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What is meant by Laissez faire or Free-rein style of leadership?
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Under this style the leader plays a rather passive role in social participation and leaves complete freedom for group and individual decision. Such a leader does not direct. He makes hardly any contribution to overall effort. Group members perform everything and the leader usually maintains contacts with outside persons to bring the information and materials, which the group needs The leader acts as a coordinator of information believing that each person does his best when left free to work and think in his own way.
This style is suitable to situations where the manager (Leader) can leave a choice lo the group i.e., the subordinates are highly competent and duly-conscious and motivated to such an extent that they can do without a leader (manager) such instances exist very rarely and therefore its use is highly restricted. Such a leadership style may result total disorganisation, confusion and chaos because in the absence of a centralised authority. Subordinates are likely to put in different directions.
Leadership is situational because the best style of leadership depends upon the situation depending on following factors:
(а) Personality traits of the individuals in group (b) task characteristics
© Task roles. (d) Group characteristics.
