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Question
Aarav was working as a supervisor with ‘Neer Purifier Ltd.’ which was producing water purifiers. The target of the company was to produce 200 water purifiers every day. His job was to make sure that work goes on smoothly and there was no interruption in production. To achieve this, he always gives orders and insists that they are obeyed. He believes that reward or punishment both can be given depending upon the performance.
Identify and describe the leadership style being adopted by Aarav.
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Solution
The leadership style that is being adopted by Aarav is authoritative leadership. Under this style, decision making power is only in the hands of the leader. That is, the leader is the one who takes all the decisions without involving subordinates. This style of leadership can be found suitable under the following scenarios:
1. When there is little time for decision making.
2. When the leader is the most intelligent and knowledgeable person in the group.
