3. Duties of a Manager
Leadership of the team
Set goals
Maintain a safe work environment
Maintain quality standards
Administrative task
Delegate tasks
4. Duties of a Manager
Manage employees
Hire and staff teams
Train and develop
Develop current employees
Complete employee performance reviews
Monitor the business’s finances
5. Responsibilities of a Manager
Leadership responsibilities
Communication responsibilities
Project management responsibilities
Employee development responsibilities
Hiring responsibilities
Administrative responsibilities
6. Management Style
A management style is the way you work to
achieve the goals of a project, team or company.
It includes how you interact with the team
members you oversee and other stakeholders,
plan projects, delegate work, set and measure
goals, and make decisions for the project and
team.
7. Understanding your own or your boss’s management style can
help you communicate and work more effectively as a team.
Factors showing Management Styles :
Interactions with coworkers, direct reports and direct
supervisors, as well as other project stakeholders
Communication style—how do you give and receive
feedback? How do you relay and understand information?
Decision-making steps, such as whether you get input from
coworkers or prefer introspection, and whether you commit to
decisions quickly or take a long time to decide
Values and beliefs about work, leadership, productivity and
relationships
Leadership traits, including the ability to inspire, direct, be a
visionary for a project and pay attention to details
8. 1. Autocratic Management Style
Merits
Fast decision-making
No wavering on judgment
Demerits:
Lack of diverse input into decisions
Failure to inspire and motivate employees
Little opportunity for employee development
and advancement
9. 2. Democratic Management Style
Merits:
Diversity of perspectives
Strengthens a company’s ability to serve a broad
customer base
Inspires and engages employees
Improves innovation
Demerits:
Slow decision-making
Can lead to dead ends and stalemates that prevent
projects from moving forward
10. 3. Laissez-faire Management Style
Hands-off approach to leadership that lets team members
work independently and make decisions for themselves.
Merits:
Room for employees to be creative and innovative
Encourages employees to strengthen leadership and
problem-solving skills
Demerits:
Leaves employees feeling lost and unsupported
Lack of direction for projects and teams
No clear vision or objectives for employees to work toward
11. 4. Bureaucratic Management Style
In Large Organizations - Managers work is subject to public scrutiny
Eg: Government organizations
Merits:
Efficient and consistent decision-making
Streamlined communication
Clear expectations and standards for employees
Clear processes, procedures and documentation for every project
Demerits:
Unnecessary procedures and paperwork can slow projects or distract
employees
Can foster an inequitable workplace
12. 5. Servant leadership
A servant leadership style puts employees’ needs, growth and
professional development ahead of the needs of the manager,
company or project. It prioritizes team bonding and employee
well-being.
Merits:
Employees feel heard and engaged
Fosters team cohesion and care
Accounts for diverse employee circumstances and needs
Demerits:
Ignores project and business objectives
Can lead to inefficiency and failed goals
Goal-oriented employees might feel bored or unmotivated
13. 6. Coaching Management Style
A coaching management style focuses on employee professional
development. It incorporates regular feedback, training and day-
to-day support to develop and hone employee skills and strengths.
Merits:
Employee growth
Balances business objectives with employee needs
Demerits:
Requires significant time and resources
Well-developed employees could regularly seek new roles or
leave the company
14. 7. Charismatic Management Style
A charismatic management style relies on a leader’s personality
and energy to inspire, engage and motivate employees.
Merits:
Inspires and motivates employees
Fosters a positive attitude among a team
Makes employees feel heard, seen and like
Demerits:
Can foster toxic positivity
Can burn out managers who aren’t naturally extroverted or
social
15. 8. Transactional Management Style
It sets clear expectations and relies on the promise of a reward
to motivate employees.
Merits:
Motivating for competitive employees
Sets clear expectations for employees
Strong documentation and communication of goals,
objectives and timelines
Demerits:
Could be boring or discouraging for uncompetitive employees
16. 9. Transformational Management Style
A transformational management style focuses on inspiring and
motivating employees to think outside of the box to raise the
bar, both to achieve business goals and reach their full
professional potential.
Merits:
Makes a team and business adaptable to changing industry
needs
Demerits:
Ever-changing milestones can demotivate employees
Rapidly changing needs can lead to employee attrition
17. 10. Situational management style
It is a mix of all of them. Management style is adapted to the
situation and team members’ needs.
Merits:
Adapts to immediate needs and goals
Serves a variety of employees and company goals
Prepares a manager to oversee any type of team or project
Demerits:
Might apply uneven standards to different team members
Harder to automate and standardize practices for efficiency
and transferability
