What Is Laissez-Faire Style of Leadership (LFSL)

What Is Laissez-Faire Style of Leadership (LFSL) | Characteristics And Advantages & Disadvantages
Here, we study about Laissez-Faire Style of Leadership (LFSL), its characteristics and its advantages and disadvantages in Management. At the end, you will be tested with a mcq.

What Is Laissez-Faire Style of Leadership (LFSL)?

Under Laissez-Faire Style of Leadership , the leader lets the group members to make the decision in whatever way they see suitable for achieving the organizational objectives & goals efficiently and effectively. For example, if the sales manager allows his team members to make such decisions which they think suitable to increase sales of the products, as on field members may know better what is the current situation of the market, then such manager follows laissez-faire style of leadership.

Characteristics of Laissez-Faire Style of Leadership

(i) Freedom Of Making Decisions

The leader freely allows the members to make decisions in whatever direction, based on their experiences, knowledge, skills, etc., they feel and thing valuable and suitable for achieving common goals.

(ii) No Or Little Interference From Leadership

The leader has minimal role in decision-making process as he has little to no control in the decision-making process. So, the members are allowed to make their own decisions beneficial for the organization. The manager can choose group members or assign tasks but how to perform and complete tasks are decided by group members they think the best for achieving organizational goals.

Advantages of LFSL

(a) Better Performance

As the members are free to make decisions so they contribute more to achieve the set targets. They have authority from top management to take decisions for the best of the organization and to achieve the main goal of the organization. For example, if the leader freely allows his group members to decide about increasing sales in the south region, then the group members make such decision as they think suitable for increasing sales in the south region.

(b) Effective Decisions

When the leader thinks that he has not enough time to deal with specific business matters, then he allowed group members to make the best and effective decisions about such business matters. For example, in the south region, the active group member better know how to increase sales. What steps should be taken to achieve targets.

(c) Highly Professional & Qualified Members

When the members are highly professional & qualified and well experienced, then they perform work tasks efficiently and effectively to achieve organizational goals & objectives.

Trained employees help the organization in improving working performance which, ultimately, improves productivity & profitability of the business leading it towards the achievement of set targets & goals efficiently and effectively. For example, trained employees in call center perform routine job tasks efficiently and effectively in order to make sales as compare to newly hired employees who lack experiences in handling job tasks e.g., phone calls made to clients, what kind of products to sale, etc.

Disadvantages of LFSL

(a) New & Unskilled Members

If the members are untrained or lack of knowledge & experiences, then they may take wrong decisions which badly affects the working performance of the organization.

(b) Lack of Motivation

As old & experienced employees, especially, new members need direction and motivation from leader, so they may not perform well and utilize their time and put their efforts in the wrong direction which resulted in the failure of achieving goals at the end. Members, especially, new members always need guidance and motivation from leader to understand and perform the work tasks effectively.

Conclusion


So, Laissez-Faire Style of Leadership works well when the group members are highly trained and professional and where creative and quick decisions are required to address the situation.

Test Your Knowledge

A Leader Who Lets The Group Make Decisions And Complete The Work In Whatever Way It Sees Fit Is A ____ Leader. A. democratic B. supportive C. transactional D. laissez-faireA Leader Who Lets The Group Make Decisions And Complete The Work In Whatever Way It Sees Fit Is A ____ Leader

The correct option of this multiple choice question is D.


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