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Please reply to posts number #1 and #2, describing similarities and differences in your experiences. Your responses must be at least two paragraphs in length and offer your opinions about other students' ideas. Discuss what you agree with and why, what you disagree with and why and any other related topics.

Post#1

1. I consider my leadership style is democratic, which is a leadership style in which team members are more involved in the decision-making process. My team and I are running a small online business. I don't think I can see the whole picture of my business, so I always try to create conditions for all individuals to share ideas freely. Despite the focus on group equality and the free flow of ideas, my role remains primarily responsible for providing guidance and final decisions. Team members also feel more involved and engaged in everyday work - for this reason, they are more interested in the common good and more willing to contribute. 

2. According to the University of Michigan, three critical characteristics of influential leaders are task-oriented behavior and relationship-oriented behavior and participate leadership, while Ohio State University shows people-oriented (consideration) and task-oriented (initiating structure). A task-oriented approach is one in which a person concentrates on the tasks that must be completed to reach particular goals or criteria. Relationship-oriented is when the team leaders focus on team members' motivation and general well-being.

3. This is a challenging but common situation. I think I will try to slow my subordinate down. It would be better for our team to determine the point that the subordinate said is actual before talking to the manager. I would show my team I would be with them if I needed to. If they are correct, I would have a private conversation with the manager instead of pointing it out in front of everybody. I think it would be appropriate because everybody has mistakes; the goal is to make it better, not beat somebody.

Post#2

My style of leadership is hands on leadership. I get in the job show how it is done and let them once they are ready. I have worked with welders and once they have made their mistake they don't in a real situation.

All of the behaviors show different ways one is met. As well, how some are different then others.

If someone was to be questioning my leadership because of a mistake I would ask them if they had any ideas. If they did I would let them run the idea. If it went well we would go further if not they would learn from it.