Autocratic leadership example: Blue Cross of California Leonard D. Schaeffer considered himself an autocratic frontrunner whenever he became CEO of Blue Cross of Ca in 1986. During the time, the organization had been a financial catastrophe, the cheapest performing of the many Blue Cross plans round the united states of america. Their task would be to turn it around. Schaeffer described their experience with an article in Harvard company Review: “The Leadership Journey. ” Here’s an excerpt: “When a company…