• New, untrained employees who do not know which tasks to perform or which procedures to follow
• Effective supervision can be provided only through detailed orders and instructions
• Employees do not respond to any other leadership style.
• There are high-volume production needs on a daily basis.
• There is limited time in which to make a decision.
• A manager`s power is challenged by an employee.
• The area was poorly managed.
• Work needs to be coordinated with another department or organization.

The autocratic leadership style should not be used when:
• Employees become tense, fearful, or resentful.
• Employees expect to have their opinions heard.
• Employees begin depending on their manager to make all their decisions.
• There is low employee morale, high turnover and absenteeism and work stoppage.

Listen to the video above and study the readings given on this page. Focusing on a named institutional leader, explain when its appropriate to use autocratic style of leadership.

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