How to Series: 3 Styles of Leadership

Josh D October 29, 2015 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Training, Varsity, Venturing Leave a comment 757 Views

I was recently reading Clarke Green’s article called “3 Styles of Leadership”. Here is an overview. I highly recommend the article: http://scoutmastercg.com/three-leadership-styles/

Which kind of leader are you? Where should you be? Do you lead by fear, demand, laissez faire, mix? I know and have experienced all 3. I have seen all 3 in parents. Which do you want to become?

Why is this important? Because many young men will become Missionaries one day and will ALL lead, even if only as a Senior Companion. Which style do you think would be best? Why?

Overview of Three Leadership Styles

Responsive	Authoritarian	Permissive
Motivated by making others successful	Motivated by status, respect, and rewards	Looking for approval and friendship
High expectations	High demands	Low expectations
Assertive, not intrusive or restrictive	Strict rules and punishment	Few demands, rules or guidelines
Expects independent, age-appropriate behavior	Expects conformity and compliance	Low expectations of maturity and self-control
Encourages independent reason-based decision making	Little opportunity for autonomy or decision making	Sometimes over-indulgent response to wishes or needs
Democratic	Despotic	Lenient
Explains motives clearly	Requests for explanation considered disrespectful	Tries to adapt expectations to behavior
Discussions encouraged	Orders obeyed without explanation	Allows impulsive misconduct
Responses to misbehavior are measured and consistent	Responds to misbehavior with punishment	Demands little accountability