leadership style

leadership style

1. the stable behavioral tendencies and methods displayed by a particular leader when guiding a group. Common styles include those of autocratic leaders (see authoritarian leader), bureaucratic leaders, charismatic leaders, democratic leaders, and laissez-faire leaders.

2. in style and contingency leadership theories, the extent to which the leader’s approach can be characterized as task motivated and relationship motivated. Most such theories argue that effective leaders balance these two basic orientations in the groups they lead. See also Least Preferred Coworker Scale.

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