How your SAFE Coalition interacts and relates as a team will in many ways be determined by how the leadership motivates the team to action. Low morale and low group cohesiveness, lack of initiative and responsibility, resistance to work, resentment and bitterness toward the leaders and apathy, characterize the autocratic membership style. Initial high productivity is achieved only through constant supervision, which has a negative effect resulting in high membership turnover. Thus, in the long run, it becomes inefficient. The laissez-faire membership style exhibits many of the characteristics of the autocratic style.
Morale is low and there is minimal interest in the task.
There is little cohesiveness and much scapegoating. Whereas productivity is high in the autocratic group, in this group, work tends to be inefficient and poorly done. Members tend to be apathetic and bored. In contrast, enthusiasm, involvement and commitment, both for the work and to the group characterize the democratic membership style. Meaningful productivity will continue even in the absence of the leader.