Different Styles of Managers

Employees can be a difficult group for you to manage. Motivating each of these employees will need to be done differently. Each of them will respond to management techniques in different ways. Management styles are plentiful and they all vary. Some examples are the micromanager, Mr Cool, and the buddy. The most well rounded of all types of managing styles is the coach, even though each type has positives and negatives.

The coach doesn’t employ extreme management techniques like many of the others. Mr Cool only cares about his own image and the micromanager dissects every part of the day, to name a few examples. Coaches don't use either of these methods. Instead of doing what is best for them on a personal level, the coach will do what is in the best interest of the team. The coach also realizes that there are some tasks that don’t need to be managed. Decision making responsibilities are given to the employees by the coach in order to help them grow.

The way this type of manager interacts with each employee is one of their best traits. The won't be all over an employee if a small task gets left undone. The coach will let this slip up go, but will use it as a coaching opportunity with the employee. The whole team of employees is benefited by this action. Employees will have more confidence to take risks. They know that the coach will help them through a failure by teaching them why they failed and what they can do to avoid it in the future. A team environment is thus created because all employees will feel important to the success of the team and the goal they are working towards.

Although it may seem like a perfect style, it is definitely not. Their management style may not be harsh enough for some employees. Some employees simply need to be reprimanded harshly. Since they are so focused on the accomplishments of the team, the coach sometimes doesn't recognize successes of individuals. If there was one style that had to be picked, the coach would be a good one, but it is always the best practice to use a blend of styles to create one that works for you.

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