Apparently, this style is normally used when leaders tell their employees or followers what the leaders want to be done and how they want it to be accomplished, without getting any advices or comments from their followers which sometimes could probably be helpful. These leaders usually say, “I want you all to. . . “
Some of the appropriate conditions when leaders use this style are when they have already gained all related and necessary information to solve the problem, you are in short on time, and your followers or workers are well motivated.
However, there are some people that tend to think of this style as a vehicle for yelling, shouting, direct instructing, for using demeaning language, and for leading by threats and abusing their power. These people consider that this is not the authoritarian style; rather it is an abusive, unprofessional style which is commonly called bossing people around. The leaders in this situation act as bosses and it has absolutely no place in a leader’s repertoire.
In this modern era, authoritarian style should normally only be used on rare occasions; some moments that require direct instruction to accomplish or cover a problem. Hence, if you still have plenty of time and want to gain more commitment and motivation from your followers or employees, then you are not supposed to use this style. Other styles will apparently be suitable for you, and will be explained in another post.