As I learned about the variety of leadership styles, I was able to take away something positive from each style. My personal preference is the “participative leadership style” and it is the most likely choice I use when in a leadership role. For example, I learned from each style that there will be something of events that would be applicable given the work environment and situation within the company. hand for the appropriate style. Because there are cases where management will need to use a combination of leadership styles to achieve a common goal and goal. Leadership style is the manner and approach of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people. All different styles – authoritarian or autocratic; participatory or democratic; and delegative or free reign has applicability. For example, using an authoritarian style on a new employee who is just learning the job, this style would be appropriate. The leader is competent and a good coach. The employee is motivated to learn a new skill. The situation is a new environment for the employee. Now, an opportunity to use a participatory style would be to work with a team of workers who know their job. The leader knows the problem, but does not have all the information, the employees know their job and want to be part of the team. But, in the case of a worker who knows more about his job than you, he uses a delegative (free reign) style. We can't do everything! The employee must take ownership of his work. Additionally, the situation may require you to be in other places and do other things. However, using the different styles, there are situations where you will use all three: Telling your employees that a procedure...... middle of paper. .....them, and adjust your leadership style accordingly. Leadership must be adaptive. Organizations have changed over the past decades in terms of structuring work methods and processes. Moving away from the traditional hierarchical design, most organizations are developing flatter, leaner structures that support a more autonomous, team-based workforce. The nature of leadership has also changed significantly over time.ReferencesGary A. Yukl, (2002) Leadership In Organizations, Prentice-Hall International Edition, 2nd edition, Peter L. Wright, (1996) Managerial Leadership, Routledge, 1st edition, Bittel LR, The McGraw-Hill 36 –hour Management Course, (McGraw-Hill, 1989), Fred E. Fiedler, (1987), A Theory Of Leadership Effectiveness, McGraw-Hill, 1st edition Blake, RR and Mouton, JS (1978) The New Management Grid, Houston TX