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What is Laissez-faire leadership?

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Question added by Mukesh Varadhan , Administration Manager , M/s. Triton Health Care
Date Posted: 2014/12/21
Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

A laissez-faire leader takes a hands-off approach to leadership, allowing subordinates to make decisions. The mantra of a laissez- faire leader is “Hire good people and get out of their way.” The laissez-faire leader defers to the person he has selected for a given position to provide the leadership in that area.

Ghanendra Mishra
by Ghanendra Mishra , Social Worker , International Organization for Migration

A non-authoritarian leadership style, Laissez faire leaders try to give the least possible guidance to subordinates, and try to achieve control through less obvious means. They believe that people excel when they are left alone to respond to their responsibilities and obligations in their own ways.

 

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

More freedom and less control in a quality work environment. Individual decisions are confirmed by the management later on which facilitate quick implementation of innovative ideas in the field the followers are working.  The culture, quality, educational status, social system in which they are working all are important for a laisssez-faire leadership style implementation. 

Mohd Mustaqeem
by Mohd Mustaqeem , Executive Secretary , SAUDI PAN KINGDOM CO

Allows employee to have absolute freedom to make decisions concerning the completion of their work or ask questions of the leader

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Laissez-faire leadership, also known as delegative leadership, is a type of leadership style in which leaders are hands-off and allow group members to make the decisions. Researchers have found that this is generally the leadership style that leads to the lowest productivity among group members.

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

I absolutely agree with Mr. Krishna and Mr. Patel on more freedom and less dictation.

Doha Shawki
by Doha Shawki , Independent Organizational Development & Human Resource Consultant , Datum International Data Systems

It means more freedom and less control. Employees are given the space to decide how to get their work done and only coached and given advice when needed.

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