iAspire To Prosper

Dictator? Ghost? Micromanager?  Best Friend?  Which management style are you most familiar with?  If you’re a manager, do you know which style you use?  Pros and cons exist for each – but whichever style you support, a direct impact – or influence – affects employees and their behaviors.  Research may vary in the number of manager styles…you’ll find anywhere from a couple to a dozen, but realistically, three (3) basic styles exist.

 First is the Persuasive manager.  Here we have the leader who basically believes that it’s “my way, or the highway”.  This leadership style may show a full-on dictatorial face or perhaps display a softer demeanor.  Either way, the premise of this style is to “tell” the employee what to do – with or without an explanation.  Outside of highly regulated industry, this style is pointed micromanagement and will leave the manager very, very tired because (s)he is doing the brain-processing.  While you’re definitely in control (and therefore responsible), the sta...