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Participatory Management |
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Leader Decides |
Followers Decide |
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| 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. |
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cf.: Blanchard's Four Basic
Leadership Styles.
cf.: Skill vs. Will Management Matrix
cf.: Leadership Style and Power Grid
cf.: Decision Making - in Organizational Behavior- an Experimental Approach
cf.: Building Blocks of Empowerment
Ashley Guberman, Organizational Development Resources