This Leader does not put his or her ideas before the Team.
The Team contribute on the same level as the leader and all ideas are valued.
Have you ever been in a brainstorming meeting where after a couple of hours excited, passionate creativity the Leader summarises, and their preferred idea is chosen?
Being a democratic Leader means having to choose an idea that you “know” is not as good as your own.
But success is created from good ideas passionately implemented.
The Leader has to be careful not to use this on a decision that could go dreadfully wrong and bust the business!
A delicate balancing act. It’s all a matter of Trust.