Advantages Of Democratic Leadership

In today's world, leadership is a highly sought after and an invaluable commodity that leads to increased productivity in the context of any organization. Leadership is not a new phenomenon; throughout the course of human civilization, the leadership skills among humans have nourished. Today, leadership is considered highly crucial for achieving invaluable and incredible feats and goals.
Thus, this chapter discusses leadership in general term and focuses on three aspects of leadership. First, it defines leadership from the perspective of different scholars. Secondly, it talks about the characteristics of great leaders. Thirdly, it narrates importance of leadership in a general context. And finally, a summary of the chapter will conclude chapter

They are sincere and base their decisions on their morals and values. Followers tend to feel inspired to take action and contribute to the group. Good leaders also tend to seek out diverse opinions and do not try to silence dissenting voices or those that offer a less popular point of view (Cherry, n.d.).
3.1.3.3 Advantages of Democratic Leadership
Being a democratic leader is all about creating buy-in and boosting morale through interactions. Instead of making decisions on your own, you gather people to help make the appropriate decision (Ryan, n.d.).
On the other hand, Rasel (2013) associates the following advantages with the democratic leadership style:
1. Participation to decision making: The democratic leader encourages participation of the group members in the decision making process. Hence, all group members are motivated and interested towards contributing to the overall achievement of the established goals.
2. Increase production: Group members are well aware of what is happening in the organization and the proceedings of activities; hence, their interest level to contribute to overall achievements of the specific goals ameliorates. This in response increases the group members' productivity

Head of institutions today are expected to be visionaries (instilling a sense of purpose in their staff) and competent managers (maintaining the physical plant, submitting budgets on time), as well as instructional leaders (coaching teachers in the nuances of classroom practice). In addition, the heads of institutions have become the point person for accountability requirements imposed by the government, and he or she must respond to multiple stakeholders (parents, staff members, the district central office, and the larger community). Under such pressure from a range of sources, many administrators simply cannot devote enough time and energy to institutional