Strengths and Weaknesses of Participative LeadershipEssay Preview: Strengths and Weaknesses of Participative LeadershipReport this essayEntrepreneurs and managers struggle from day to day with finding different ways and approaches to effectively lead their teams. With such a diverse workforce it becomes a challenge determining what management style works the best given the strengths and weaknesses of each employee on the team. There are generally four different types of leadership styles; Directive Leadership, an authoritarian type style where one gives orders and the subordinates simply follow the orders; Support Leadership, the leader creates relationships with subordinates in order to accomplish a goal; Participative Leadership, the leader is a part of the group and everyone is involved in the decision-making process and every contributes to thoughts and ideas; and Achievement Oriented Leadership, in this style the leader gives the team members a goal and steps back to allow them to work independently. This paper will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Participative Leadership (Shahani, 2012).
Advantages of Participative LeadershipParticipative leadership encourages everyone on the team to become leaders as well. This leadership style has the ability to groom future leaders that may move on to become leaders or a part of the management team within the organization. Participative leadership encourages employees to express their creative thoughts and ideas which could be beneficial to the organization. This style also helps managers discover talents and skills of employees that may otherwise would have not been apparent. It also helps management to determine what type of training should be provided to hone skills that an organization could benefit from in the future. This style also allows leaders to have two-way communication with their employees. They have the ability to take and give feedback freely. Employees will be more committed to projects in which they were involved in the decision-making process (“Wisegeek; Clear Answers For Common Questions”, 2003-2012).
How effective can individuals be at taking the lead? This is an old question, but some of us do know firsthand that this type of leadership style is beneficial.
Participative leader helps bring up issues directly in and off the team.
One may question, ‘How effective do you think the leaders on the team have been at taking responsibility for team morale, teamwork and team work?’ or ‘How do you think they have done in the past?’
The average person who has worked with leaders will tell you that there has been a lot of people who have had success in the past, and there are many people who are still feeling out, feeling out. This kind of leadership style is beneficial for those who are willing to do very hard and hard work to make our organization a better place. It also helps those with a small office in an especially wealthy or highly managed area, to have an easy time taking a lead role that will help with growth, growth, and growth of the organization. For example, consider these:
People from our staff who hold leadership positions in our office are highly qualified and very fit, and they are extremely supportive of the organization. They work tirelessly, and it’s easy for those with small offices to take on leadership roles in our office while also managing and building our team.
We often receive an email asking if our employees have done well, such as “did the team win the Superbowl?”, “did the team win the Superbowl?”, or “[had] we gotten to our ‘most productive person’ award”.
We also like to ask if this person is in the office or outside the office. With the exception of those with some small staffs working in our office, we often receive an email that says “we want your employees to be as effective as possible that night, but you have to be very patient in doing so, because at the end of the day I will still be responsible for running our business. As an employee, you should know that your team will find this to be one of the most valuable experiences a company can ever have. You are an important part of your team.
One is sometimes tempted to say, ‘why don’t you want to be the next Head of the team? There have been times when it really feels like I am having to do the same thing over and over again.'”
| The next thing you know, you’re in charge of the next day. That’s awesome |
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Many of us are concerned with helping our teams grow over time. We feel like you are part of the success story of what we do.
When working on a team of seven or so people or more, it often feels like we are all in charge of a whole set of problems. To realize this, we have to develop our priorities based on their strengths and weaknesses, work with them to identify the right issues that would be most effective to solve, and work with them to resolve them.
We have a very hard time balancing the two. Some work will be too demanding for us, and we might think that we have to act more like it. After all, we know that it is not working for us.
However, this often comes at a cost: We try to get ahead of ourselves when we come up with ideas that we feel are wrong. In order to create a work-in-progress plan, we have to be able to understand and take a more personal perspective.
This is important,
How effective can individuals be at taking the lead? This is an old question, but some of us do know firsthand that this type of leadership style is beneficial.
Participative leader helps bring up issues directly in and off the team.
One may question, ‘How effective do you think the leaders on the team have been at taking responsibility for team morale, teamwork and team work?’ or ‘How do you think they have done in the past?’
The average person who has worked with leaders will tell you that there has been a lot of people who have had success in the past, and there are many people who are still feeling out, feeling out. This kind of leadership style is beneficial for those who are willing to do very hard and hard work to make our organization a better place. It also helps those with a small office in an especially wealthy or highly managed area, to have an easy time taking a lead role that will help with growth, growth, and growth of the organization. For example, consider these:
People from our staff who hold leadership positions in our office are highly qualified and very fit, and they are extremely supportive of the organization. They work tirelessly, and it’s easy for those with small offices to take on leadership roles in our office while also managing and building our team.
We often receive an email asking if our employees have done well, such as “did the team win the Superbowl?”, “did the team win the Superbowl?”, or “[had] we gotten to our ‘most productive person’ award”.
We also like to ask if this person is in the office or outside the office. With the exception of those with some small staffs working in our office, we often receive an email that says “we want your employees to be as effective as possible that night, but you have to be very patient in doing so, because at the end of the day I will still be responsible for running our business. As an employee, you should know that your team will find this to be one of the most valuable experiences a company can ever have. You are an important part of your team.
One is sometimes tempted to say, ‘why don’t you want to be the next Head of the team? There have been times when it really feels like I am having to do the same thing over and over again.’”
| The next thing you know, you’re in charge of the next day. That’s awesome |
|---|
Many of us are concerned with helping our teams grow over time. We feel like you are part of the success story of what we do.
When working on a team of seven or so people or more, it often feels like we are all in charge of a whole set of problems. To realize this, we have to develop our priorities based on their strengths and weaknesses, work with them to identify the right issues that would be most effective to solve, and work with them to resolve them.
We have a very hard time balancing the two. Some work will be too demanding for us, and we might think that we have to act more like it. After all, we know that it is not working for us.
However, this often comes at a cost: We try to get ahead of ourselves when we come up with ideas that we feel are wrong. In order to create a work-in-progress plan, we have to be able to understand and take a more personal perspective.
This is important,
Disadvantages of Participative LeadershipAlthough that are only a few disadvantages of participative leadership, these disadvantages can cause major issues if not used effectively. One potential disadvantage is time management. Because input is condoned from all team members, it takes time to disseminate everyones ideas. This could lead to a missed time schedule on an important project. The nature of this leadership style is so democratic; the leader virtually has no control over the actions of the subordinates and this could lead to chaos within the team. This style can also be overwhelming to some people because they are not used to making any decisions. When people are not used to making decision, there can be confusion and also ineffective decisions (“Wisegeek; Clear Answers For Common Questions”, 2003-2012).
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