Democratic Leadership

Psychologist Kurt Lewin developed his framework in the 1930s, and it provided the foundation of many of the approaches that followed afterwards

• Autocratic leaders make decisions without consulting their team members, even if their input would be useful.

This style starts with the idea that team members agree to obey their leader when they accept a job. 

The "transaction" usually involves the organization paying team members in return for their effort and compliance on a short-term task. The leader has a right to "punish" team members if th...

There are three great advantages to involving your support team – or indeed any team – in decision making:

• It gives team members a greater sense of ownership, which contributes to feeling motivated and like their work matters. 
• It offers fresh business ...