Functions of Management Styles of Leadership Types of Manager Levels of Management

STYLES OF LEADERSHIP TYPES OF MANAGER LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT 1. Planning involves selection of goals and deciding the best method to achieve them. Planning process looks into the future and decides the future course of action. 2. Organizing is the process of arranging and allocating work, authority and resources. 3. Staffing is concerned with proper recruitment and training of the employees. Employee is the key factor in any organization. 4. Leading in organization means movement towards objectives. Leading involves directing, influencing and motivating employees to perform essential task. 5. Controlling is based on comparison of actual performance with planned objectives. 1. An Autocratic style means that the manager makes decisions unilaterally and without much regards for subordinates. Subordinates may become overly dependent upon the leader 2. In Paternalistic Style, decisions will be taken into account the best interests of the employees 3. In a Democratic style, the manager allows the employees to take part in decision-making 4. In a Laissez-faire style, the leader’s role is peripheral and staff manages their own areas of business. 5. Managing by Walking Around (MBWA) is a classical technique in which managers listens carefully to employees’ suggestion, managers gets real-time information 1. Functional Managers is manager who supervises specialized activities such accounting, marketing etc. 2. General Managers supervises the work of several different groups that perform a variety of functions. 3. An Administrator is typically a manager who works in government or nonprofit organization. 4. An Entrepreneur is a person who founds and operates an innovative business. 5. Small-business owners typically invest considerable emotional and physical energy into their firms. 6. A Team Leader coordinates the work of a small group of people, while acting as facilitator or catalyst. 1. Top Level Management comprises board of directors, chief executives or managing directors. CEO, President, Vice President, Chairman fall into the category of Top Level Management. The top management is the ultimate authority. 2. Middle Level Management is a link between Top Level and First Level Management. Middle level incorporates branch managers and departmental managers. 3. First Level Management is also known as supervisory / operative level of management. It consists of supervisor, foreman, section officer, superintendent, workers and jobbers. Lower level managers are mediators between workers and higher level management.