management how do you know which style of leadership is best suited for the situation?
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ManagementHow do you know which
style of leadership is best suited for the situation?
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Management Targets
• Describe and define traits of managers and leaders.– What are the five functions of
management?– What are the qualities needed to be a
leader?– What the 3 styles of leadership?– What are some of the advantages of
working in teams?
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Why is Management Important?
• Managers need to recognize leadership qualities and leadership styles that motivate employees to be creative and productive.
• Managing is a job.– Focus on tasks
• Leadership is a skill.– Provide direction and vision
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What functions do managers have• Planning
– Analysis information, set goals, make decisions
• Organizing– Identify and arranging work and
resources• Staffing
– Finding right person for the job• Implementing
– Direct and lead people• Controlling
– Determines if meeting goals
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Leadership Qualities
• Motivation– Having initiative
• Desire to take action and get things done– Inspiring others– Having a goal
• Confidence– Need confidence and respect of people
to lead
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Leadership Qualities
• Communication– Must be good at human relations
• Ability to communicate with people– Be a good listener
• Integrity– Holding to principles such as honesty,
loyalty, and fairness
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Developing Leadership Skills
• Take a course• Work with someone who has
leadership abilities• Join an organization • Volunteer for projects• Self-exploration and review
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Influencing People
• Position influence • Reward influence • Expert influence • Identity influence
• Can you name teachers that lead with each of these styles?
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Styles of Leadership
1. Autocratic Leadership– Run everything yourself and answer to
no one– Make all decisions, consults no one– Controls workers through fear– Useful in situations where it’s
important to obey without question– Main style of leadership used in
companies 20 – 30 years ago– Henry Ford, Ford
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Styles of Leadership
2. Democratic Leadership– Managers and employees work
together to make decisions– Alfred Sloan, General Motors
• Broke company into divisions and gave managers power to make decisions
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Styles of Leadership
3. Free-Rein Leadership (Hands Off Leadership)
– Leader sets goals for managers and employees and then leaves them alone to get the job done
– Delegating• Giving managers and employees the
power to run things and make decisions• Leaders don’t have time to run everything• Leaders can focus on more important
work• Employees are more involved• Employees develop potential
– Used at many technology companies like Google
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Leadership in Teams• Self Managed Teams
– Work groups that supervise themselves– Organization
• Each member has a special skill• Team selects one team leader
– Advantages• More goal oriented than task oriented• Faster, more efficient• Obtain new skills• Simplifies decision making
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Ethics Review
• What is ethics?– Moral principles governing appropriate
conduct• As manager set and oversee core
values are followed• Act unethical = break law, hurt
people, lose customers, employees lose jobs
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Management Target Review• What are the 5 functions of management
– Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Implementing, Controlling
• Describe the difference between a manager and a leader– Managing is a job, leading is a skill
• Name the qualities needed to be a leader– Motivation, Confidence, Communication,
Integrity• Identify the 3 styles of leadership
– Autocratic, Democratic, Free-Rein• Illustrate the advantages of working in
teams– Goal oriented, more efficient, new skills,
simplifies decision making