From the course: Leadership Foundations: Leadership Styles and Models
Democratic style
From the course: Leadership Foundations: Leadership Styles and Models
Democratic style
- I once had a supervisor who made it a point to ask for opinions. She sat down with us, listened, and tested new ideas. She showed a clear, democratic leadership style. Have you ever worked for a democratic leader like this and were they effective? Let's look at this leadership style and figure out if it's right for you. I'm going to walk through some of its key characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages. In terms of the characteristics, democratic leaders have a two heads are better than one philosophy. They have one key goal, to make the best decisions. So they seek feedback from followers, especially when decisions will impact those followers. Without this input, leaders are concerned they'll grow out of touch and not realize how their choices are influencing others. It's important to note, democratic leaders don't give away their power. It's a common misconception that followers vote to decide. That's not generally how it works. Democratic leaders gather data, you might say…
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