Working with People and Teams, Leadership Styles

Leadership is a social process in which one individual influences the behavior of others without the use of threat of violence.
Style theory concentrates on the behavior patterns of the leader rather than the personality of the leader.
The autocratic style of leadership believes that the leader must retain decision-making authority. Although there are many reasons for this belief, the leader may assume that subordinates employees are incompetent, disinterested or lazy. …