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Features of democratic Leadership Style

What are the features of democratic leadership style?
  • It encourages employees to be a part of the decision making.
  • The employees share in decision making and problem solving responsibilities.
  • The leader gathers information from staff members before making a decision.
  • Democratic leadership can produce high quality and quantity work for long periods of time.

  • The democratic leader normally:
  • Develops plans to help employees evaluate their own performance.
  • Allow employees to establish goals.
  • Encourages employees to grow on the job and be promoted.
  • Recognizes and encourages achievement.
Question
    Listen to the video above and study the readings given on this page. Focusing on a named institutional leader, explain how he/she uses democratic style of leadership.

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