Bureaucratic Leadership

Bureaucratic leaders follow the rules. Unlike autocratic leadership, they might listen and consider the input of employees, but they might reject input that doesn’t align with company policy or past practices.

Some key features of bureaucratic leadership include:

• Centralized decision-making.

• Strict adherence to rules and procedures.

• Clear chain of command.

• Limited autonomy.

Why This Leadership Style Works

This style works best for larger, older, or traditional companies that are successful in their current processes.

This leadership style works for these businesses because they want to maintain existing business models and processes because their current strategies are successful, and trying something new that doesn't work could waste time and resources.

This leadership style can be challenging for some, but it has many benefits. It lowers the risk of favouritism and replaces it with central duties, job security, and predictability.

This clear and efficient leadership style can lead to high levels of creativity for some employees.

Potential Challenges

Employees might not feel as controlled as autocratic leadership, but there can be a lack of freedom in how much people can do in their roles.

This approach can shut down innovation and is not the right fit for companies chasing ambitious goals and quick growth.