Collaborative Leadership Compared to Directive Leadership Management

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Collaborative Leadership Compared to Directive Leadership
In the everyday workplace, managers adopt some leadership styles that best suit their needs. Collaborative and directive leadership are some of the standard methods they choose. Collaborative leadership concentrates on authentic control and avoids passive-aggressiveness. In other words, it includes employees in the decision-making process. The leaders are always looking into ways of involving workers by seeking their suggestions and allowing them to be creative at work (Scully and Bates 29). Managers who endorse the style believe the company resources belong to everyone and that the employees are a vital resource. Not only do they ensure accountability and promote an environment for collective decision-making, but such leaders also reward employees to motivate them. They always have open communication lines for employees to make suggestions, opinions, and provide feedback (Fiaz, Su and Saqib 152). Perhaps the leaders know that some employees may oppose or resent change. Therefore, they explain essential changes to the employees and allow them time to adjust, reassuring them of how the changes will benefit everyone.
Contrary to collaborative leadership, a directive leadership style entails the leader deciding what their subordinates do. They initiate ideas, tasks and projects and specify standards, parameters, and deadlines. Unlike in collaborative leadership, they apply stringent rules and anticipate that the employees will stick to the boundaries. In other words, workers are reduced to following orders. Such leaders espouse hierarchy and experience at the expense of creativity and the changing business environment (Samuels and Sommers 53). They believe in seniority, where the more experienced and long-serving leaders direct employees. They opine that the style saves time and eliminates resistance from employees. The manager believes he or she already knows what is suitable for the company and assigns tasks based on strengths and qualifications of the workers.
Jesper Brodin is an example of a leader who adopts collaborative leadership. He was...