2019 - 09 - 19 - Laissez - Faire And Transactional Leadership

There are a variety of leadership models and two of the important ones to know about early and to know the descriptions of are the laissez-faire model of leadership and the transactional model of leadership. They both have their place but are best left to small scale or short term situations. The laissez-faire model of leadership is quite literally a "hands-off" approach where the person in charge of the situation just does nothing. And while I don't advocate this model of leadership for instructional designers it can be advantageous for "go-getters" to find themselves in since if you are part of a project with a laissez-faire leader it can be an opportunity for you to step up and try your hand at leadership within the vacuum. It is also a style I don't judge. There are often very real reasons why someone in a leadership role takes a step back. The transactional model of leadership is almost a "Behaviorist" style of leadership with a focus on rewards and punishments. And like the behaviorist approach to learning it can work in the short term and it can work on lower-level tasks. But again not something to focus on long term.