Which leadership style solicits ideas and solutions from employees before making important decisions?

• A. Facilitative Leadership Style
• B. Consultative Leadership Style
• C. Delegative Style
• D. Laissez-Faire Approach

Answer: (B)

Asking for input from team members before making important decisions describes consultative leadership. In this style, the leader invites ideas and solutions from employees, carefully considers their input, and then makes the final decision. This approach helps improve the quality of decisions and increases buy-in from the team because people feel heard. In contrast, a facilitative leader focuses on guiding a group to reach a shared decision, a delegative leader passes decision-making authority to others with less direct input from the leader, and a laissez-faire leader takes a largely hands-off approach with minimal direction.