Autocratic Leadership

What is a leadership style?

• When a person leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

• A leader's method of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people.

• A leader's way of energizing, directing and sustaining employee efforts.

What is autocratic leadership?

• A leadership style where a leader works with teams to identify needed change.

• A leadership style in which members of the group take a more participative role in the decision-making process.

• A leadership style wherein one person controls all the decisions and takes very little input from employees.

• A leadership style that focuses on the administrative needs an organization has.

Select the options that are features of the autocratic leadership style.

• Employees have little or no say

• Little direction and control.

• Close supervision

• One-way communication

Select the option/s that are advantages of autocratic leadership.

• Helps to maintain quality and standards in large businesses.

• Employees are allowed to be intuitive.

• Can improve motivation.

• Quick decisions can be made

Which of the following is a disadvantage of autocratic leadership?

• Stifles intuitiveness

• Requires a skilled labour force for informative decisions.

• Slow decision-making process.

• Encourages team building.

Which of the following are factors that influence the autocratic leadership style?

• Age

• Personality

• Skills & Abilities

• Personality and skills and abilities.