From past experiences on basketball teams, I've noticed that leadership is hard to explain, and even harder for most to incorporate into their own groups or teams. What I personally did not know was that there were different types of leadership, each with their pros and cons. The four types of leadership listed by O'Hair and Wiemann are: authoritatian, consultative, participative, and laissez-faire.
Authoritarian leadership is when one person or a small group of people take charge of the entire team or group without any real input from the others. In this case, the happiness of the group is sacrificed for quicker decision making since the choices rest solely on one party.
Consultative leadership is more like a democracy. These types of leaders utilizes any and all input from the other group/teammates. Although the people's voices are heard, there are some negatives. For instance, there often is a lack of authority and/or discipline with this type of leadership.
Participative leadership involves a leader (or leaders) that serves as a guidance or facilitator for the group. Leaders with this type of leadership are sort of like a point guard in basketball. Decisions do take longer to however.
Lasissez-faire Leadership involves no real leadership in terms of guidance or authority. It is basically an entire group leading equally amongst themselves.
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