Features of democratic Leadership Style
What are the features of democratic leadership style?
Is Democratic Leadership Possible?
A Definition and Illustration of Democratic Leadership
- 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.
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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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