Participatory Management | |||
Leader Decides |
Followers Decide | ||
| Autocratic | Consultative | Group Decides | Delegation |
| Decide and Tell | Decide after consultation and/or recommendation | Followers share in decision | Delegation of decision with clear parameters |
| Style #1: Autocratic Decide unilaterally and announce decision.Ask for paraphrase to make sure you have been clear. | Style #2: Consult Almost decided, check reactions before final decision. | Style #4: Majority Majority vote with leader having one vote … no veto power. | Style #6: Delegation Delegate the decision with clear parameters of freedom.Ask for paraphrase to make sure clear. |
| Style #3: recommend Solicit inputs before deciding. | Style #5: Consensus All agree after discussion. | ||
From Dilbert, July 19, 2006
cf.: Blanchard’s Four Basic Leadership Styles.
cf.: Skill vs. Will Management Matrix
cf.: Decision Making – in Organizational Behavior- an Experimental Approach
cf.: Building Blocks of Empowerment
Principles
- Leader decides how to decide.
- Tell the truth about the style you are using.
- Honor your follower’s role of influence.
- All styles are effective in different situations — work towards developing flexibility.
- All styles are participatory and are used to achieve empowerment.