What is the most effective style of leadership?

What is the most effective style of leadership in dealing with your subordinates to achieve institutional goals? It is democratic, autocratic, or abdicratic?

Many people say it is DEMOCRATIC which emphasizes an equal participation by all in the decision-making processes of an organization or group. Some leaders say it is AUTOCRATIC wherein the leader has absolute authority especially in the decision making. Others say it is ABDICRATIC (LAIZZES-FAIRE) that gives freedom to the subordinates in doing their tasks wherein there is a refusal to interfere in other people's affairs, thus, a practice of letting people do as they please. For you, what do you think is the most effective style?

The style of leadership is a matter of control and allowing control towards the subordinates.

Autocratic leaders assume full control or allow very little control for subordinates in the decision-making. Democratic leaders allow fifty-percent (50%) control on the part of subordinates and retain fifty percent (50%) control to themselves. Abdicratic leaders, on the other hand, allow full control to the chosen subordinates or retain only less control to themselves.

Communicative approach towards a subordinate is considerable in dealing with leadership styles:

Autocratic leader would dictate or tell; Democratic leader would ask or consult; and Abdicratic leader would join or escape. what do you think is the best communicative approach in dealing with your subordinates?

Analytically, the center of leadership styles can be pointed out now:

Autocratic Leadership Style is Leader-centered; Democratic Leadership Style is People-centered; and the Abdicratic Leadership Style is Group-Centered. What leadership style now is the most effective for you?

We can practically get the answer on what is the most effective style of leadership by observing the way we take good care and nurture our children from the time they were born up to their adulthood.

Can we see the changes of treatment we give to each of the children as they grow? If we observe well, then, the answer to the question is just inside our minds...

We will just deal with the answer to the question next time. Good luck. God bless us.