Leadership Style

A democratic leader encourages decision-making

• True

• False

Instead of a single leader making all decisions for an organization, group or team, _______ leaders make only few decisions and allow their staff to choose appropriate workplace solutions.

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Laissez-faire

Leaders who do not listen to others and makes all the decisions themselves.

• Democratic

• Autocratic

• Laissez-faire

You find yourself in a group in a class that has to write and put together a dramatic presentation that will be filmed on video. There are people of all types of abilities in the group and most seem pretty keen on doing the project.

Which leadership style would be appropriate?

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Laissez-faire

Your boss is away in the hospital, but everyone has done the job before. Everyone really likes their job and the group is close - in fact, the employees often socialize after work as a group. A major crisis occurs that involves everyone, but you can't call the boss.

Which leadership style would be appropriate?

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Laissez-faire

A committee is planning the annual Christmas party for employees and their families. Last year was one of the better parties and all of the people who are working this year had a job on last year's committee.

Which leadership style would be appropriate?

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Laissez-faire

You have thirty minutes left to decorate your house for your best friend's surprise birthday party. Other friends have started decorating, but they keep asking you what to do.

Which leadership style would be appropriate?

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Laissez-faire

There is a group of people gathered together to protest the forced draft of young people into the army. The police show up in riot gear, but allow the protest to continue.

What style of leadership was used by the government leaders?

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Laissez-faire

The government leader has been convicted of taking bribes for special favours. Under pressure from the people he decides to resign.

What style of leadership was used by the government leader?

• Democratic

• Autocratic

• Laissez-faire

Best type of leadership is

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Situational

• Laissez-faire