Leadership Styles: Democratic Leadership and Organizational Behavior

This report explores the application of democratic leadership within an organizational context. The author, adopting a democratic leadership style, emphasizes the importance of involving team members in decision-making, fostering innovation, and valuing employee input. The report highlights the benefits of this approach, including increased employee motivation, improved team performance, and reduced conflict. The author reflects on past challenges, such as underdeveloped teams and a lack of employee skills, and details how the implementation of democratic leadership, including training programs and team-building initiatives, helped overcome these issues. The report concludes by underscoring the significance of leadership in business success and the effectiveness of the democratic approach in achieving organizational goals.

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Organizational behavior and leadership

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Leadership philosophy
All the leaders are required to have the leadership skills by the help of which they can
undertake their responsibilities in an effective manner. In this process of leadership, I am
required to follow a specific style so that all the actions can be taken in the required manner. I am
following the democratic leadership in which all the members involved in the team will be given
the freedom to present their views and ideas (Shekari & Nikooparvar, 2012). I invite the ideas
from the members and then take them into consideration while making any decision which helps
in creating a positive rapport with them. There are various processes which are involved in the
business and in them there is the requirement of the innovation with the change of time and
circumstances.
In such cases, the ideas and views of the employees are of great help and due to this the
process shall initiate this feature and include the same in the business. There are processes by
which the employees are allowed to take part in the decision-making process of the organization
and give the suggestions which according to them will be in the interest of the company (Witzel,
2012). By the help of this I am providing the lower-level employees with the power and
authority which will be making them satisfied and in return they will be working with full
potential. All the suggestions which have been given by the employees are taken into
consideration and proper evaluation of them as per the business requirements is made. They all
are considered and the ones which seem to be in the benefit of the company will be involved in
the business processes. This will make the employees more motivated as they are also involved
in the crucial processes of the company (Burnes & By, 2012). They feel themselves to be the part
of the business and by that overall improvement in the performance is attained.
I follow all the principles which are involved in the leadership profile and by that the
targets which are set will be attained in the most effective manner. Innovations will be involved
in the process and there will be no violation which will be made in following the standards which
are set. I will be hiring the professionals and will develop such strategies which will be providing
them with the required benefits (Zhang et al., 2012). This helps in retaining the efficient
employees and the employee turnover of the business is reduced. I always find the way for the
self-improvement as by that it is possible to improve the overall process involved and the

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advantage of the same will be received in the long run. The guidance will be given to all the
subordinates and by that they will be able to perform all the tasks in the most efficient manner.
The issues which arise will be avoided and the results of the company will be improved. It is the
main principle for the leader to make the decisions in fast and timely manner. I will never be
violating this principle and for this all the processes will be carried in the required manner and
time.
The welfare of the employees and other members will be given the priority and
appropriate steps in this respect will be taken (Webster, 2017). They will be informed about all
the aspects which need to be performed in detail which will help them in managing their tasks in
an effective manner. All the principles help in the growth of the business and if any of them is
violated then it is against the business requirements and ethics. There are negative consequences
of the same which are required to be borne by the business. In order to avoid such circumstances,
I prefer to comply with all of them in the best possible manner.
Every person has some personal beliefs which they carry and they come in the process of
the leadership also as the same is affected by them. The leaders will be behaving in various
manners and that will affect the followers as they will be following their leader. There are
various personal beliefs and by that, the decisions are affected such as religion. If the leader is
religious then the policies and approaches which will be followed will be in lieu with them and
that way the overall process will be impacted (Lawler & Ashman, 2012).
The values which are followed by the leader will be affecting the strategies which are
formulated by them as in that their personal and professional both the aspects are involved. As I
am religious so consider the facts of the same in the strategies which are formulated and they are
required to be complied by all. The mission which is set by me in the personal value will be
impacting upon the mission which will be aimed in the business. I will design all the processes in
a manner that my personal interests together with the professional are attained in the proper
manner. I follow the democratic style as I am in favor of the involvement of all in the processes.
I have the team-building spirit and due to that this approach is followed by which the members
are also motivated and the work is carried by them in team. There are fewer conflicts which have
been faced by me due to this belief and standard which is followed. The members are happy with

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the environment and are willing to work in a manner which will be suitable for all and will
provide the business with the best results. The goals which are set are attained in better manner
with the help of the positive approach that is followed by me (Smith, 2012). The personal belief
helps in making others to also think in a positive manner and by that there is positive energy
which is developed and is in favor of all. There are certain cases in which the leaders act in rude
manner and misuse the power which is provided to them. In such circumstances the personal
beliefs affect the business in an adverse manner.
The democratic leadership style is followed by me and in that there are various
experiences which are involved. Self-awareness is required to be followed and the leader is to
have the knowledge about all the information which is required in the process of leadership. The
purpose of the business is to be maintained and for that this style has been chosen by me
(Hendriks & Karsten, 2014). This is because in this approach the right is given to all the people
and they are allowed to get involved in the businesses. This helps the business in attaining the
targets effectively as all the employees are satisfied and work in the best possible manner.
Application of leadership philosophy
In the leadership processes, there are various issues which are faced and are required to
be resolved in the most effective manner. The main challenge which has been faced by me in the
past was to maintain the proper team by developing the employees. This has been faced in the
past and in that the team was not operating in proper manner (Iqbal et al., 2015). The proper
training was not available for the employees and they were all underdeveloped which led to
issues in following the structure and procedure which is set. They were not able to perform their
tasks in the manner which is best suitable for the organization and the further development of the
business was hampered due to the same.
The employees did not possess the skills which were required to undertake the process
properly and that was an adverse factor for the business as it was affecting in a negative manner
(Randeree & Ghaffar Chaudhry, 2012). This required the decisions to be made in effective
manner so that the complete situation can be improved by eliminating the issues which are
arising in the business. The employees were not satisfied as they were just given the instructions
which were required to be followed by them.

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The issue makes the complete process incapable of achieving the objectives which are set
and by that whole is business has to bear the impact. There are various negative impacts which
are faced by the business due to this (Beerbohm, 2015). The hiring which is made is not in the
proper manner and due to that the employees that have been included in the company are not that
skilled. They do not have the knowledge about all the aspects which needs to be covered in the
business and also don’t have the proper team building spirits.
Due to this, the democratic leadership is adopted and in that various changes have been
made by which the situation can be improved. In this approach all of the employees were having
the power to give suggestions and to participate in the processes which are involved in the
business. There were various programs which have been launched in which the training was
given to all the employees and their knowledge was enhanced. They were provided with the
skills by which they can perform all the tasks in best possible manner. The spirit was developed
in them in respect of the team so that they can carry out the operations with team and the
resources which are available with them can be utilized in most effective manner (Markopoulos
& Vanharanta, 2018). The retention of the employees is made and by that the issue will not be
arising again. There will be no need to hire which brings the employees with no skills and to
whom the training is to be provided again. The old employees are efficient and they will be
making the progress of business better as have all the required knowledge and identify the
manner in which operations shall be undertaken.
The leadership is an important aspect and shall be followed in all the businesses and by
all the leaders. Various approaches are available which needs to be followed and the one which
is followed by me have been identified. It is understood that the democratic leadership is proper
for the company. The issues which are involved are eliminated with the inclusion of this
approach and the business acquires the required results by meeting all the goals and objectives
which are set to be attained.

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