task-oriented leadership.

7. Task-Oriented leadership

Task-Oriented leaders want to get task done. They  are similar to the  autocratic leaders. Well-being of their teams are not focused by these task-oriented leaders .This approach leads to de-motivate and high turnover of the  staff.

8.Transactional leadership and Transformational      leadership

Transactional leaders can punish team members if the team members doesn't fulfill the standard of the work. under transactional leadership little job satisfaction is shown by the Team members. Alternatively, "management by exception" is practiced by the Transformational leaders. These leaders  take corrective action when it is required.

9.Situational Leadership

In the 1950s, Ohio State University and the University of Michigan theorists published a series of studies to determine whether leaders should be more task or relationship (people) oriented. Research shows that there is no one best style at all. Leaders must have to adjust their leadership style according to their situation as well as to the people being led.