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3.2.1: Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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- 1CEO:Chief Executive Officer
- 2Role of a Manager:-set objectives
-decision making/allocation of tasks
-people management/motivation
-allocating resources - 3Difference Between Managing & Leading:leading is having a vision and managing is executing the mission
- 4Leadership:The ability to guide others without force into a direction or decision that leaves them still feeling empowered and accomplished
- 5Leadership Styles:1) Autocratic/Authoritarian:
-in charge/control
-makes all decisions
-communication downwards only
e.g. high safety risk businesses
2) Paternalistic:
-softer
-parent and child relationship
-guidance of telling and listening
3) Democratic:
-participation at all levels
-employees are involved
-encouragement - 6Internal Factors Influencing Leadership Style:-Dangerous industry or business -> Autocratic
-Unskilled workers -> Autocratic
-Educated/skilled workers -> Democratic
-Task easily delegated -> Paternalistic
-Tight deadlines to meet -> Autocratic
-One off large order to complete -> Autocratic - 7External Factors Influencing Leadership Style:-Recession/poor economy -> Autocratic (to keep business alive)
-Period of growth/good economic conditions -> Democratic
-Increased competition -> Democratic (motivation and ideas) - 8Tannenbaum Schmidt Continuum:a model that shows a range of potential leadership styles depending on a variety of factors such as leader's personality and perceived qualities of employees.
*also shows relationship between level of freedom given by manager and level of authority used by manager - 9Tannenbaum Schmidt Continuum:Autocratic->Democratic
*TELL, SELL, CONSULT, DELEGATE
(1, 2&3, 4&5, 6&7) - 10Blake Mouton Grid:a model that allows managers to assess their leadership style based on their concern for performance and concern for employees.
- 11Blake Mouton Grid:Ideal but hard to achieve
Balanced approach (most businesses
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- 12Blake Mouton Grid:A 9,1 will excel in results, especially public companies where employees can be easily replaced (lower skilled) as they are driven by share price.
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- Managing/leading, leadership styles, factors influencing leadership styles, Tannenbaum Schmidt Continuum, Blake Mouton Grid
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- Ashleigh-Jade Jones
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