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Management Skills 1 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Democratic leadership is where the manager involves the employees when making decisions.
      - This style of leadership is more effective. It usually achieves better results, as employees like to be involved. It motivates staff and allows for quality decision making.
      - This type of leader:
        
        Likes to discuss issues with staff and takes their views into account when making decisions.
        
        Delegates work to employees.
        
        Trusts employees
        
        Will persuade and explain rather than order.
    - - This type of leader:
        
        Likes to be in control
        
        Delegates little authority to employees.
        
        Does not consult with employees.
        
        Uses fear of consequences (threats) as a motivator.
      - This style of leadership usually does not produce good results for the manager and is best avoided.
        Employees resent being treated like this.
      - Autocratic leadership is where the manager makes all the decisions without ever asking the employees for their opinion.
    - - Laissez Faire leadership is where the manager does not interfere very much with how employees do their work.
      - This type of leader:
        
        Give employees a goal to achieve within a certain time frame, and leaves it to the employee as to how to achieve that goal.
        
        Delegate a lot and places a lot of trust in employees.
        
        Reason with employees and explain things to them.
      - Laissez Faire leadership is appropriate where the manager has a highly motivated and trustworthy employees.
- - - - The hard approach – keeps a close eye on staff and may also use threats and punishments.
      - The soft approach – promises more money.
    - - Praises employees and delegates to employees who are good workers.
        Offering promotions to employees who do well.
- - - - Competent, responsible and trustworthy employees.
      - A good control system that immediately highlights any errors made by the employee.
      - A manager who is not afraid to delegate and is willing to try it because he can see the long term benefits.