Management Styles

Management Style

is the particular way managers go about

accomplishing these objectives.
It encompasses the way they make
decisions, how they plan and organize work,
and how they exercise authority.
 Types of management styles
1. Autocratic
Autocratic management is the most controlling of
the management styles. Variations of this style are
authoritative, persuasive, and paternalistic.
Autocratic managers make all of the decisions in
the workplace.
2. Authoritative style

This management style there is little trust or

confidence in employees. This manager
dictates orders to employees and expect that
they do exactly as required. These employees
are unskilled.
3. Persuasive style

Using this management style, the manager still makes

all decisions for employees but then convinces
employees that these decisions were made in the best
interest of the team.
4. Paternalistic or Exploitative/Authoritative style

The manager still makes all of the decisions in

this style of management and treats the
employees in a condescending or paternalistic
way.
5. Democratic
The democratic management style involves
managers reaching decisions with the input
of the employees but being responsible for
making the final decision.
6. Consultative style

With this management style trust and

confidence is place in the employees
and management actively seeks out
their opinions.
7.Participative style

Similar to consultative, management trusts the

employees, but trusts them completely and not
only seeks out their opinions and ideas, but they
act on them.
8.Collaborative style

Managers with the collaborative style communicated

extensively with employees and make decisions by the
majority. The manager believes that involving everyone
and making the team take ownership will result in the
best decisions made.
9. Laissez-faire

The laissez-faire management style involves little or no

interference from management. The staff do not need
supervision and are highly skilled which allows management
to take the hand’s off approach and leave the problem
solving, and decision making to the staff.
10. Delegative style

A delegative management style allows employees to take

full responsibility of their work areas. The manager assigns
tasks with little or no direction and expects the staff to
achieve results of their own accord.