| People keep wondering about the best leadership | | | | whims of the person directly above you. It |
| style that one can practice. Some say that | | | | doesn't matter if you want the policy or not, your |
| authoritarian leadership is the worst kind of | | | | job is to obey and not to ask questions. |
| leadership there is. But is it really? Let's try to | | | | The authoritarian leaders usually specify all the |
| explore what authoritarian leadership is like. | | | | things that they want to accomplish including the |
| Authoritarian leaders tend to say exactly what | | | | methods that must be used. In this case, the |
| their followers need to do. They tell them when it | | | | followers usually have to follow everything to the |
| needs to be done and how exactly they want it | | | | letter. In this case, the natural creativity of the |
| done. This way, the followers will know who the | | | | workers is compromised and they will not have |
| boss is and who calls the shots. There is an | | | | much room for innovation and improvements |
| emphasis on formal authority. Titles are important | | | | because the leader simply wants to do everything |
| and you have to have a title in order to be | | | | his way. |
| qualified for respect and following. | | | | If not managed correctly, this kind of leadership |
| Authoritarian leaders tend to make decisions by | | | | may inspire covert or overt rebellion from the |
| themselves. They rarely ask input from others. | | | | followers and subordinates. If they feel that the |
| This is not to say that they don't have advisers | | | | leader has trampled upon their self-esteem and |
| and consultants. In fact,they do! But they usually | | | | their respect for themselves, they may feel that |
| make sure that they make the final decision | | | | they will not lose anything if they rebel. So instead |
| always. | | | | of achieving what the authoritarian leader wants, |
| Under authoritarian leadership, creativity can be | | | | the subordinates will start sabotaging and |
| stifled. While an authoritarian leadership may be | | | | compromising the work that must be done. If this |
| efficient and effective, the creativity of the | | | | happens, the organization loses. |
| followers tend to be curtailed, they cannot easily | | | | This kind of leadership style is prone to abuse. But |
| express themselves; they cannot easily pursue | | | | there are times (such as war) where this kind of |
| any project without the approval of the powers | | | | leadership makes more sense than any other |
| that be. | | | | style. This kind of leadership became in vogue in |
| Authoritarian leadership tends to be highly | | | | various Asian countries in the 1960s to 1980s with |
| structured and hierarchical. Formal authority is | | | | varying results. If you want to use this leadership |
| needed. You have to heed the wants and the | | | | style, you have to be very careful. |