Research shows that the least effective leader is the one who allows subordinates to work things out largely on their own with almost no direction from above.This is known as ____ leadership.

A) laissez-faire
B) authoritarian
C) democratic
D) legal
E) bureaucratic

Laissez-faire Leadership

A leadership style characterized by minimal intervention in the affairs of others, allowing people to act according to their own preferences.

Subordinates

Individuals or groups who are lower in rank, position, or authority within a hierarchy.

Direction

Can refer to guidance or supervision towards achieving a goal or to the specific path that something or someone moves or is aimed toward.