Transcript Authoritarian Leadership Presentation

Ronda McLelland
&
Norman Markland
“I want you both too….”
“Do as I say and not as I do…”
“ My WAY or the HIGHWAY…”
 Definition
A leadership style in which
the leader dictates policies and procedures,
decides what goals are to be achieved, and
directs and controls all activities without any
meaningful participation by the subordinates.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/defin
ition/authoritarian-leadership.html
 Characteristics
of Authoritarian
leadership
Little or no input from group members
Leaders make the decisions
Group leaders dictate all the work methods and
processes
Group members are rarely trusted with
decisions or important tasks
Good fits for Autocratic Leaders
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Military
Manufacturing
Construction
Effective
Ineffective
Authoritarian
Box 1
Decision Making
Tasked Oriented
Box 3
Decision Making
Emotional: (Self)
Democratic
Box 2
Decision Making
Tasked Oriented
Box 4
Decision making
Emotional (others)
 Benefits
:
1. When quick decisions are needed
2. When strong leadership is needed
3. During stressful situations
 Negatives:
1. Abuse of leadership
2. Group feels resentment toward leader
3. Lack of creative solutions
RONDA
NORMAN
 Discipline
 Discipline
 Input
 Learner
Strengths of an Autocratic Leader
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Competition
Belief
Achiever
Ideation
Self-Assurance
Futuristic
 Famous
Authoritarian
leaders
• Adolf Hitler
• Joseph Stalin
• Saddam Hussein
• Martha Stewart
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http://psychology.about.com/od/leadership/f/autocraticleadership.
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