PROGRAMME PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION 2(1+1)

Lesson 14 : Leadership

Comparison between leadership styles

Sl. No.	Point of Comparison	Autocratic	Democratic	Laissez Faire
1.	Decision making	Leader is sole decision maker	Leader makes decisions in consultation with followers	Followers themselves make decisions
2.	Communication	One way communication	Two way communication	Free flow of communication
3.	Motivation technique	Almost absent, instead fear and punishment to followers	Rewards and involvement	Self direction and self decision
4.	Nature of discipline	Obedience of orders and instructions	Exchange of ideas and opinion	Self discipline
5.	Authority delegation	No delegation	Delegation of authority	Complete delegation of responsibility
6.	Focus	Task oriented	People oriented	People oriented
7.	Opportunity to followers	No chance for initiative and creativity “I” style	Scope for initiative and creativity “We” style	Full scope for initiative and creativity “You” style