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St. Thomas. (2018). What is autocratic leadership? How procedures can improve efficiency. Retrieved from https://online.stu.edu/articles/education/autocratic-leadership.aspx

St. Thomas. (2018). What is democratic/participative leadership? How collaboration can boost morale. Retrieved from https://online.stu.edu/articles/education/democratic-participative-leadership.aspx

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Willing to listen to and involve all of their followers

Team-oriented

Strive to be a role-model

Work to build personal relationships

Creativity and innovative thinking is encouraged among all followers.

There is an open door policy to keep lines of communication open

There is mutual trust between followers and leader

(St. Thomas, 2018).

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Who are some of the greatest participative leaders?

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Who are some of the greatest participative leaders?

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Former President and Founding Father George Washington

Former Executive Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt

CEO of PepsiCo Indira Nooyi

CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty

(St. Thomas, 2018).

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The participative (also called democratic) leader takes the completely opposite approach. The idea is that they seek to involve others in their decisions to ensure the majority is satisfied. While it is still up to the leader to make the final decision, they would not do so without first hearing from others (St. Thomas, 2018).

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Aim to achieve near perfect results

Quick decision making as there is no need to reach a consensus

Adhere strictly to formalized policies, procedures, and processes

Consistent results

Deadlines are rarely, if ever, missed

Tend to deal with stressful decision easier as they do not need to wait for someone else

Encourages rational and logical thinking from employees

(St. Thomas, 2018).

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Who are some of the best authoritative leaders?

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Who are some of the best authoritative leaders?

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General George C. Patton

Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi

Oil Tycoon John D Rockefeller

Former President Richard Nixon

(St. Thomas, 2018).

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Authoritative (some called autocratic) leadership is the idea that one individual will make all strategic decisions for their subordinates (St. Thomas, 2018).