Leadership style is an approach that a leader uses to influence others in order to achieve the leadership goals. The leadership style enables the leader to provide direction, motivate followers and implement plans. Leadership styles can be categorized into authoritarian, participative and delegative leadership styles (Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy, 2012). Authoritarian leadership style is also known as autocratic, where the leader has power and authority to make decisions without consulting the followers. With this leadership style, the leader controls and closely monitors the efforts of the team. Although, this leadership style is closely associated with past empires and occasionally has some negative connotations, it is in use today as it was several centuries ago. This leadership style is appropriate in situations where control is necessary. If the team is operating under dangerous conditions, strict rules will help people stay away from danger and minimize loses. When a member of staff is inexperienced or not familiar with the work, then close supervision is necessary, especially if they are working on dangerous machinery (Kurfi, 2009). This leadership style is used in rigid organizations, though it may lead to strained morale among workers. They are often appropriate in the military, where discipline is required and manufacturing or construction, where precision is the norm. Authoritarian leadership presents challenges when balancing between using authority and boosting the morale of the members, because too much control creates despondency. However, authoritarian leader can be effective if he adopts strategies such as respecting the subordinates, explaining the rules and remaining consistent at all times because inconsistency brings confusion and misunderstanding. All members in the team have to understand the requirements upfront in order to minimize surprises, and communication has to be clear to all. The leader needs to be attentive and listen to suggestions of the team (Heller, 2003). In a Participative leadership style, the leader is open and friendly to the team, and ideas flow freely within the group. All members in the group are given equal chances in the discussion to give their opinions and suggestions. This leadership style is appropriate if the organization is facing a changing environment (Kurfi, 2009). All suggestions from members will be used to assist the group stay focused during the period of change. This leadership style requires the leader to initiate conversation and encourage members to give suggestions that will aid in making the decision. The leader has to communicate the final decision to members to ensure support of the chosen plan. In a changing environment, then participative leadership offers the best option of doing making decisions. On the other hand, decision making would be exceedingly slow because many people are involved in the process. Participative leadership style offers a superior decision making because it utilizes the experience, talents and skills of the team members. This leadership style would be suitable in creative groups such as those in advertising, design, education, consulting and service industry (Hodgkinso