Autocratic Leadership
Definition: A leadership style in which the leader makes all decisions (policies, goals, procedures) without having team input.
An autocratic leadership is probably the least favored leadership style. As the above definition explains, in an autocratic leadership, the leader has all authority. The leader makes all decisions and doesn't support group input. This type of leadership can be both good and bad. This type of leadership would be useful for projects and tasks that must be done in a short amount of time. For example, suppose a business had to make a decision on what type of advertisement to promote their new product. However, this task was due in the next couple of hours. In businesses, when meetings are held, the leader of a group gets in the know first. Instead of the leader wasting time to explaining to its group members what the task is, since the leader knows what has to be done, he/ she could do it themselves. This would be helpful because if the whole group was to e involved, the leader would have to make sure that everyone is on track. This would work for small tasks that much be done in a short period of time.
This type of leadership could be a great disadvantage because there are many benefits to group input. Everyone is different and generates different ideas. One advantage of having a group is that it allows creative ideas to evolve. Sometimes when decisions are made, something seems to be missing. In this case, a group member could perhaps find the missing piece and discuss it with the group. The outcome of this would be positive because it incorporates the ideas of all group members and improves an idea.
An autocratic leadership is probably the least favored leadership style. As the above definition explains, in an autocratic leadership, the leader has all authority. The leader makes all decisions and doesn't support group input. This type of leadership can be both good and bad. This type of leadership would be useful for projects and tasks that must be done in a short amount of time. For example, suppose a business had to make a decision on what type of advertisement to promote their new product. However, this task was due in the next couple of hours. In businesses, when meetings are held, the leader of a group gets in the know first. Instead of the leader wasting time to explaining to its group members what the task is, since the leader knows what has to be done, he/ she could do it themselves. This would be helpful because if the whole group was to e involved, the leader would have to make sure that everyone is on track. This would work for small tasks that much be done in a short period of time.
This type of leadership could be a great disadvantage because there are many benefits to group input. Everyone is different and generates different ideas. One advantage of having a group is that it allows creative ideas to evolve. Sometimes when decisions are made, something seems to be missing. In this case, a group member could perhaps find the missing piece and discuss it with the group. The outcome of this would be positive because it incorporates the ideas of all group members and improves an idea.