Management StylesManagement Styles

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BrainstormBrainstorm With the person next to you, With the person next to you,

brainstorm all the words you brainstorm all the words you associate with management and associate with management and managers. managers.

Use managers you know as Use managers you know as inspiration for your brainstorm.inspiration for your brainstorm.

Management style is the manner and Management style is the manner and approach of providing direction, approach of providing direction, implementing plans and motivating implementing plans and motivating people. people.

Most leaders use a range of styles Most leaders use a range of styles based on the organisations structure, based on the organisations structure, the situation that needs to be the situation that needs to be managed, their own personality and managed, their own personality and the characteristics of their the characteristics of their subordinates.subordinates.

There are five distinct management There are five distinct management styles.styles.

Management Style ContinuumManagement Style Continuum

Task-Orientated Employee-

Orientated

Autocratic / AuthoritarianAutocratic / Authoritarian Boss centred Boss centred

Managers make the majority of Managers make the majority of decisionsdecisions

Little trust in employeesLittle trust in employees

Strict top down chain of commandStrict top down chain of command

PersuasivePersuasive Very similar to the autocratic Very similar to the autocratic

management style (follows the management style (follows the same principles)same principles)

Managers endeavour to persuade Managers endeavour to persuade employees the decisions they have employees the decisions they have made are rightmade are right

Consultative Consultative

Managers consult employeesManagers consult employees

Management makes all final Management makes all final decisionsdecisions

Understands the importance of Understands the importance of positive relationships with positive relationships with employeesemployees

Participative Participative Employees are a part of decision-Employees are a part of decision-

makingmaking

Involves a team work approachInvolves a team work approach

Suited to a flat management Suited to a flat management structurestructure

Laissez-Faire Laissez-Faire Managers take a step backManagers take a step back

Employees are given control for Employees are given control for setting direction, tasks and setting direction, tasks and decision-making.decision-making.

Activity OneActivity One

AutocraticAutocratic PersuasivePersuasive ConsultativeConsultative ParticipativeParticipative Laissez-FaireLaissez-Faire

List the words written in your List the words written in your brainstorms under the appropriate brainstorms under the appropriate management style.management style.

Note: Some words will fit under Note: Some words will fit under more than one style.more than one style.

WorksheetWorksheet

Teacher AssessmentTeacher Assessment Identify 3 of your teachers Identify 3 of your teachers

management styles.management styles.

Examine why the teachers use Examine why the teachers use these management styles and these management styles and the effectiveness of the styles.the effectiveness of the styles.

YouTubeYouTube Watch the following YouTube Watch the following YouTube

clip.clip.

Providing reasons, identify the Providing reasons, identify the two management styles used in two management styles used in the clip.the clip.