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The 6 Managerial Styles
Coercive Manager who uses this is intent on obtaining immediate
compliance from employees. Conversation is one way. Very
directive. He/she tightly controls situations and emphasizes
negative rather than positive feedback. The manager wants
employees to do their work exactly as the manager wants it.
Authoritative The manager’s goal here is to provide vision and
focused leadership. Long term thinking and a clearly stated
direction. Decisions are made by the manager but some employee
input is sought to reality test decisions. This style also relies
on the skillful use of influence to gain employee buy-in to
decisions. A firm but fair approach.
Affiliative Manager uses this to promote harmony, cooperation, and
good feelings among employees. Affiliative actions include
accommodating family needs that conflict with work goals, quickly
smoothing tensions between employees, or promoting social
activities within the team. The manager pursues being liked as a
way to motivate people. He/she puts people first and tasks second.
Democratic Manager focuses on building group consensus and
commitment through group management of the decision-making
process. Requires a hands-off style and a heavy emphasis on team
participation. Employees are trusted to have the skills, knowledge
and drive to come up with decisions to which everyone is
committed. Manager’s role is only to fine-tune and approve the
plan.
Pacesetting Manager uses this style to focus on accomplishing a
great deal of top quality work him-or herself. Employees are
thought capable of achieving their own goals with little
supervision. When performance is not up to standard, the manager
will do it him- or herself. Emphasis on “Doing it myself”
Coaching Directed towards professional growth of employees.
Manager focuses on helping employees identify their strengths and
weaknesses, improvement areas and set development plans that
foster career goals. Manager creates an environment that supports
honest self-assessment and treats mistakes as learning
opportunities in the development process.
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