Lesson 1 Criteria for Success

10. Laissez-Faire Leadership

Laissez-faire leadership takes a hands-off approach to leadership and gives others the freedom to make decisions. While leaders still provide their teams with the resources and tools they need to succeed, they remain largely uninvolved in the day-to-day work. This is a leadership style you’ll commonly find in creative settings, such as advertising agencies or startups, due to its encouragement of independent thinking. 

Pros

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  Empowers individuals to practice their leadership skills
  
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  Can lead to increased creativity and innovation
  
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  Less fear of failure 
  
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  Encourages trust between team members and leader
  
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  Instill a sense of independence
  

Cons

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  Can result in low productivity 
  
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  Conflict amongst team members is common 
  
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  May lead to confusion about roles and responsibilities
  
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  Won’t be effective with an unskilled or unmotivated team 
  

Lesson 11
How important is ethics in public speaking?
You can see that ethics is a very important part of the communication process. Likewise, it is an important part of the public speaking process. Unethical communication can lead to poor decision-making or a lack of respect for self and others, and threaten the well-being of individuals and society.


What are the 5 ethical practices of public speaking?
Being an ethical speaker is easy when you follow the five principles: trustworthiness, integrity, respect for others, dignity in conduct, and truthfulness in the message. It's also important to ensure you cite sources if you take information from a website, book, film, or any other form of media.


As public speakers, one of the first ethical areas we should be concerned with is information honesty. While there are cases where speakers have blatantly lied to an audience, it is more common for speakers to prove a point by exaggerating, omitting facts that weigh against their message, or distorting information. We believe that speakers build a relationship with their audiences, and that lying, exaggerating, or distorting information violates this relationship. Ultimately, a speaker will be more persuasive by using reason and logical arguments supported by facts rather than relying on emotional appeals designed to manipulate the audience.