Leadership Styles
Leadership Styles Learning Objectives
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Describe the Authoritarian Leadership Style
Describe the Participative Leadership Style
Describe the Delegative Leadership Style
Identify each of the Leadership Styles
Key Words
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Authoritarian
Constraints
Delegative
Demean
Participative
Spectrum
Authoritarian Leadership Style
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Subordinates are told what to do, how to
do it
Senior does not consult with others
Usually used when there are constraints
on time or resources
Senior must take care not to demean subordinates!
Delegative Leadership Style
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Used when assigning a task to a specific
individual
Decision making authority is granted to the
subordinate
Responsibility for the outcome still rests with the
leader who assigned the project
Example – The head football coach who lets his
quarterback call the plays
Participative Leadership Style
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Leader uses the advice and ideas of others
Allows leader to see wider spectrum of ideas
Allows the leader to see a wider spectrum of idea
Used when time is plentiful
Participative Leadership is best for overall morale of the unit
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Leadership Principles
Learning Objectives
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Describe and Provide an example of
each of the eleven leadership principles
Explain how the eleven leadership
principles apply to your role in
MCJROTC
Describe how the leadership principles
actually help you become a better
leader
Key Words
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Concise
Convey
Grievance
Immediate
Potential
Proficient
Supervise
Tactical
Technical
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Know yourself and seek self improvement
Be technically and tactically proficient
Know your subordinates and look out for
their welfare
Keep your subordinates informed
Set the example
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Ensure the task is understood, supervised,
and accomplished
Train your subordinates as a team.
Make sound and timely decisions.
Develop a sense of responsibility among your
subordinates.
Employ your command in accordance with it’s
capabilities.
Seek responsibility and take responsibility for
your actions.