Management Skills and Styles
Management &
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SKILLS
Organizational Ability to apply management process, systematize workflow, make decisions, communicate with
coworkers.
People Understanding theories of human needs & work motivation.
Financial Effective use of & accounting for company’s monetary assets.
Technical Skills to transform resources into products/services.
STYLES
Authoritarian Manager makes all decisions without input from others. Quick decision-making. Least acceptance &
commitment from staff. Poorest quality decisions.
Democratic Manager makes decisions after polling staff. Better quality & acceptance. Decisions take longer. Those
in minority might feel ignored.
Consensus Manager tries to get at least partial agreement from all staff. Everyone has input. Highest quality
decisions. Good acceptance & commitment. Time-consuming.
Laissez-faire Manager leaves decision to staff. Least effective approach. Manager abdicates responsibility.
