Effective School Management

Autocratic decision-taking
This style is acceptable for routine matters which do not deeply concern
people one way or the other. It will also be accepted more easily where the
decision-takers have a considerable track record of success, where they are
acknowledged to be the expert or where they have ‘charisma’. Though
people may grumble, they may also grudgingly accept that the decisions
taken at a much higher level must sometimes be handed down without
opportunity for consultation.
In such situations (e.g. when the head or the LEA has issued an edict)
commitment may be built by creating an opportunity for frank questions to
be put and honestly answered, and by ‘consulting’ on how the edict will be
implemented.

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EFFECTIVE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT