Analysis of Different Types of Leaders

This essay analyses the paternalistic, directive and participative leadership styles followed by CEOs, prison officers and supervisors respectively. The essay evaluates the effectiveness of each style in different organizations and how it affects the employees and the profitability of the organization. The leadership style followed in an organization affects the operations of the organization and its profitability in the industry.

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1.Introduction
The three types of leaders who will be analysed in this essay are, the CEO of a multi-
national company, a prison officer and a supervisor on a construction site.
Firstly, the essay will evaluate the paternalistic leadership style that is followed by the
CEO of a multinational company.
Secondly, the essay will evaluate the directive leadership style that is followed by a
prison officer.
Thirdly, the essay will evaluate the participative leadership style that is followed by
the supervisor on the construction site (Arnold et al., 2015).
2.Paragraph 1
The major intention of this paragraph is to analyse the leadership style that is followed
by the CEO of a multinational company. The paternalistic style of leadership is common
among the CEOs of the modern global organizations. The main aim of the CEO of an
organization is to create a workforce which shows high performance. This has become
increasingly important in all the multinational organizations so that the leaders can
successfully inspire the members of the organization. This style of leadership is followed in
the upper levels of the organization which include the teams, the divisions, the departments
and the organizations as a whole. These types of leaders are dominant in nature and act as a
matriarch or patriarch towards the employees. The leaders depicting this style of leadership
are dominant and parental in nature (DuBois et al., 2015).
As discussed by, Holten and Brenner, (2015), the dominance of the CEOs is not
always sufficient for the leaders to motivate the members of the organization. The successful
paternalistic leader mainly thinks about the big picture and tries to consider the various

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decisions that can affect the organization or his family. The education and social skills are
valued by these leaders and sometimes they can even go out of the way to help the employees
and provide them with opportunities for the improvement of their interpersonal skills and the
business. The leaders encourage the followers to be creative and innovative in nature so that
new ideas can be created. The paternalistic leaders do not criticize the leaders on a public
platform. According to, Keskes, (2014), they are much more focussed towards solving the
issue rather than blaming the person who has committed the mistake. The leaders in this case
try to influence the employees by their own behaviour. The leaders or the CEOs act as a role
model for the employees in the organization. The employees are easily able to trust these
leaders and respect them as their parents. The leaders in this case use their power to influence
the members of the organization to achieve the goals. The CEO of the organization will act as
a parent to the employees and reward them for their innovation and creativity. This will
further motivate the employees to improve their productivity and in turn increase the
revenues of the company. This type of leadership is suitable for the global organizations as
they need to operate in different countries with diverse group of employees (McCleskey,
2014).
3.Paragraph 2
The intention of this paragraph is to analyse the directive leadership style that is
depicted by a prison officer. Directive leadership style is same as the autocratic style of
leadership, where the subordinates are provided with instructions by the leaders regarding
their work process. The projects, ideas and the tasks are initiated by the leader and the
subordinates are provided the responsibility to complete the given tasks. The deadlines
related to these tasks and the specific standards are also provided by the leaders. The rules
that are exercised by these leaders are quite firm in nature and the subordinates need to work
within the boundaries that are provided by the leaders. The directive style of leadership is

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mainly followed by the leaders of traditional organizations where the subordinates respect the
seniority of the leaders (Nanjundeswaraswamy & Swamy, 2014). The prison officer needs to
follow this style of leadership so that they can lead the prisoners and provide them with the
appropriate instructions. As discussed by, Saeed et al., (2014), the leaders in this case need to
bed strict regarding their ways of operations and the suggestions of the subordinates are not
considered in this case. The prisoners need to strictly follow the rules and the regulations that
are formulated by the leaders or the prison officers. The leaders are able to get the jobs done
quickly with the help of directive leadership style. The officers except immediate compliance
from the prisoners as soon as the instructions are provided to them. This leadership style is
common in a situation where the prison officer needs to instruct the prisoners regarding the
various jobs that need to be performed. The subordinates in this case are not eligible to give
any excuse to the leaders regarding the tasks that they need to perform. This style is the best
possible way to handle the prisoners in an effective manner.
4.Paragraph 3
This paragraph intends to evaluate the participative leadership style that is followed
by the supervisor of a construction site. This style of leadership mainly invites the inputs
from the employees related to the decisions that are to be taken by the management. The staff
of the organization are provided with enough information about the various issues and the
decision-making process of the organization. The process of decision-making in the
participative style sometimes becomes slow as the inputs need to be collected from the
employees before the final decision is taken. The staff in this case accept the decisions and
policies that are formulated by the management quite easily as they are consulted before the
decisions are taken (Saleem, 2015). The resistance that is provided by the employees towards
the decisions taken by the management is quite less in this case. The employees have a
personal stake regarding the success of the new policies that are formulated by the

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management. The morale of the employees is also quite high which is a result of the voice
that they are provided in the organizational policies. The supervisor at a construction site
needs to work in a participative manner with the employees. According to, Sethuraman and
Suresh, (2014), the decisions related to the various operations that are taking place in the site
need to be taken based on the inputs that are provided by the employees or the subordinates.
The employees in this case have to play a significant role in the decisions that are taken by
the supervisors. The work conditions will also be improved with the help of the employees.
The operations in the construction site need to be performed by the employees and the
supervisor in a collaborative manner. The employees in the construction site can perform
their duties in a collaborative and active manner with the help of a participative leader. This
will help in improving the retention policies of the employees. The supervisors therefore need
to participate in the various work processes in the site rather than providing them with strict
instructions (Skogstad et al., 2015). This will help the employees in performing their tasks in
an effective manner and further increasing the productivity of the organization.
Paragraph 4
In addition, as discussed by, Strom, Sears and Kelly, (2014), the leadership styles that
are followed are different for different types of organizations. The leadership style followed
in an organization depends on the culture and types of operations. The style of leadership is
based on the needs of the employees in the various organizations. The leader needs to follow
the leadership style which can help them to get the jobs done by the employees. The wrong
style of leadership can further affect the profitability and the revenues of the organizations.
The directive style of leadership is necessary to be followed in an organization like a prison.
In these organizations the leaders need to be strict enough to compel the employees to
complete their jobs. On the other hand, the paternalistic style of leadership is the best style to
be followed in global or multinational organizations as the leaders in this case need to be

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inspirational and encouraging in nature so that the best performance of the employees can be
derived which can further increase the profitability of the organizations. The participative
style of leadership is the best to follow in the areas like construction sites as the leaders in this
case need to collaborate with the employees and take decisions according to their inputs
(Yahaya & Ebrahim, 2016). The leadership style is therefore totally dependent on the
employees of that organization and the ways by which react to the instructions that are
provided by leaders.
5.Conclusion
The essay can be concluded by stating that the leadership style followed in an
organization affects the operations of the organization and its profitability in the industry. The
leaders play a significant in motivating the employees and further increasing the revenues of
the organization as well. The organizations in different fields are therefore related to the
various types of leaderships that are followed by the supervisors, CEOs or the prison officers
as well.

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