LEADERSHIP: STYLES AND POWER
By: Laura Sue Tapia-3rd Period
Leader: Defenition
A leader is anyone whom inspires others to act and work together to achieve a common goal. The four leadership styles are: authoritarian, democratic, lazzie-faire, and balanced.
Leadership: Styles
The Authoritarian Leadership Style
An authoritarian leader uses his power to force his followers into action. This type of leader may have disloyal followers, and will often abuse his power. An example of an authoritarian leader is Adolf Hitler. He used his power to enforce the holocaust of the Jew people; if anybody disagreed with him, they would be severely punished. This style of power is called coercive.
The Democratic Leadership Style
A democratic leader invites his followers to participate in decision making. This type of leaders have typically loyal followers. An example of democratic leaders are presidents. They don't just pass a law whenever they want to, they must propose it to congress and then congress votes for it. This type of leadership prevents abuse of power.
What is a Leader?
A leader is somebody whom influences and inspires others to achieve a certain common goal. Leaders should have some sort of power or control, how they use these powers is how they are classified. They should also have followers, because if they don't, then they are not really leaders, just people that want to be in control.
Leadership: Power
Leadership Power
Power is what a leader uses to enforce his followers to action. It is the ability of one person to get others to behave in a particular way or to carry out certain actions. There are six types of power: legitimate power, reward power, coercive power, expert power, informational power, and referent power.
Leaders in My Life
Many ordinary people are great leaders. An example are teachers. They are a fantastic example of leaders whom use the 'Reward' power. My own teachers will motivate me to turn in work on time or to study by using this method of power. My History teacher, Mrs. Haugland, exercises this power by telling us that if we do good on a test, she will allow the class to sit wherever we want for a day, instead of having to sit in accordance to the seating chart. My English language arts teacher, Mrs. Khan, uses this power to motivate us to read more; if we complete our personal reading goal for the six weeks, she will reward our efforts with a few pieces of candy. These are just a few examples of leaders in my life and how they use their power.