Saturday, February 13, 2010
Leadership...
I liked the section labeled Types of Leadership in the book, The Essential Guide to Group Communication. This section went over the different types of decision-making styles. It listed four different styles; authoritarian, consultative, participative, and laissez-faire. Authoritarian leadership is when the leader solely makes a decision and then discusses it with the rest of the group. This type of leadership end with poor group member satisfaction. Consultative leadership is when something is first discussed with the whole group so the leader can take their ideas and opinions into consideration when he later makes the over all decision. Participative leadership is when the leader works with the whole group to make a decision and where the leader does not have any more pull then anyone else in the group. Laissez-faire leadership is when there is not really any leader at all and it is just the group working together as one.
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I found this subject to be very useful not only because of the recent group work required for the class but for a concept necessary needed for the real world. The different types of leadership’s are good examples of all the different situations that real world group work will run into. The business world uses all these leadership methods throughout daily work and I think it was not only beneficial for me to learn this information in class but for the real world as well. As an aspiring business major I feel I will use this type of information in the near future.
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