Delegative Leadership Style – Flashcards
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Delegative Leadership Style
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This leadership is a style where a leader transfers decision making power to his or her employees, but remains responsible for their decisions.
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Employees
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work without much supervision.
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Leaders
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are uninvolved in decisions.
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Employees must
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know how to do the work.
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Pros
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Employees can work independently, leaders can't pass off the blame and leaders don't have to micromanage employees.
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Cons
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Requires a lot of trust between leaders and employees, employees must be self motivated and skilled in their role and leaders can seem uninvolved or unmotivated.
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Warren Buffet
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takes a hands off approach to managing his businesses and investments.
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John F. Kennedy
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mainly inspired the country, leaving the actual science and development to experts.
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Andrew Mellon
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helped build up America's manufacturing base with his aluminum and steel mills and oil refineries.
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Delegative leadership is more commonly known as
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Laissez-Faire.
