Which of the following is a difference between an autocratic leadership and a laissez-faire leadership? An autocratic leadership motivates employees using financial incentives, whereas a laissez-faire leadership motivates employees using effective influence tactics such as emotional appeals. In an autocratic leadership employees have no participation in making decisions, whereas in a laissez-faire leadership employees make most of the decisions. An autocratic leadership often relies on reward power, whereas a laissez-faire leadership relies on coercive power. An autocratic leadership does not closely supervise employees, whereas a laissez-faire closely supervises employees