Leadership Style Quiz

What is the characteristic of an autocratic leadership style?

• Making decisions without reference to anyone else

• Consulting with staff before making decisions

• Encouraging employee participation in decisions

• Sharing decision making and problem solving responsibilities

What is an advantage of autocratic leadership?

• Encourages employee participation in decisions

• Decisions can be made quickly

• Staff motivation will be high

• Open communication between manager and employees

What is a disadvantage of autocratic leadership?

• Employees feel like a team

• Decisions easier to implement due to staff being involved

• More supervision required

• Staff motivation will be high

What is the characteristic of a democratic leadership style?

• Sharing leadership responsibilities with all staff

• Making decisions without reference to anyone else

• Consulting staff when decisions are being made

• Little or no supervision by managers

What is an advantage of democratic leadership?

• Encourages employee participation in decisions

• Staff motivation will be high

• Decisions can be made quickly

• Open communication between manager and employees

What is a disadvantage of democratic leadership?

• Decisions easier to implement due to staff being involved

• Slower decision making

• Employees feel like a team

• Staff motivation will be high

What is the characteristic of an open (laissez faire) leadership style?

• Little or no supervision by managers

• Consulting staff when decisions are being made

• Making decisions without reference to anyone else

• Sharing leadership responsibilities with all staff

What is an advantage of open (laissez faire) leadership?

• Encourages employee participation in decisions

• Decisions can be made quickly

• Staff motivation will be high

• Staff can bring new ideas

What is a disadvantage of open (laissez faire) leadership?

• Employees feel like a team

• Decisions easier to implement due to staff being involved

• More supervision required

• Output may decrease as staff may lack direction/supervision

What is the motivation provided in an autocratic leadership style?

• Employees feel like a team

• Structured rewards and punishments

• Open communication between manager and employees

• Encourages employee participation in decisions