Self Reflection and Laissez-Faire Leadership: Action Plan for Improvement

Self reflection and laissez-faire
leadership

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Laissez-faire leadership style:......................................................................................................3
Strength and weakness:................................................................................................................4
Action plan:..................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Leadership capabilities are one of the most important one where individual try to manage
themselves and their team, laissez-faire leadership is effective leadership style that allow leaders
to effectively manage their subordinate by allowing them to make decision and influence
decision of leaders in the process (Northouse, 2021). Leadership capabilities are important in
academic session where learner learn about different style of leadership allowing them to
become effective leader in the future. This report will discuss laissez-faire leadership style and
its importance in academic process. At last strength and weakness is been identified with action
plan to improve these area of development.
MAIN BODY
Laissez-faire leadership style:
Laissez-faire leadership is one of the most common but most important type of leadership
that every manager or head of the organization need to adopt. This allows leaders to work
effectively with their follower, Laissez-faire leaders allow their follower to make decision and
provide suggestion as well. This is commonly used in the business process, leaders remain
leading personality of team and manage team with their ability. Leaders who allow their follow
to make decision are role model, some leader with autocratic leadership style avoid characteristic
of laissez-faire leadership (Silva, 2016). I carry capabilities of laissez-faire leaders that allow me
to explore effective management of my team member and subordinate. As laissez-faire leaders
allow their employee to make decision, I provide resource to my team that complete their task in
effective manner. Leaders with ability to relay upon their employee are considered as best leader
that have capabilities to even manage risk arrive due to allowing follower to make decision.
There are certain characteristics of laissez-faire leadership, these are:
Involvement of employee: Laissez-faire leaders allow their employee to provide suggestion and
idea, these leaders allow involvement of employee in every activity performed by leaders. Every
business organization have laissez-faire leadership process, but they do not use it because there
are certain drawback as well because allowing employee to make decision will impact
effectiveness of decision and may even lead to failure (Tosunoglu and Ekmekci, 2016).
However, sometimes suggestion and viewpoint of employee allow leader to make strategic
decision that provide competitive advantage to company and boost motivation of employee as
well.