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types of leadership

task oriented leadership

Autocratic or authoritarian leadership

This type of leader has centralized authority, limiting the participation of subordinates and making decisions unilaterally. In addition, he expects obedience from his subordinates and exercises power over them through rewards and punishments.

Liberal leadership or laissez-faire

This type of leader is the one who offers absolute freedom when it comes to acting to the members of the organization, so that he stays on the sidelines and does not intervene. In this type of leadership, the leader leaves the group members to work freely without accountability.

Transactional leadership

This type of leader involves your subordinates or members of your team obeying you. They receive a payment in exchange for the effort and tasks they perform and that are given to them by the leader. All this implies that the leader is the one who leads and that he can punish those who do not do the work in the desired way.

bureaucratic leadership

Bureaucratic leadership is one that ensures that its workers or subordinates follow the established rules to the letter. This kind of leadership is appropriate in some circumstances

Democratic or participatory leadership

leaders oriented to tasks focus on the task itself, on meeting goals and getting the job done right.

In democratic leadership, the leader does tend to involve subordinates in decision-making. In addition, it is he who encourages them to participate in deciding on procedures, objectives, work goals, etc.

charismatic leadership

Charismatic leaders inspire their subordinates or teams.

However, it has some problems. For example, this type of leader tends to trust himself over his team members, so success seems to be marked by the presence of the leader.

Transformational leadership

The transformational leader is one who motivates and inspires the members permanently, they are enthusiastic and so they transmit it. They look for new initiatives and add value. It can be the fundamental pillar within all styles of leader. He is similar in some characteristics to the charismatic leader, as he conveys courage, confidence and enthusiasm to his team members.

Natural leadership

The natural leader is one who has not been officially or formally recognized, it is the leader who has been chosen by the group.The natural leader is one who leads at any level of the organization and meets the needs of the group itself. It is a form of democratic leadership. They are usually communicative leaders, who motivate and meet the needs of their team members.

People-oriented or relationship-oriented leadership

People-oriented leaders focus on organizing, supporting, and personally developing their team members. People-oriented leaders are more participatory, they tend to encourage.