The Vroom-Jago leadership model pinpoints five fundamental leadership styles that differ in terms of the levels of empowerment and participation available to the leader’s followers. In increasing levels of empowerment and participation, these styles are:
- Decide style
- Consult individually style
- Consult team style
- Facilitate style
- Delegate style
Decide style where leaders make the decision and either declare it or sell it to the team
Consult individually style where leaders share the problem with underlings individually, then make a decision that may or may not reflect their influence;
Consult team style when the leaders share the problem with subordinates in a team meeting, then make a decision that may or may not reflect their influence;
Facilitate style where leader act as a facilitator at a team meeting to get consensus on a decision, but don’t try to influence the team to adopt “your” solution; and
Delegate style where leaders allow the team to make the decision within prescribed limits.
