Leadership styles: Laissez-Faire and Paternalistic

The Laissez-Faire leadership style empowers creative, skilled and self-motivated employees.

• True

• False

The level of trust given to the team doesn't lead to job satisfaction

• True

• False

In the Laissez-Faire leadership the guidance, direction and feedback are limited

• True

• False

All of them are characteristics of the Laissez-Faire leadership style, except one:

• Minimal interference and control

• High autonomy and freedom

• Extreme dependency on the leader

• Empowerment and trust

In Paternalistic leadership the authority doesn't treat the employees as members of an extended family

• True

• False

Employees are expected to express loyalty and obey the paternalistic leader

• True

• False

Choose one characteristic of a paternal leader

• Love

• Decisiveness

• Passion

• Lack of involvement