Leadership Styles

Leadership Styles in Real Life

🔹 Transformational Leadership – Tech Startup

A small software company embraced transformational leadership. By empowering team members and encouraging innovation, they saw:

• 60% increase in employee engagement

• 40% rise in new product launches in 12 months

🔹 Transactional Leadership – Call Center

A large call center used rewards and punishments to hit short-term performance goals. Results included:

• High productivity spikes

• Increased burnout and 20% higher turnover in 6 months

🔹 Democratic Leadership – Hospital Team

A hospital department adopted collaborative decision-making. Outcomes:

• Stronger teamwork and trust

• Slower decisions in high-pressure scenarios

🔹 Autocratic Leadership – Manufacturing Crisis

During a supply chain breakdown, the CEO took full control with autocratic leadership:

• Fast response and goal achievement

• But: employee stress levels doubled and morale dropped