It is one where the leader assumes the responsibility of guiding and ensuring the welfare of his subordinates, this in order to obtain better results in terms of work, for this to happen the leader usually encourages workers by offering rewards in case of a job well done, that is why it is called paternalistic leadership, because like a father at home, he assumes that role in the company.
This type of leadership as in autocratic, it is believed that subordinates are not in the capacity to make decisions and that they should only obey orders, in addition to that the leader is the one who is always right and at the time of making a decision The opinion of the workers is not taken into account, however it differs from the autocratic, because in this case the leader cares about the well - being of his employees.
The paternalistic leader is characterized by not promoting teamwork, responsibilities are not delegated since he believes that the people under his charge are not qualified to fulfill said responsibility, since his knowledge is limited, he considers that he is solely responsible for the goals achieved, that it is he who took the initiative to reach said goal, believes that the most important thing is money to motivate the worker, he considers his subordinates as his children, since he is always aware that they feel at taste with what they are doing, only he is right for that reason only he makes the decisions, it can be a person friendly and helpful, coming to reward for a job well done and punish if the case warrants it.
The advantages that applying paternalistic leadership can offer is that motivation is promoted through rewards and prizes offered for a good job, workers feel protected since they have the support of their leader, in addition to this they only have to worry about their job as the other responsibilities fall on the boss.
Among the disadvantages that this can present, it can be mentioned that when the leader is not present, his employees will not know what to do, since he is the only one who gives the orders, the workers may feel unmotivated since they are not taken into account when making decisions, when solving a problem no matter how small it is only the leader who is able to solve it, which creates great dependence on the leader.
