AUTHORITARIAN

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LAISSEZ-FAIRE
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EZZAH

TORA

IMAN

QISHA

Definition of Authoritarian
An extreme form of leadership where leaders have total power over their people.
leadership style characterized by individual control over all decisions and little
input from group members.
It typically make choices based on their ideas and judgements and rarely accept
advice from followers.
Its involves absolute control over a group.

Definition of Laissez-Faire
Based on the French phase that means Leave it be
Is a type of leadership style in which leaders are hands-off and allow group
members to make the decision
Leadership style that allows a maximum freedom to subordinates

Characteristic
AUTHORITARIAN
Little or no input from group
members

LAISSEZ-FAIRE
Very little guidance from leaders

Leaders make the decisions

Complete freedom for followers to

make decisions

Group leaders dictate all the work

methods and processes

Leaders provide the tools and

resources needed

Group members are rarely trusted

with decisions or important tasks.

Group members are expected to

solve problems on their own

Examples of leaders
AUTHORITARIAN
John F. Kennedy
He had a vision to change the space program forever by sending a
man to the moon and to return safely.
This type of vision and idea came to light through his constant
motivation of the U.S. to see his vision.

Martha Stewart
Constructed her empire through her own special attention to every
detail.
She flourished in her ventures and in using her authoritarian
leadership style.

LAISSEZ-FAIRE
Warren Buffet
Buffet very much stays hands-off with his management style because he has
surrounded himself with people that he knows can perform their job adequately
and creatively without his help.
He intervenes only when necessary to correct a bad situation and sometimes even
allows mistakes to happen so that everyone can learn from them.

Herbert Hoover
Worked to provide humanitarian relief around the world before becoming part
of the Presidential cabinet - Hoover served as the Secretary of Commerce under
two Presidents before becoming President himself.
He was hands-off in his approach partly because he relied on the experience of
his team, but also because he had no elected office experience and relied on his
experience as an engineer

 LAISSEZ-FAIRE

Warren
Buffet

Herbert Hoover

AUTHORITARIA
N
John F. Kennedy

Martha Stewart

ACT OF LEADERSHIP
AUTHORITARIAN
The leaders tell their employees what
to do and how to do it without
getting their advice.
The leader has a vision in mind and
must be able to effectively motivate
their group to finish the task.
The group is expected to complete
the task under vey close supervision
while unlimited authority is granted
to the leader.

LAISSEZ-FAIRE
The leaders allows their employees
to make a decision
Basically the leader letting the group
function on its own and minimally
involved.
Providing their employees with all of
the resources and information they
need to do their jobs and intervene
only by request or when there is a
problem

DIFFERENCES
Element

Authoritarian

Laisse-Faire

Decision making

Making a firm decision

without considerate their
employee opinion

Give their employee a

chance to make a decision
and only involved when
needed.

The possibility of task

delegation

Lower

Higher

Motivation

Employee are less

motivated

Employee are motivated as

they are free to make
decision

Productive

Highly productive as the

group is expected to
complete the task under
vey close supervision

Less productive