Management Styles Pages 107 – 112

Brainstorm  With the person next to you, brainstorm all the words you associate with management and managers.  Use managers you know as inspiration for your brainstorm.

 Management style is the manner and approach of providing direction, implementing plans and motivating people.  Most leaders use a range of styles based on the organisations structure, the situation that needs to be managed, their own personality and the characteristics of their subordinates.  There are five distinct management styles.

Management Style Continuum Task- Orientated Employee- Orientated

Autocratic / Authoritarian  Boss centred  Managers make the majority of decisions  Little trust in employees  Strict top down chain of command

Persuasive  Very similar to the autocratic management style (follows the same principles)  Managers endeavour to persuade employees the decisions they have made are right

Consultative  Managers consult employees  Management makes all final decisions  Understands the importance of positive relationships with employees

Participative  Employees are a part of decision- making  Involves a team work approach  Suited to a flat management structure

Laissez-Faire  Managers take a step back  Employees are given control for setting direction, tasks and decision-making.

Activity One AutocraticPersuasiveConsultativeParticipativeLaissez-Faire  List the words written in your brainstorms under the appropriate management style.  Note: Some words will fit under more than one style.

Worksheet

Teacher Assessment  Identify 3 of your teachers management styles.  Examine why the teachers use these management styles and the effectiveness of the styles.

YouTube  Watch the following YouTube clip.  Providing reasons, identify the two management styles used in the clip.