Describe these leaders in one word

Which X factor judge would you like to mentor you? Simon Cowell or Cheryl Cole

ManagerLeader - Planning - Organising - Commanding - Co-ordinating - Controlling - Someone who influences others to reach goals - Communicate - Inspire - Self motivation

1.Autocratic 2.Democratic 3.Paternalistic 4.Theory X 5.Theory Y

Manager makes their own decisions without consulting the workforce Full control of decision making Employees have little or no input – needs lots of supervision Good in crisis situations Motivation through rewards – can demotivate able workers

The manager encourages the workforce to join in the decision making process. They discuss issues, delegate responsibility and listen to advice. Which 3 words would you highlight as important in the two sentence above? Encourages participation in decision making. Strong coaching, listening and motivating skills. Teamwork and communication is important. Prepared to make final decision when agreement can’t be reached.

Similar to the autocratic approach but decisions are made with the best interests of the employees at heart Workforce is treated like family and caters for their leisure and social needs Loyalty and low staff turnover are features of paternalistic businesses

Autocratic Paternalistic Democratic Put the candidates on the leadership style scale below. You have five candidates to consider: Hitler, David Cameron, Simon Cowell, David Brent & Obama You have three styles to consider: Autocratic, Paternalistic & Democratic.

Theory X Managers tend to distrust their subordinates, as they believe that employees dislike work and will avoid it if they can. Employees prefer to be directed and need to be controlled. Employees are lazy people and dislike responsibilities. Theory X management would be inclined to adopt an autocratic leadership style.

Theory Y Management trusts employees and believes that they should be given the opportunity to be involved in decision-making and also take greater responsibilities. Employees want to work hard and be creative. Management has high expectations of their employees, as they trust them and empower them to make some decisions. Theory Y managers will be inclined to adopt a democratic style of management.

Draw a picture of 2 workers. Using the list below put speech bubbles in their mouths, to show two different types of employee. Trustworthy and reliable Will work hard to gain their rewards Do as little as they can get away with Want to see new things happening Will work independently Need to be told what to do Only interested in money Must be watched closely Can work unsupervised Can’t be trusted or relied on Can’t be trusted to make their own decisions Can be trusted to make their own decisions Are motivated by things other than money Don’t like changeDon’t like workingEnjoy their work Label your diagrams: Theory X – the traditional employee, who is quite hard to motivate Theory Y – the more typical worker, who is easier to motivate.

Employees can use their own initiative Employees are honest and trustworthy Employees only work for the money Employees lack ambition Theory Y Theory X Theory Y Theory X

Employees have to be told what to do Employees like responsibility Employees need close supervision Employees cannot be relied upon Theory Y Theory X

Employees cannot think for themselves Employees can work without close supervision Employees enjoy their work Theory X Theory Y Theory X

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