Question

Can you think of any instances in which non-shared, traditional approaches to leadership would be preferable to a shared leadership approach? What are they, and how are they preferable? What sort of situational or individual factors lead to the traditional approach being more effective in these instances?

Answer 1

A leader is a person who influence his followers to work together to attain a particular goal. It is important that how the followers of a leader are looking him. They are two types : Non-shared and shared leadership

NON- SHARED/ TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP

Non-Shared leadership or traditional leadership approach is a autocratic approach where the leader hold the authority and insist his followers to do the same as he decided. In this approach he is the only person who decide and formulate things that has to be performed and the others follows him.

SHARED LEADERSHIP

In contrast, shared leadership is a modern approach that the leader shares his authorities, powers and responsibilities to his followers. Here the leader is giving an opportunity to his followers to work independently, such that people in an organization will be able to lead each other. This will increase the confidence level of the followers and will ready to workhard.

I will show you how the factors will differentiate the 2 approaches using a table:

BASIS	NON-SHARED LEADERSHIP (TRADITIONAL APPROACH )	SHARED LEADERSHIP (MODERN APPROACH )
POWERS	Believes that powers are vested in one single person.	Believes that powers will improve in team basis.
INFORMATION	Managerial Information will be kept untold	All information will be shared
IDEAS	Ideas will be given from the hierarchy basis,only occasionally seek suggestions from the employees /followers	Seek ideas and suggestions from the team
RESOURCE ALLOCATION	Allocation in accordance with the managerial/hierarchical basis	Make the team for allocation resources based on trust
RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES	Rules and responsibilities are predetermined and the team will follow it	As the term work in a satisfied basis with hard work, rules and responsibilities will be fluctuates with good based
PERFORMANCE AND FEEDBACKS	It practically done at a annual basis as all managerial functions takes place	As there is a steady communication between all a separate need for feedback and reviews are generally not needed

These are the common difference between the two approaches. The 2 approaches has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Even though shared approach may not be suitable for every type of business /organisation. Traditional approach where followers from the very beginning of the industrial revolutions. In companies like manufacturing there will suite traditional approach. As the executive will be more aware of the market conditions and rules so that they can decide what is needed in the company that may not be important for the low level employees. Such situations, the organizational set rules will be suitable for the smooth and efficient working of the organisation.