managers leaders and decison making

Leadership functions

Inspiring

Energising

Empowering

Manager functions

Train staff

Communicate

Improve work ethic

3 tasks a manager may do

Train staff

Communicate

Organise

Transactional

To base your interactions on a system of exchanges

Transformational

Any activity or group of activities that takes one or more inputs, transforms and adds value to them, and provides outputs for customers or clients

3 Internal factors that influence the style of leadership

Experience of the work force

Skills required

Personal traits of leaders

3 external factors that influence the style of leadership

The social environment

The economic environment

The technological environment

Authoritarian leadership

The left side of the tannenbaum schmidt continuum where the manager holds complete control over employees

Paternalistic leadership

The manager acts as a ‘father figure’ and takes care of their employees needs and making decisions for their own good

Laissez-faire leadership

A ‘hands-off’ leadership style providing minimal direction and allow subordinates significant autonomy to make their own decisions

Democratic leadership

On the far right side of the tannenbaum schmidt continuum where managers and employees work together to make their own decisions

2 positives of democratic leadership

Higher employee engagement

Higher creativity as they are involved in decision making

2 negatives of democratic leadership

Slow and inefficient process

Diffused accountability

2 positives of laissez-faire leadership

Encourages personal growth

Encourages innovation

2 negatives of laissez-faire leadership