Leadership—What We’ll 
      Leadership—What We’ll 
             Discuss
             Discuss
  Definition of Leadership
    Definition of Leadership
  3 Styles of Leadership
    3 Styles of Leadership
  Managers versus Leaders
    Managers versus Leaders
  Leadership Goals
    Leadership Goals
  Summary
    Summary
        What is a Leader?
        What is a Leader?
  A Leader is someone in authority to 
    A Leader is someone in authority to 
    lead others to accomplish a goal(s).  
    lead others to accomplish a goal(s).  
    A leader needs to be able to 
    A leader needs to be able to 
    motivate others to accomplish a 
    motivate others to accomplish a 
    goal(s) while at the same time 
    goal(s) while at the same time 
    encourage others to work toward 
    encourage others to work toward 
    their own professional goals.
    their own professional goals.
          3 Styles of Leadership
           3 Styles of Leadership
    Autocratic
      Autocratic
      Authoritarian     
        Authoritarian     
      Tells employees/students 
        Tells employees/students 
        what they want done and 
        what they want done and 
        how to do it (without 
        how to do it (without 
        getting the advice from 
        getting the advice from 
        others).
        others).
      Works well if you don’t 
        Works well if you don’t 
        have much time to 
        have much time to 
        accomplish goals or if 
        accomplish goals or if 
        employees are well 
        employees are well 
        motivated.
        motivated.
      Generally, this style is not 
        Generally, this style is not 
        a good way to get the 
        a good way to get the 
        best performance from a 
        best performance from a 
        team.
        team.
                   Leadership Styles Con’t.
                   Leadership Styles Con’t.
      Democratic
       Democratic
         Participative style
           Participative style
         The leader involves one or 
           The leader involves one or 
          more employees/students in 
           more employees/students in 
          the decision making process 
           the decision making process 
          (to determine what to do and 
           (to determine what to do and 
          how to do it).
           how to do it).
         Leader maintains the final 
           Leader maintains the final 
          decision making authority.
           decision making authority.
         Allows everyone to be part of 
           Allows everyone to be part of 
          a team—everyone feels that 
           a team—everyone feels that 
          they have participated and 
           they have participated and 
          contributed.
           contributed.
         Encourages participation, 
           Encourages participation, 
          delegates wisely, values group 
           delegates wisely, values group 
          discussion.
           discussion.
         Motivates by empowering 
           Motivates by empowering 
          members to direct themselves 
           members to direct themselves 
          and guides w/a loose reign.
           and guides w/a loose reign.
         Negative—everything is a 
           Negative—everything is a 
          matter of group discussion 
           matter of group discussion 
          and decision—doesn’t really 
           and decision—doesn’t really 
          lead.
           lead.
           Leadership Styles Con’t
            Leadership Styles Con’t
      Delegative 
       Delegative 
         Free Reign (lais ser faire)
          Free Reign (lais ser faire)
         Leader allows 
          Leader allows 
          employees/students to make 
          employees/students to make 
          the decisions.  
          the decisions.  
         Leader is still responsible for 
          Leader is still responsible for 
          the decisions.
          the decisions.
         Employees/students analyze 
          Employees/students analyze 
          the situation and determine 
          the situation and determine 
          what needs to be done and 
          what needs to be done and 
          how to do it.  Leader sets 
          how to do it.  Leader sets 
          priorities and delegates.
          priorities and delegates.
         Leader has little control.  
          Leader has little control.  
          Team has little direction or 
          Team has little direction or 
          motivation.
          motivation.