@tiaratenn “Being a autocratic leader has always been quality of a strong.. effective leader or mentor.”
I strongly disagree. Autocratic leaders demand obedience. How’s that worked out when dealing with an adult population, let alone, a handful of teenage boys?
Leadership isn’t about demands or ultimatums, it’s exactly the opposite. You lead by example, you ask questions and then decide what, if any, kind of discipline is appropriate.
You teach skills to create a self-sufficient employee, you teach initiative, ownership, communication. You also accept the responsibility when they screw up because you didn’t teach them well enough or you didn’t explain your expectations clearly enough.
To be a good team leader you need to develope a report with your team, you can’t do that if they are afraid of you. Yes, there must be consequences when the line is stepped over, that said the line shouldn’t be so short that your people are choked by it if they look at it wrong.