leadership work in Public Services Level 3
Name Casey Duncan Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services
Assignment 1 Task Sheet – Leadership Styles in the Public Services
Leadership Style
Description (P1)
Comparison of Leadership Styles (M1)
Authoritarian
An authoritarian leadership is when a leader tells you what they want you to do and you have to do it there and then without arguing. For example, in the Army when you are fighting on the front line and the sergeant tells you to get down you have to so that you don’t get shot.
Authoritarian and democratic leadership styles are similar because both of these leaders get to decided what team final say is. But the way that they make the final decision is different because an authoritarian leaders strict and you have to listen to them no matter what they say, because they have the authority over all of the group and whatever this type of leader says is always the final say as you can't argue back. However, a democratic leader is less strict as this type of leader is somebody who gets everybody involved and listens to what they have to say. Although they still have the higher authority but not as much as an authoritarian leader they still have the final say.
With these types of leaderships been different in the way that they lead a group they are suitable for different public services. For example, when fighting on the front line in the Army this is best suitable for the authoritarian leadership as you have to do what the leader says because by trusting what they say you are saving your own life by doing whatever they tell you to do.
However, a democratic leader is most suitable for the Police because a commissioner would get the sergeants and constables involved in a briefing on a case that they have been given, the leader is then having the final say in the the end on how to handle the case they have been given.
Democratic
A democratic leadership is when a leader has control and still has the final say but encourages people in the
Assignment 1 Task Sheet – Leadership Styles in the Public Services
Leadership Style
Description (P1)
Comparison of Leadership Styles (M1)
Authoritarian
An authoritarian leadership is when a leader tells you what they want you to do and you have to do it there and then without arguing. For example, in the Army when you are fighting on the front line and the sergeant tells you to get down you have to so that you don’t get shot.
Authoritarian and democratic leadership styles are similar because both of these leaders get to decided what team final say is. But the way that they make the final decision is different because an authoritarian leaders strict and you have to listen to them no matter what they say, because they have the authority over all of the group and whatever this type of leader says is always the final say as you can't argue back. However, a democratic leader is less strict as this type of leader is somebody who gets everybody involved and listens to what they have to say. Although they still have the higher authority but not as much as an authoritarian leader they still have the final say.
With these types of leaderships been different in the way that they lead a group they are suitable for different public services. For example, when fighting on the front line in the Army this is best suitable for the authoritarian leadership as you have to do what the leader says because by trusting what they say you are saving your own life by doing whatever they tell you to do.
However, a democratic leader is most suitable for the Police because a commissioner would get the sergeants and constables involved in a briefing on a case that they have been given, the leader is then having the final say in the the end on how to handle the case they have been given.
Democratic
A democratic leadership is when a leader has control and still has the final say but encourages people in the