Her goal is to foster the collaborative process, and to empower the group - whether the staff and others involved in an organization, or the individuals and organizations participating in a community initiative - to control the vision and the workings of the organization. It's not impossible to employ, but it takes real commitment to the ideal of consensus, and enormous patience. His personal magnetism was such that his soldiers - who knew him well, and fought beside him - thought him immortal, and followed him for years through battle after battle, and through one unknown country after another. For example, if you were fighting in the war and you were told to ‘get down’ then you would have to get down, otherwise you may get shot. That would have meant his "running" the school as his predecessor had, and introducing reforms slowly over a long period. Franklin Roosevelt comforted a nation paralyzed by economic depression by explaining that "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." How did they handle different kinds of situations? Good leaders usually have a style that they consciously use most of the time, but they're not rigid. The intersection of the transformational and the autocratic is not impossible, but it usually has, at best, mixed results.Fidel Castro initiated and has maintained desperately-needed land, education, health, and other reforms in Cuba, for which he is still revered by much of the island's population. This style differs from the other styles. Some groups may have an impassioned vision, but don't have the practical skills - financial management, scheduling, etc. In this style of leadership it’s all about getting the job done. You can try to change their expectations and perceptions of how an organization should be run - that's part of leadership - but you have to start by meeting them at least halfway, or you'll never get close enough to talk about it.If you're trying to turn a system that's been autocratic into a collaborative one, you have to accept that most people in the system not only won't welcome the change, and that some won't even understand what you're suggesting. What can you incorporate into your own style?Find a mentor. In addition, the characteristics of the leadership are almost always reflected in the relationships within and among the staff, participants, Board, and others related to the organization, as well as in its policies, procedures, and program. If there's a leader whom you particularly admire, and that person is accessible (Nelson Mandela might have trouble fitting you in), talk with her about leadership issues - about how she perceives what she's doing, how she'd handle particular situations and why, etc. The members of the group are given a very little direction but a lot of freedom and power. To start of with there are a couple of advantages, for example, they have beliefs in others and themselves, they spend time coaching and supporting their team, people will follow their leader because of their energy, passion, commitment and enthusiasm for the team and finally, they care about their team a lot and work hard to motivate them, if they do this then this reduces stress levels and increases the well-being of the team. An autocratic leader in a democratic organization can create chaos. You need patience, and the willingness to act occasionally in ways you'd rather not.In the second story at the beginning of this section, the school principal was on the side of the angels: he was trying to be a collaborative, transformational leader who would inspire and support teachers to become the best educators they could, and who would make the school into a model of excellence, learning for all, and collegiality.