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=== '''Democratic v Autocratic leadership.''' === | === '''Democratic v Autocratic leadership.''' === | ||
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While autocratic leadership can be successful, it should be avoided. It involves too much risk and tends to result in unhappy working environments | While autocratic leadership can be successful, it should be avoided. It involves too much risk and tends to result in unhappy working environments | ||
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Some people want to be ‘The Boss’; they are likely to be able to talk themselves into positions of authority but often those best able to lead have a quiet demeanour, are not pushy, but have inner steel that engenders respect. | Some people want to be ‘The Boss’; they are likely to be able to talk themselves into positions of authority but often those best able to lead have a quiet demeanour, are not pushy, but have inner steel that engenders respect. | ||
=== '''Principles for successful leadership''' === | ==='''Principles for successful leadership'''=== | ||
[[File:Leadership-attribures.png|thumb|465x465px]] | [[File:Leadership-attribures.png|thumb|465x465px]] | ||
* Be a collaborative, democratic leader. | *Be a collaborative, democratic leader. | ||
* Be a critical thinker and seek to ensure adoption of a critical thinking ethos in the team. | *Be a critical thinker and seek to ensure adoption of a critical thinking ethos in the team. | ||
* If you create sub-groups within the team, seek to ensure the group leaders have a democratic style. For a major managerial appointment especially avoid those who are likely to be autocratic. | *If you create sub-groups within the team, seek to ensure the group leaders have a democratic style. For a major managerial appointment especially avoid those who are likely to be autocratic. | ||
* When delegating, do not micromanage people or sub-groups. Monitor performance and provide support when needed. | *When delegating, do not micromanage people or sub-groups. Monitor performance and provide support when needed. | ||
* Arrange that the members of the team have an appropriate range of disciplinary skills | *Arrange that the members of the team have an appropriate range of disciplinary skills | ||
* Seek to ensure that all involved are fully committed to the objective of the enterprise | *Seek to ensure that all involved are fully committed to the objective of the enterprise | ||
* Make the governance arrangements clear: responsibility, accountability, authority. | *Make the governance arrangements clear: responsibility, accountability, authority. | ||