Evaluate leadership styles.

Evaluation should consider the positive and negative effects on business and on the employer-employee relationship of leadership styles such as

• autocratic—characterized by giving clear and precise directions as to what is to be done; employees do not make decisions
• democratic—characterized by encouraging workers to share their ideas and allowing them to make some of the decisions
• laissez faire—characterized by giving little or no direction to the employees
• situational—characterized by selecting a style that fits the circumstances of the moment
• servant leadership—characterized by empowering and developing people first, showing humility, and working for the good of the whole
• parental—characterized by a dominant leader behaving in a paternal or maternal manner toward workers who are treated as members of a family.

Evaluation should reflect the most appropriate management style for

• resolving conflicts between co-workers, with other managers, with customers, and with vendors
• making decisions
• setting goals
• creating a healthy work environment.