LeadershipLeadership

Management Styles – which Management Styles – which best?best?

Autocratic (Scientific Management)Autocratic (Scientific Management)

Democratic (Human Relations)Democratic (Human Relations)

Laissez FaireLaissez Faire

Management Styles – which Management Styles – which best?best?

AutocraticAutocraticrespected leader, emergency situation, type X workers,respected leader, emergency situation, type X workers,

time is short, narrowly defined jobs, high degree of risk, time is short, narrowly defined jobs, high degree of risk, existing management style not workingexisting management style not working

DemocraticDemocraticemployees skilled and trained, high level of motivation, employees skilled and trained, high level of motivation, discussion produces better results, more than one method, discussion produces better results, more than one method, type Y workers, existing management style not working, no type Y workers, existing management style not working, no

strict time framestrict time frame

Laissez FaireLaissez Fairemulti approach task, no best way, a situational approachmulti approach task, no best way, a situational approach

Management StylesManagement Styles

So there are 3 styles?So there are 3 styles?

Or are there?Or are there?

How about 81 styles!?How about 81 styles!?

Blake Mouton Managerial GridBlake Mouton Managerial GridPeople or Task focusedPeople or Task focused

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XPeople

Task

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Scores1:9 (Country club)1:1 (Failing?)9:1 (Task Managers)9:9 (Team Managers)5:5 (Middle of the road)

Scores 1:9 maximum concern for people, minimal concern for product,

‘friendly’, manager ‘one of the boys’, concern for social/personal welfare is addressed, lower productivity, conflict ignored

1:1 mimimal concern for people and product, laissez faire, little effort, little involvement, probably a failed approach today

9:1 minimum concern for people, purely task focused, people ‘a number’, fits Taylor’s scientific approach, autocratic, little commitment, ‘them v us’ barriers exist, maximum control, strict command

9:9 ‘ideal’ style, maximum concern for people and product, management gets involved, managers in overalls, fits Herzberg motivating factors, complete involvement

5:5 a balance of people/product focus, some control but not too much, can fail when high productivity is crucial

Blake’s GridBlake’s Grid

A)A) Categorise some teachers in Categorise some teachers in terms of Blake’s gridterms of Blake’s grid

B) Should all managers follow a 9:9 B) Should all managers follow a 9:9 style?style?

LikertLikert

AutocraticAutocraticDemocraticDemocraticSystem 1 System 2 System 3 System 4

•Top down commands

•Threats

•Punishments

•No conusltation

•Full involvement

•Regular discussion

•Some opportunity for discussion

•Features of both approaches

Tannenbaum SchmidtTannenbaum SchmidtContinuum of LeadershipContinuum of Leadership

TellsTells SellsSells ConsultsConsults SharesShares DelegatesDelegates

Authoritative

Freedom

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