Management Styles

[Aqualim]

Hey guys,

I'm having some trouble identifying which management style would best suite this manager, I'm currently tossing up between Consultative and Participative... Grr, so hard to tell when you don't know who is making the decision;

Frank is a regional manager of a government department providing a range of social welfare services. His recent research indicates a dreamtic increase in youth homelessness. Frnak firmly believes a major redeployment (change) of human and financial resources is needed. He expects some resistence from his staff if this requirement is implemented

Thanks in advance

[chocolate05]

hey i did this handout at school too

the consultative approach is most appropriate for frank, as he expects some resistance from his staff by adopting this approach, authority is still centralised but workers are considered. by consulting with workers they feel more incorporated with the decision making and thus the ultimate decision that frank makes will be more accepted and sustainable in the long term

[Aqualim]

Oh I ended up writing;
A persuasive management style would be appropriate for Frank so he can 'sell' the decision of his recent research to staff so they can assist him if the actions are implemented.

I'm not sure whether the decision is being made along with staff, or whether he has made the decision and he needs to persuade staff in order to help him achieve his objective

[luken93]

yeh id agree persuasive, because if employees are going to put up a fight, the least you can do is to explain why.

its easier crossing each one off i find
Autocratic:
No because if they are going to put up a fight, then it could make matters even worse if you just 'fire' them
Consultative:
Well you can't really consult with them as to whether their jobs are valued, because we already know that

Frank firmly believes a major redeployment (change) of human and financial resources is needed.

hence he is making the decision anyway, whether they plead or not

Participative:
They arent going to make decisions together, because he is the one that will be sacking them
Laissez-Faire:
Well he cant really leave them to make their own decisions can he?

So...
Persuasive would be a suitable management style for Frank to adopt because he is the one that will be making the final decision, and despite what employees may think, it is up to him and/or other managers to make the job cuts, no matter how much employees plead. Also, if he is expecting some resistance from staff, he should be able to explain his reasons why things had to be done in an attempt to put their mind at ease, otherwise employees may take things further.

Hope this helps

[chocolate05]

Frnak firmly believes a major redeployment (change) of human and financial resources is needed. He expects some resistence from his staff if this requirement is implemented

frank expects resistance from his staff and no matter what decision he makes, the resentment of his staff will still linger. therefore i proposed a consultative approach as he can converge with staff as to what is the best possible area they can diverge their resources.

hmm this appears as one of the questions that could go either management style way.. doesn't matter i guess as long as you can justify yourself in the sac

[luken93]

Frnak firmly believes a major redeployment (change) of human and financial resources is needed. He expects some resistence from his staff if this requirement is implemented

frank expects resistance from his staff and no matter what decision he makes, the resentment of his staff will still linger. therefore i proposed a consultative approach as he can converge with staff as to what is the best possible area they can diverge their resources.

hmm this appears as one of the questions that could go either management style way.. doesn't matter i guess as long as you can justify yourself in the sac

true thatt, i dont think you can ever be definate on one style, there will always be 2, so you just have to present your case

[olly_s15]

Any style is acceptable if you can justify it. But generally autocratic and laissez-faire are much harder to justify and you should steer clear from them in most cases.

[Aqualim]

Ok so I've noticed that Matt utilises an autocratic style of management, but would you say that a persuasive style of management would be more appropriate for this type of situation since he doesn't like long winded conversations with staff? I'm assuming this because he seems to only use one-way communication as he 'knows he is right' and therefore consultative, participative and laissez faire would be inappropriate.

Matt, the supermarket manager, believes the night manager, Lily, is making too many mistakes in task allocations as the stocking of shelves for the following day is often not completed. Communication is made difficult by the separate working hours of att and Lily, In this case, Matt is not one for long-winded discussions, especially in circumstances where he knows he is right