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Definition
Non-authoritarian leadership style. Laissez faire (French for, allow to pass or let go) leaders try to give least possible guidance to subordinates, and try to achieve control through less obvious means. They believe that people excel when they are left alone to respond to their responsibilities and obligations in their own ways.
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laissez-faire leadership is in the Entrepreneurship, Management, & Leadership subject.
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