Define and give an example for each type (either in the clinical area or in the academe

1Autocratic leader 2Democratic leader( participative, consultative) 3 laissez-faire( nondirective, permissive)leader 4 bureaucratic leader 5 situational leader 6 charismatic leader 7 transactional leader

1. Autocratic Leader

 Definition: An autocratic leader makes decisions and assumes authority without consulting the views of others not being concerned with the feelings of others. It is also known by decision making and it is the type of leadership in which managers make decisions and dictate the course that should be followed.

 Example: A clinical dictatorship such as clinical leadership style may seem as a highly qualified surgeon who alone determines how a certain surgery should be conducted or other members can or cannot. The surgeon acts very quickly especially if he is working at an emergency spot and at the same time, overseeing that all members are working as per protocol.

 2. Democratic Leader (Participative, Consultative)

 Definition: A democratic leader seek to involve the team members with the intention to boost the feeling of participation in the making of the decisions. Another aspect of this leader is that he or she also listens from the other members and is willing to collaborate with the team.

 Example: Taking the academic setting, a good example of a democratic leader is a dean who invites members of the faculty to a meeting with an aim of changing some aspects of curriculum and allowing anyone to speak about the matter at hand before arriving at any decision.

 3. Laissez-Faire Leader (Nondirective, Permissive)

 Definition: This is a very autocratic management style which often, does not involve employees and expects a final product from them with little or no suggestion or proposal being made by the traditional autocratic leader. This style works well when the members of the team are trained to execute the tasks and have the drive towards the achievement of the tasks.

 Example: Of course, there is always a nursing supervisor who behaves more or less as a laissez-faire leader and simply allows the nursing staff to work for months and years without digging in and picking a fight only to intercede when the going gets tough.

 4. Bureaucratic Leader

 Definition: A bureaucratic leader works under regulation and legislations, polices and procedures of a given organization. This form of leadership concentration on obeying the laws and is prevalent in bureaucracies.

 Example: In a hospital for example, a bureaucratic leader could be the hospital administrator who ensures that every practice in the healthcare facility is formally legal in accordance to the provisions of the government laws, a feat, which the official will perform to the letter.

 5. Situational Leader

 Definition: Situational leader are those that alter their style of leadership over the activities on the ground and the competency and the level of commitment from the people. This approach is very flexible one and depends on the circumstances may take any of the following forms.

 Example: For example in an emergency room of a hospital, a situational leader will exhibit different behavior in that he may be assertive when the need arises such as during the crises, yet when recruiting new staff he will be an encouragement.

 6. Charismatic Leader

 Definition: Charisma is thus defined as someone or a person, who has the capacity to mobilise people and energise them to be charged up by the leader’s energy, self-confidence and magnetism. They have often a clear vision and they are able to mobilise the people.

 Example: On the theoretical plane it can be the charismatic of a teacher motivating the learners towards the mastery of the subject and toward further research.

 7. Transactional Leader

 Definition: A transactional leader strives at creating clear set of tasks, and rewards or sanctions regarding the groups. The study shows that this leadership style follows in an organization to maintain the hierarchy and to attain stated and measurable and short-term goals.

 Example: In clinical setting an example of a transactional leader could be a nurse manager who will have particular performance requires from the staff and who will promise a reward to the members of a group that has met the expectations for the day and punishment to the members of the group who has not met the expectations of the day.