Leadership Styles

What is a leadership style?

• A manager’s list of duties

• A set of techniques to motivate customers

• A leader’s method of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people

• A financial strategy

In democratic leadership, the leader typically :

• Avoids team input

• Makes all decisions alone

• Encourages participation and collaboration

• Delegates all tasks with no oversight

Servant leadership focuses primarily on :

• Profit maximization

• The needs and growth of team members

• Strict adherence to hierarchy

• Avoiding responsibilities

Transformational leaders are best known for :

• Maintaining routine and structure

• Enforcing rules strictly

• Inspiring and motivating innovation

• Ignoring employee input

Which leadership style involves making decisions without input from others?

• Democratic

• Autocratic

• Transformational

• Servant

Which style focuses on being true to themselves, their values, and their principles?

• Transformational

• Servant

• Authentic

• Visionary

What leadership style allows team members to make most decisions?

• Laissez-faire

• Transactional

• Bureaucratic

• Charismatic

Which leadership style is often associated with high levels of innovation and change?

• Coaching

• Transformational

• Bureaucratic

• Laissez-faire

What style encourages team collaboration and shared decision-making?

• Democratic

• Autocratic

• Charismatic

• Transactional

Democratic leadership often leads to :

• Slow decision-making

• Strong team ownership and satisfaction

• Disengaged employees

• A lack of direction