Participative Leadership Style

Participative Leadership Style

In providing leadership guidance to employees with the purpose to motive and influence employees, I would use the Participative Leadership Style. The Participative Leadership style addresses the improvements for increasing the productivity of employees as well as providing satisfactory to the employees. A leader can certainly appreciate the Participative Leadership Style because it is orientated to empower the employees by encouraging participation in the decisions process that directly affects the employees. As a manger if I utilize this style I will have the benefits of building trust with the employees, being able to have open communication with the employees and promoting job satisfaction among the employees. This style will also cause me to do less micro- managing while allowing me to focus on other task. I would also like the challenge of knowing that the Participative Leadership style shows my supervisors and stakeholders that I as a leader are trusted to run the organization without having to consult with higher authority when in my decision making.

If most managers practice using a Participative style they will find that a smoother transitions for making changes in the organization because the employees will prove to be more receptive to changes, knowing that they shared in the decision- making process. The employees will also respect each other contributions forcing them to adjust to the implementation of the new changes being proactive instead of reactive. This style allows the employees to feel empowered in the company by providing teamwork with management. This Participative style of leadership also builds employees self-estee...

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... by implementing rewards system , providing survey and responses, creating committees to represent the employees involvement. These techniques will send the message to employers that their employees are valuable and are an asset to the organization. In return the employees will then began to feel like they are also a part of the organization team with a common goal which is to achieve the goal and the mission that the organization as assigned them to do.

Works Cited

Kristi M. Branch (2002), Participative Management and Employee and Stakeholder Involvement

www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/doe/benchmark/ch10.pd

Kinicki, A., & Kreitner, R. (2009). Organizational behavior: Key concepts, skills & best practices (customized 4th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin. ISBN: 9780073381411.