The Kurt Lewin Leadership styles originate from the 1930s and consist of democratic leadership, where the leader and the group decide together, autocratic leadership, where the leader makes all decisions, and laissez-faire leadership, where the group makes decisions without the leader. Which of Lewin’s three leadership styles is the most effective?
Lewin’s third leadership style has been named as Laissez-Faire, which is about group/team members taking their own decisions and taking responsibility for the outcome of it, while leader’s involvement is minimized.
They identified three leadership styles: autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire. There are numerous leadership styles beyond those that Lewin identified. Among them are strategic, coach-style, bureaucratic, transformational, and transactional leadership. Each leadership style has its own advantages and disadvantages.
