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Autorcratic vs. Bureaucratic Leadership
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What is a bureaucratic leader?
What is an autocratic leader?
Bureaucratic leaders:
1. Expect formal, business-like attitudes
2. Authority is based on position
3. Employees rewarded for following rules and procedures
Autocratic Leaders:
1. Make decisions
2. Maintain authority and control
3. Retain responsibility
4. Delegation is partial with responsibility and control regained
5. Consultation is minimal
6. Do not share leadership
Benefits of this approach
- Increased safety
- Quality work
- Ultimate control
Benefits of this approach
Police Officers
- Reduced stress as a result of increased control
- Employee productivity is high ("leader is watching")
- Improved logistical operations
- Responsive management
Doctors/Nurses
Martha
Stewart
Autocratic vs. Bureaucratic Leadership
Disadvantages of this approach
- Dehumanizes the business
- Little self-fulfillment for employees
- Position power obsession
- Lack of creativity
- Poor communication
Disadvantages of this approach
- Short term approach
- Can result in employees feeling the leader has poor management skills
- Increases managers workload
- Creates resistance
- Dependance on leader / less employee initiative
Autocractic leadership is classical leadership style, seen many times in history.
Bureaucratic leadership is concerned with ensuring workers follow rules and procedures accurately and consistently.
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