Recently Jordan, a senior software engineer, happily shared that his boss usually let Jordan make decisions on his own. $"$He really trusts us to make the right decision!" The boss often took the advice of his employees. There were many occasions when productivity was positively affected because the boss regularly consulted with Jordan and his coworkers on critical decisions. Referring to leadership styles, this would best be described as

free rein

democratic.

consultative.

autocratic.