Autocratic Leadership
Leadership and Steve Jobs
Wuleymatu Brimah
Haohui Guan
Woongki Hong
Jin
Nelsy Sanchez
Management 3120
December 1st, 2014
Autocratic Leadership Leadership is the process of inspiring others to work hard and accomplish important goals, (Schermerhorn, 258). When we refer to a leader, we do not only look at the aspects in which he inspires others. We also focus on the capacity of the leader to have a vision. This concept is better known as visionary leadership. Visionary leadership is what brings to any situation a clear sense of the future and an understanding of how to get there, (Schermerhorn, 262). Leaders who possess this vision usually have other attributes which aid for the implementation of well-structured and finalized tasks. Some of these characteristics are: drive, self-confidence, creativity, cognitive ability, honesty and integrity. While developing this topic of leadership, we also took a look at what types of leaders exist and what their characteristics are. As a result, we found that leaders can be: human relations leader, democratic leader, and autocratic leader. First, a human relations leader is someone who emphasizes people over task. This type of leader makes sure that employees are emotionally and socially well while completing their tasks. On the other hand, a democratic leader encourages participation among employees with an emphasis on task and people. This type of leader believes that there should always be a balance between work, and the relationships among employees. When this balance is on the right level, employees are most likely to follow through with the tasks a leader assigns. The opposite of both human relations and democratic leader is an autocratic leader. An autocratic leader acts in an unilateral command-and-control fashion (Schermerhorn, 263). This type of leader is closed off emotional and socials connections and well being of the employees. This type of leader believes that if employees are assign a structured
Wuleymatu Brimah
Haohui Guan
Woongki Hong
Jin
Nelsy Sanchez
Management 3120
December 1st, 2014
Autocratic Leadership Leadership is the process of inspiring others to work hard and accomplish important goals, (Schermerhorn, 258). When we refer to a leader, we do not only look at the aspects in which he inspires others. We also focus on the capacity of the leader to have a vision. This concept is better known as visionary leadership. Visionary leadership is what brings to any situation a clear sense of the future and an understanding of how to get there, (Schermerhorn, 262). Leaders who possess this vision usually have other attributes which aid for the implementation of well-structured and finalized tasks. Some of these characteristics are: drive, self-confidence, creativity, cognitive ability, honesty and integrity. While developing this topic of leadership, we also took a look at what types of leaders exist and what their characteristics are. As a result, we found that leaders can be: human relations leader, democratic leader, and autocratic leader. First, a human relations leader is someone who emphasizes people over task. This type of leader makes sure that employees are emotionally and socially well while completing their tasks. On the other hand, a democratic leader encourages participation among employees with an emphasis on task and people. This type of leader believes that there should always be a balance between work, and the relationships among employees. When this balance is on the right level, employees are most likely to follow through with the tasks a leader assigns. The opposite of both human relations and democratic leader is an autocratic leader. An autocratic leader acts in an unilateral command-and-control fashion (Schermerhorn, 263). This type of leader is closed off emotional and socials connections and well being of the employees. This type of leader believes that if employees are assign a structured
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