Leadership style

Leadership style is a way, a system of methods of influence of the manager on his subordinates. One of the most important factors in the effective work of the organization, the full realization of the potential of people and the team.

In this article, I want to talk about the democratic leadership style. Due to the fact that I believe that this is the most effective leadership style through which people can achieve more.

The leader shares information with his subordinates, regularly informing them of the company's current affairs, development prospects, and upcoming tasks. Employees actively participate in decision making and take a significant share of responsibility. Leader delegate some authority to subordinates, including the independent solution of minor tasks without approval from above. Employees are motivated by bonuses, encouragement and praise, and only with rare exceptions are punishments and fines. If the team fails to achieve results, the manager is not looking for the culprits but for the cause of the failure. Such reasons may be excessive demands, unspecific task setting, lack of knowledge of the subordinates. This tactic helps to create an atmosphere of trust, equality and support in the team, removes a significant part of the burden from the leader and expands opportunities to find new strategic ways. Manager-democrat usually takes on more than each individual member of the team. Seeing the passion and high level of responsibility of the head, subordinates try to keep up with him. Thanks to this style, the employee can always feel free to approach the leader and ask him questions. In such team, there will always be respect, understanding and friendly support. I reckon that the most important thing in this leadership style is that when new tasks or problems arise, the leader can use the knowledge of the whole team.

"In short, there are certain fundamental requisites for wise and resolute democratic leadership. It must build on hope, not on fear; on honesty, not on falsehood; on justice, not on injustice; on public tranquillity, not on violence; on freedom, not on enslavement." - Edmund Ezra Day