Leadership Style

What type of leader is the person based on the story below?
A group of workers and their leaders are set a task of clearing a road through a dense jungle on a remote island to get to the coast where an estuary provides a perfect site for a port

The leaders organize the labor into efficient units and monitor the distribution and use of capital assets – progress is excellent. The leaders continue to monitor and evaluate progress, making adjustments to ensure that progress is maintained and efficiency is increased wherever possible.

Then, one day amidst all the hustle and bustle and activity, one person climbs up a nearby tree. The person surveys the scene from the top of the tree and shouts down to the assembled group below

“Wrong Way!”

• Task-oriented leader with a need for strategic oversight.
• Autocratic leader making unilateral decisions.
• Laissez-faire leader with minimal involvement.
• Charismatic leader focused on team morale.

How many rectangles do you see?

• 8
• 60

• 15
• 12

If there is serious conflict within my team, as a visionary leader

• I remind everyone that we have goals to meet

• I bring my people together so that we can talk it through

• I let them work by themselves so that they don’t have to bother one another

Effective leaders is someone who ...

• Know best, that’s way they’re leaders

• Give their team members plenty of space to let them get on

• Know how to use the correct leadership style for a given situation

Which one does not describe Bureaucratic Leadership

• Focus on procedures and efficiency

• Build relationships and a sense of belonging and identity within the organization

• Managing current issues and problems according to their organization's guidelines