Authoritarian Leaders Communicates In A Downward Dictatorship

Authoritarian leaders are characterized as maintaining active control over the work group, motivating by coercion, directing with commands, and communicating in a downward flow (Marquis & Huston, 2013). An authoritarian leader also does not include others when making decisions and uses criticism as punishment (Marquis & Huston, 2013). My current manager communicates in a downward flow only and does not allow communication to flow upward. Her manager style is a dictatorship where the staff members are not included in goal setting. The manager decides what goals are to be achieved and the staff is controlled and motivated by coercion. She directs all activities without any meaningful participation from subordinates. Most staff members are productive,