Leadership Styles

While browsing the Internet I came across an article that talked about Four styles of leadership.
It talked about the four styles of leadership as being Autocratic, Bureaucratic, Laissez-faire, Democratic.

While reading about the different types of leadership it seems that Democratic Leadership is the best style of leadership, "The democratic leadership style is also called the participative style as it encourages employees to be a part of the decision making." I would think that this would appeal the most to employees, feeling as if they could make a difference in the company, that what they did mattered. Every employee wants to feel that they have a voice, unfortunately I don't think this always happens.

The type of leadership that is most similar to my current situation is Autocratic Leadership Style "This is often considered the classical approach. It is one in which the manager

retains as much power and decision-making authority as possible. The manager does not consult employees

, nor are they allowed to give any input. Employees are expected to obey orders without receiving any explanations." I feel that this leadership style does NOT lead to a good work environment. From personal experience, working in this type of environment makes it very hard to find motivation and to do the best you can at work. You feel that you have no say, and that nothing you do matters, so you lose the drive to work as hard as you can.

Bureaucratic leadership is defined as "where the manager manages “by the book¨ Everything must be done according to procedure or policy.

Laissez-faire leadership style is known as "the “hands-off¨ style. It is one in which the manager provides little or no direction and gives employees as much freedom as possible."

What type of leadership best reflects your job? Do you think it's a good type of leadership?