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Spanish word
Manejar (to rule the horses)
Italian word
Maneggiare (to handle, especially tools or a horse)
Latin word
Manus (hand) & Agere (to act)
2. MIDDLE-LEVEL MANAGEMENT
(General Managers, Branch Managers, Dept. Manager, Assistant
Manager)
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Directional & managerial function of an organization
• Implementation of policies and plans
3. LOWER-LEVEL MANAGEMENT
(Supervisor, clerical supervisor, foreman & first line managers)
RESPONSIBILITIES
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Is necessary for a manager in handling methods and
processes properly Lower-Level
It is essential for a manager to know which technical Managers
skills should be employed in a particular work
MANAGEMENT SKILLS APPROAC By Robert L. Katz
MANAGEMENT ROLES APPROACH
By Henry Mintzberg
SCOPE OF IMPORTANCE OF
MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT
Profit-seeking organizations No enterprise can survive without
Management.
Non profit organizations Maximum Utilization of the company’s
resources.
All organizations need the common Provide new ideas and vision.
basic activities: planning, organizing, Provide stability to the company by
leading, and controlling. changing and modifying the resources.
Management helps personality
Management is universal- uses a development thereby raising efficiency
systematic body of knowledge. and productivity
MANAGEMENT THEORY
Management Theory
Are the collection of ideas that recommend general rules for how to manage an
organization or business.
Increased productivity
Simplified decision-making
Increased collaboration
Increased objectivity
EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THEORY
PRE-SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
Contribution made by:
Roman Catholic and Military Organization
Writers like Prof. Charles Babbage, Robert Owens, etc.
Stephon P. Robins
Leadership is the ability to influence a group towards the achieving of goals.
Tennebaum
Leadership is interpersonal influence exercised in a situation and directed through
communication process, towards the attainment of a specified goals.
MEANING OF LEADERSHIP
Leadership is the process of
motivating/ influencing other
people and providing an environment
for them to achieve team or
organizational objectives.
Leadership is the willingness to
accept responsibility, an ability
to develop the three major skills
that can be acquired through
practice.
IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF LEADERSHI
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refers to mental ability to co- ordinate and
LEADERSHIP integrates all of an organization's activities
especially long-term plans and decisions
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By Robert L. Katz
Autocratic Democratic Laissez Fair/
01 (authoritarian) 02 (participative) 03 Free rain leader
requires complete engages the employees in takes little interest in how
obedience on the part deciding how the work is to his employees do their
of the subordinates be done. work
leader restricts the employees here can does not lead, but leaves
subordinate’s ability to contribute their own ideas in the group entirely to itself
contribute their ideas the process of decision- This type of leader
to decision-making making exercises little control over
he leads by using Consultative and Persuasive their actions and may
reward and punishment appear uninterested in
system to influence his their activities.
subordinates
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP STYLES
01 Communication 02 Vision
03 Empathy
04 Accountability
05 Gratitude
ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF
A GOOD LEADER
LEADERSHIP
01 The Great Man Theory (1840s)
THEORIES
02 The Trait Theory (1930s - 1940s)
As a whole, the agency has been cautious in hiring this year because of increased
competition for federal grant funding. However, they have also suffered high staff
turnover. Two directors, three key research staff, and one staff person from the
finance department have left.
Laura has a demanding schedule that requires frequent travel; however, she
supervises two managers who in turn are responsible for five staff members
each. Both managers have been appointed within the last six months.
Manager 1: Kelly has a specific background in research. She manages staff who
provide research support to another department that delivers behavioral health
services to youth. Kelly supports her staff and is very organized; however, she
often takes a very black and white view of issues. Upper level leadership values
Kelly’s latest research on the therapeutic division’s services. Kelly is very motivated
and driven and expects the same from her staff.
In addition, Laura has not shared budgets with her managers, so they are having
difficulty appropriately allocating work to staff. Laura said she has not received
sufficient information from the finance department to complete the budgets. The
finance department said they have sent her all the information they have available.
As staff become distressed, the managers are becoming frustrated. They feel like
they are unable to advocate for their staff or solve problems without key information
like the departmental budget.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Q1: How can Laura most effectively use both management and leadership
skills in her role as associate director? What combination of the two do
you think would work best in this setting?
Answer:
A director could be both a leader and manager. However, given that the two
mangers are very capable and directly manage all the department staff, Laura
should focus on being a leader. She should delegate managerial responsibilities
to the two managers. This strategy will build the managers’ confidence, allowing
them to solve problems for their staff. It will also free Laura to focus on building
a greater sense of staff commitment to mission and vision.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Q3: What advice would you give Laura on improving her leadership skills
and to the managers on improving their management skills?
Answer:
It might help for both Laura and the managers to take a personality or leadership/
management assessment. This way the mangers can ascertain their individual skills,
learn how they can best support employees, and figure out how they can work together to
use each other's strengths to run the department. Using a style approach, Manager 1
appears to utilize a task-oriented approach and Manager 2 demonstrates a relationship-
oriented style. These two orientations could be structured to support one another.
Laura can focus on building leadership skills by building on her current strengths. In
addition, Laura may want to revisit the roles and responsibilities of each position and how
her division's work aligns with the overall organizational mission. Aligning with the overall
mission and communicating it to staff may help improve morale and provide clarity on the
department's role and direction.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Answer:
Several leadership approaches may be suited to the position described in the scenario:
• Skills: Centers on the ability to solve complex problems. The nonprofit is having several
difficulties at the organizational level, including high turnover.
• Path Goal: Motivates employees by defining goals, clarifying paths, removing obstacles,
and providing support. This type of leadership may work well in building employee morale.
• Transformational: Treats employees as complete human beings, considers emotions
and perspectives. Builds motivation by providing a clear vision, acting as a social
architect, building trust, and positive self-regard.
“THE POWER OF TEAMWORK”
“Leaders become great, not beca
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others”.-John Maxwell