Autocratic leadership style

THEERTHA P KRISHNA

1. autocraticLEADERSHIP
“ADOLF HITLER”
PREPARED BY
MS.THEERTHA .P.KRISHNA
IIND YEAR MSC NURSING
MIMS CON

2. •“Thosewhowanttolive,let
themfight,andthosewhodo
notwanttofightinthisworld
ofeternalstruggledonot
deservetolive.”

5. Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
Leader I would love to hate

6. Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
•AdolfHitler(1889-1945)wastheSupremeChancellorofNazi
Party(1933-1945)andtheleaderofNationalSocialist
German Worker Party.Hewasalsowell-known for
triggeringTheSecondWorldWarandcreatingfascist
dictatorshipwhichhadcausedabout62milliondeaths(1939-
1945)

7. Who Was Adolf Hitler?
Famous for being fascist Dictator of Germany
Born –20th April 1889, Braunauam Inn, Austria
Parents –AloisHitler, KlaraHitler
Siblings –Edmund, Paula
Married –Eva Braun
Children –None
Died –30th April 1945, Berlin, Germany committed suicide

8. •AdolphHitlerleftschoolattheageofsixteenand
wenttoViennawherehehopedtoenterthe
Academy andbecomeapainter.Hisapplication
toentertheacademywasrejectedwhenhewas
17yearsoldandayearlaterhismotherdied
fromcancer.Hisfatherhaddiedfouryears
earlierandwithnorelativeswillingtosupport
himAdolphHitlerfoundhimselflivingroughon
thestreetsofVienna.Hebecameinterestedin
politicsandwasheavilyinfluencedbythe
climateofanti-SemitismthatexistedinAustria
atthattime.

9. Synopsis of his life..
1914:ServesinWorldWarIasarunnerforthe16th
BavarianReserveRegiment.
1919:AppointedaVerbindungsmann (policespy)of
theReichswehr andmeetsDietrichEckartwho
teacheshimhowtodressandspeakinfluentially
1924:Senttoprisonforafailedcoupd'etat,writes
MeinKampf
1929:MeetshislifelongmistressEvaBraun
1932:GrantedGermanCitizenship

10. 1933:BecomesChancelloroftheNaziParty
1935:ViolatestheTreatyofVersaillesbybuildingamassive
militaryforce
1936:AnAxisisdeclaredbetweenGermany andItaly,
Japan,Hungary,RomaniaandBulgariajoinlater.
1939:OrderstheNaziPartytobegincarryingoutthe"Final
SolutionoftheJewishQuestion"orTheHolocaust
1941:Breaksthenon-aggressionpactwithStalinand
invadestheSovietUnion

11. 1941:Declares war against the United States
1943:Becomes increasingly erratic after being defeated at
the Battle of Stalingrad
1944:Celebrates his 56th birthday in a bunker below the
Reich Chancellery
1945: Commits suicide by shooting himself and biting into a
cyanide capsule

13. Influential
•Hitlerwasinfluentialbecauseheusednationalismasatool
forignitingtheinterestsofpeopletofollowinhiscause.like
Napoleonhewaspowerdriven.Influentialityhastodowith
thebehavioursofpeopleonecanmanipulate eitherby
sanctionorcharismaandHitlerwasamanskilledwiththe
swordaswellaswords.hewasinfluentialbecausehehada
bigvisionandpeopleneedbigvisionstobemotivatedsohe
motivatedpeople.

14. Confident
•Hehadalotofconfidencethinkingthathecould
achievehisgoals.Althoughintheendhisconfidence
wasoverturned,hedidhaveitwhichisagood
characteristicofaleader.

15. Goal Setter
•HesetgoalsforhimselfandtheNazis.
Eventhoughsomeofthesewerevery
farfetched,hedidsetthemandthatis
apositivecharacteristicofaleader.

16. Powerful
•Peoplelistenedtohim.Notmany
peoplewentagainsthimbecause
theywereafraidthatsomething
wouldhappentothemortheir
families.

17. Demanding
•Hewantedwhathewanted
andwasn’tgoingtochange
hisbeliefsforanythingor
anyone.Hethoughtthathe
hadallthepowerinthe
worldandthat’swhathewas
tryingtogain.

18. Leadership lessons from Adolf Hitler

19. Public Speaking
Hitlerwasacaptivatingpublicspeaker.Hewould
enrapturecrowdswithhisvisionandsenseofpurposeofthe
nation.

20. Understanding human nature
•AdolfHitlerunderstoodhumannatureverywell.
Heknewhowtousehumannaturetohispersonal
gainandwiththatknowledge,heralliedthewhole
nationbehindhim.

21. Constant Influence
AdolfHitlersuccessfullyusedpropaganda tobring
thewholenationunderhiswill.Throughtheconstant
useofmediaandcommunications, hemanaged to
causeawholenationtothinkaliketoservehiscause.

23. What was his leadership style?
TRANSACTIONAL
AUTOCRATIC
DEMOCRATICTRANSFORMATIONAL
CHARISMATIC

24. AUTOCRATIC
LEADERSHIP

25. •HitlerleadershipstylescomesunderAutocratic
Style.In thisapproach, the leader focuses
communication ongoalachievements, andspends
smalleramountoftimeusingsupportivebehaviors.In
thisstyle,aleadergivesinstructionsaboutwhatand
howgoalsaretobeachievedbysubordinatesandthen
supervisesthemcarefully.