Authoritarian
“The authoritarian leadership style or autocratic leader keeps strict, close control over followers by keeping close regulation of policies and procedures given to followers. ”
Paternalistic
“The way a Paternalistic leader works is by acting as a father figure by taking care of their subordinates as a parent would. In this style of leadership the leader supplies complete concern for his followers or workers. In return he receives the complete trust and loyalty of his people. ”
Democratic
“The democratic leadership style consists of the leader sharing the decision-making abilities with group members by promoting the interests of the group members and by practicing social equality.[3]”
Laissez-faire
“The laissez-faire leadership style is where all the rights and power to make decisions is fully given to the worker. This was first described by Lewin, Lippitt, and White in 1938, along with the autocratic leadership and the democratic leadership styles. ”
Transactional
“The transactional style of leadership was first described by Max Weber in 1947 and then later described by Bernard Bass in 1981. Mainly used by management, transactional leaders focus their leadership on motivating followers through a system of rewards and punishments.”
Transformational
“A transformational leader is a type of person in which the leader is not limited by his or her followers’ perception. The main objective is to work to change or transform his or her followers’ needs and redirect their thinking.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_style
Laissez-faire Leadership
laissez-faire leadership
“A non-authoritarian leadership style. Laissez faire leaders try to give the least possible guidance to subordinates, and try to achieve control through less obvious means. They believe that people excel when they are left alone to respond to their responsibilities and obligations in their own ways.”
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/laissez-faire-leadership.html
What Is Laissez-Faire Leadership?
“Laissez-faire leadership, also known as delegative leadership, is a type of leadership style in which leaders are hands-off and allow group members to make the decisions. Researchers have found that this is generally the leadership style that leads to the lowest productivity among group members.”
http://psychology.about.com/od/leadership/f/laissez-faire-leadership.htm
Transformational Leadership
transformational leadership
“Martin Luther King Jr. was a transformational leader. “[T]ransformational leadership starts with the development of a vision, a view of the future that will excite and convert potential followers. This vision may be developed by the leader, by the senior team or may emerge from a broad series of discussions. The important factor is the leader buys into it, hook, line, and sinker…. Whilst the transformational leader seeks overtly to transform the organization, there is also a tacit promise to followers that they also will be transformed in some way, perhaps to be more like this amazing leader. In some respects, then, the followers are the product of the transformation…Transformational leaders are often charismatic, but are not as narcissistic as pure Charismatic leaders, who succeed through a belief in themselves rather that a belief in others” (Transformational leadership, 2007).”
ref: http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=31431
List of transformational leaders
https://www.legacee.com/transformational-leadership/list-of-leaders/
First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy
“The Lone Nut + The First Follower = A Movement !”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=256eKjULdgQ