Leader Decision Making Styles ch 14*

first part of time driven model of leadership

decision significance- is the decision significant to the success of the project or the organization?

sixth part of time driven model of leadership

employee expertise- do the employees have significant knowledge or expertise regarding the problem?

second part of time driven model of leadership

importance of commitment- is it important that the employees "buy in" to the decision

allowing employees to participate in decision making

increases job satisfaction helps develop employees own decision making skills

third part of time driven model of leadership

leader expertise- does the leader have significant knowledge or expertise regarding the problem?

fourth part of time driven model of leadership

likelihood of commitment - how likely is it that employees will trust the leader's decision and commit to it?

fifth part of time driven model of leadership

shared objectives- do employees share and support the same objectives, or do they have an agenda of their own?

downside to allowing employees to participate in decision making

takes up time! time spent in meetings negatively impacts job satisfaction

seventh part of time driven model of leadership

teamwork skills-do the employees have the ability to work together to solve the problem, or will they struggle with conflicts or inefficiencies?

delegative style

the leader gives an individual employee of group of employees the responsibility for making the decision within some set of specified boundary conditions should be reserved for circumstances in which employees have strong teamwork skills and are not likely to commit blindly to whatever decision the leader provides

autocratic style

the leader makes the decision alone without asking for the opinions of suggestions of the employees in the work unit decisions are made quickly but employees have no say reserved for decisions that are insignificant or for which employee commitment is unimportant *only exception is when the leader's expertise is high and the leader is trusted

facilitative style

the leader presents the problem to a group of employees and seeks consensus on a solution, making sure that his or her own opinion receives no more weight than anyone else's equal amount of say consideration of all 7 factors

consultative style

the leader presents the problem to individual employees or a group of employees, asking for their opinions and suggestions before ultimately making the decision him or herself see what employees care employees have some "say" consideration of all 7 factors

There are many factors to consider when leaders choose a decision making style, the most obvious consideration is

the quality of the resulting decision

How can leaders effectively manage their choice of decision making styles?

time driven model of leadership suggests that the focus should shift away from autocratic, consultative, facilitative, and delegative leaders to autocratic, consultative, facilitative, and delegative situations.