Participative Leadership (Democratic)

Lewin's study found that participative leadership, also known as democratic leadership, is generally the most effective leadership style. Democratic leaders offer guidance to group members, but they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members. In Lewin's study, children in this group were less productive than the members of the authoritarian group, but their contributions were of a much higher quality. Participative leaders encourage group members to participate, but retain the final say over the decisionmaking process. Group members feel engaged in the process and are more motivated and creative.

What would be good explanations to each of these questions?

• Summarize your results and your thoughts on what it says about your leadership style.
• Which traits do you feel will help you in a leadership role?
• Which traits will hinder you in a leadership role?
• Share a potential challenge and how your leadership style would be used to solve the issue.
• Share a challenge or advantage of your leadership style while working in groups.

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