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Q: What's your current boss' management style?

Answered by 1,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Authoritarian" (21%)

Authoritarian
21%
Democratic
20%
Laissez-Faire
20%
Visionary/Transformational
20%
Servant leadership
19%

Gender

Male

Authoritarian
19%
Democratic
20%
Laissez-Faire
20%
Visionary/Transformational
21%
Servant leadership
20%
Answered by 500+ Male employees

Female

Authoritarian
23%
Democratic
21%
Laissez-Faire
19%
Visionary/Transformational
20%
Servant leadership
17%
Answered by 100+ Female employees

Non-Binary

Authoritarian
60%
Democratic
20%
Laissez-Faire
0%
Visionary/Transformational
20%
Servant leadership
0%
Answered by < 100 Non-Binary employees

Ethnicity

31%
Authoritarian

Native American answered Authoritarian the most among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Authoritarian
19%
Democratic
19%
Laissez-Faire
21%
Visionary/Transformational
21%
Servant leadership
20%
Answered by 500+ Caucasian
Authoritarian
17%
Democratic
22%
Laissez-Faire
23%
Visionary/Transformational
16%
Servant leadership
22%
Answered by < 100 Hispanic or Latino
Authoritarian
17%
Democratic
30%
Laissez-Faire
15%
Visionary/Transformational
18%
Servant leadership
20%
Answered by < 100 African American/Black
Authoritarian
22%
Democratic
22%
Laissez-Faire
18%
Visionary/Transformational
23%
Servant leadership
15%
Answered by 100+ Asian or Pacific Islander
Authoritarian
31%
Democratic
15%
Laissez-Faire
15%
Visionary/Transformational
31%
Servant leadership
8%
Answered by < 100 Native American
Authoritarian
30%
Democratic
15%
Laissez-Faire
22%
Visionary/Transformational
19%
Servant leadership
14%
Answered by 100+ Other

Department

53%
Visionary/Transformational

Executive answered Visionary/Transformational the most among all other departments.

Admin answered Servant leadership the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
  • Customer Success
Authoritarian
28%
Democratic
24%
Laissez-Faire
15%
Visionary/Transformational
15%
Servant leadership
18%
Answered by 100+ working in Engineering department
Authoritarian
28%
Democratic
8%
Laissez-Faire
23%
Visionary/Transformational
24%
Servant leadership
17%
Answered by < 100 working in Product department
Authoritarian
15%
Democratic
30%
Laissez-Faire
21%
Visionary/Transformational
25%
Servant leadership
9%
Answered by < 100 working in Design department
Authoritarian
13%
Democratic
21%
Laissez-Faire
21%
Visionary/Transformational
29%
Servant leadership
16%
Answered by < 100 working in Marketing department
Authoritarian
8%
Democratic
11%
Laissez-Faire
17%
Visionary/Transformational
53%
Servant leadership
11%
Answered by < 100 working in Executive department
Authoritarian
23%
Democratic
20%
Laissez-Faire
17%
Visionary/Transformational
17%
Servant leadership
23%
Answered by < 100 working in Operations department
Authoritarian
30%
Democratic
21%
Laissez-Faire
24%
Visionary/Transformational
22%
Servant leadership
3%
Answered by < 100 working in Admin department
Authoritarian
9%
Democratic
32%
Laissez-Faire
18%
Visionary/Transformational
27%
Servant leadership
14%
Answered by < 100 working in Business Development department
Authoritarian
9%
Democratic
21%
Laissez-Faire
33%
Visionary/Transformational
28%
Servant leadership
9%
Answered by < 100 working in Finance department
Authoritarian
33%
Democratic
50%
Laissez-Faire
0%
Visionary/Transformational
0%
Servant leadership
17%
Answered by < 100 working in Communications department
Authoritarian
17%
Democratic
21%
Laissez-Faire
18%
Visionary/Transformational
18%
Servant leadership
26%
Answered by < 100 working in Customer Support department
Authoritarian
11%
Democratic
25%
Laissez-Faire
13%
Visionary/Transformational
26%
Servant leadership
25%
Answered by < 100 working in HR department
Authoritarian
28%
Democratic
13%
Laissez-Faire
30%
Visionary/Transformational
16%
Servant leadership
13%
Answered by < 100 working in IT department
Authoritarian
50%
Democratic
0%
Laissez-Faire
25%
Visionary/Transformational
25%
Servant leadership
0%
Answered by < 100 working in Legal department
Authoritarian
23%
Democratic
17%
Laissez-Faire
20%
Visionary/Transformational
13%
Servant leadership
27%
Answered by 100+ working in Sales department
Authoritarian
20%
Democratic
50%
Laissez-Faire
10%
Visionary/Transformational
0%
Servant leadership
20%
Answered by < 100 working in Customer Success department

Age

50%
Democratic

66+ answered Democratic the most among all other age groups.

18-25 answered Servant leadership the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
Authoritarian
17%
Democratic
23%
Laissez-Faire
32%
Visionary/Transformational
20%
Servant leadership
8%
Answered by < 100 aged 18-25
Authoritarian
19%
Democratic
23%
Laissez-Faire
19%
Visionary/Transformational
20%
Servant leadership
19%
Answered by 100+ aged 26-30
Authoritarian
23%
Democratic
22%
Laissez-Faire
19%
Visionary/Transformational
17%
Servant leadership
19%
Answered by 100+ aged 31-35
Authoritarian
16%
Democratic
21%
Laissez-Faire
20%
Visionary/Transformational
22%
Servant leadership
21%
Answered by 100+ aged 36-40
Authoritarian
15%
Democratic
21%
Laissez-Faire
21%
Visionary/Transformational
26%
Servant leadership
17%
Answered by < 100 aged 41-45
Authoritarian
25%
Democratic
19%
Laissez-Faire
9%
Visionary/Transformational
25%
Servant leadership
22%
Answered by < 100 aged 46-50
Authoritarian
24%
Democratic
17%
Laissez-Faire
21%
Visionary/Transformational
15%
Servant leadership
23%
Answered by < 100 aged 51-55
Authoritarian
21%
Democratic
21%
Laissez-Faire
24%
Visionary/Transformational
17%
Servant leadership
17%
Answered by < 100 aged 56-60
Authoritarian
36%
Democratic
21%
Laissez-Faire
21%
Visionary/Transformational
22%
Servant leadership
0%
Answered by < 100 aged 61-65
Authoritarian
0%
Democratic
50%
Laissez-Faire
0%
Visionary/Transformational
25%
Servant leadership
25%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

31%
Democratic

High school answered Democratic the most among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Authoritarian
23%
Democratic
31%
Laissez-Faire
11%
Visionary/Transformational
9%
Servant leadership
26%
Answered by < 100 with High school education level
Authoritarian
25%
Democratic
15%
Laissez-Faire
16%
Visionary/Transformational
20%
Servant leadership
24%
Answered by 100+ with Some college education level
Authoritarian
16%
Democratic
21%
Laissez-Faire
23%
Visionary/Transformational
28%
Servant leadership
12%
Answered by < 100 with Associate's education level
Authoritarian
18%
Democratic
25%
Laissez-Faire
21%
Visionary/Transformational
22%
Servant leadership
14%
Answered by 100+ with Bachelor's education level
Authoritarian
20%
Democratic
15%
Laissez-Faire
24%
Visionary/Transformational
16%
Servant leadership
25%
Answered by 100+ with Master's education level
Authoritarian
30%
Democratic
19%
Laissez-Faire
10%
Visionary/Transformational
26%
Servant leadership
15%
Answered by < 100 with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

25%
Democratic

Entry Level answered Democratic the most among all other segments.

6 to 10 Years answered Authoritarian the least among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Authoritarian
21%
Democratic
25%
Laissez-Faire
18%
Visionary/Transformational
21%
Servant leadership
15%
Answered by < 100 with Entry Level experience
Authoritarian
17%
Democratic
24%
Laissez-Faire
23%
Visionary/Transformational
23%
Servant leadership
13%
Answered by 100+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
Authoritarian
25%
Democratic
16%
Laissez-Faire
21%
Visionary/Transformational
22%
Servant leadership
16%
Answered by 100+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Authoritarian
12%
Democratic
24%
Laissez-Faire
21%
Visionary/Transformational
19%
Servant leadership
24%
Answered by 100+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Authoritarian
23%
Democratic
19%
Laissez-Faire
18%
Visionary/Transformational
20%
Servant leadership
20%
Answered by 100+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

38%
Servant leadership

Houston answered Servant leadership the most among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
Authoritarian
12%
Democratic
22%
Laissez-Faire
11%
Visionary/Transformational
22%
Servant leadership
33%
Answered by < 100 in Atlanta
Authoritarian
11%
Democratic
16%
Laissez-Faire
29%
Visionary/Transformational
18%
Servant leadership
26%
Answered by < 100 in Boston
Authoritarian
19%
Democratic
28%
Laissez-Faire
19%
Visionary/Transformational
9%
Servant leadership
25%
Answered by < 100 in Chicago
Authoritarian
32%
Democratic
8%
Laissez-Faire
20%
Visionary/Transformational
24%
Servant leadership
16%
Answered by < 100 in Dallas
Authoritarian
24%
Democratic
19%
Laissez-Faire
15%
Visionary/Transformational
19%
Servant leadership
23%
Answered by < 100 in Denver
Authoritarian
6%
Democratic
6%
Laissez-Faire
19%
Visionary/Transformational
31%
Servant leadership
38%
Answered by < 100 in Houston
Authoritarian
21%
Democratic
18%
Laissez-Faire
16%
Visionary/Transformational
23%
Servant leadership
22%
Answered by < 100 in Los Angeles
Authoritarian
20%
Democratic
25%
Laissez-Faire
22%
Visionary/Transformational
22%
Servant leadership
11%
Answered by < 100 in New York
Authoritarian
33%
Democratic
22%
Laissez-Faire
6%
Visionary/Transformational
22%
Servant leadership
17%
Answered by < 100 in Phoenix
Authoritarian
23%
Democratic
14%
Laissez-Faire
22%
Visionary/Transformational
22%
Servant leadership
19%
Answered by 100+ in San Francisco
Authoritarian
9%
Democratic
26%
Laissez-Faire
29%
Visionary/Transformational
18%
Servant leadership
18%
Answered by < 100 in Seattle
Authoritarian
36%
Democratic
16%
Laissez-Faire
12%
Visionary/Transformational
12%
Servant leadership
24%
Answered by < 100 in Washington, DC

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