Management Styles For Leadership Excellence

Behavioral Theory and Management Styles

Discuss about the Management Style for Leadership Excellence.

Management or rather leadership is very critical in any organization. It is the one that determines whether the business would be sustainable amid stiff competition in the market for quality delivery and services. This work will majorly delve on the efficacy of leadership by providing different theoretical approaches of leadership in the view of ascertaining the leadership styles employed by different managers in the organization. Therefore, for this purpose it is incumbent to analytically evaluate Behavioral Theory that was postulated by Blake and Mouton and the Goal Path Theory in the bid of determining the management styles used in a particular setting by managers. This   case study is primarily aimed at evaluating the leadership styles administered by Maria, John and Michelle in their station of work and how it influences other factors such as employee’s motivation and relationship between the clients and the staff in their areas of operations. 

John seems to be the best manager in the organization he is working in. His leadership style may attract a lot of customers in their venture. This is clearly seen where he is able to listen and diligently serve well his clients. Moreover, John relates well with his clienteles and as such may be in position of wining their trust and thereby resulting to sustainability of the business. Now being the branch manager he stands a better chance to continue consolidating the good relationship with their clientele so as to remain competitive in the market amid stiff competition that is readily eminent in the market (Skendall, Ostick, Komives & Wagner, 2016). Nonetheless, it is explicitly evident that his leadership style does not inspire his employees to work. John is less concerned about the welfare of his employees. He operates in the principle of believing the clients are the major stakeholders and thereby much focus ought to be given unto them more than any other individual in the organization. What John is forgetting is that for the success of the organization he requires the full support of his staff and thereby not listening to them may have a very negative impact to the organization. According to Blake and Mouton (1991) postulate 5 dichotomies of Behavioral theory that critically examines the leadership styles that is applied by different leaders in the organization within a particular time frame. This dichotomies are enumerate as follows; country club management, team management, middle of the road management, impoverished management and lastly produce perish management.

This type of manager is the one who allows their employees to operate in a relatively more relaxed environment so as to be very productive and thereby resulting to the success of the venture. It is ideal to sate the being very welcoming in the organization allows the employees to dispense their services well without even an iota of fear in their conduction of activities (Reichard & Thompson, 2016). Nevertheless, this type of management may results to laxity among the employees and mostly if the manager is too lenient in the organization. This implies that the business or rather activities in the organization would not be carried out as expected due to the receptivity attitude of the manager in the said environment of working. Therefore, this type of management ought to be applied judiciously so as not to hinder the workability of the employees and thereby resulting to grate loss to the business.

Country Club Management

On the other hand Michelle turns out to be the best leader as she involves everyone in the organization in the daily activities. Consequently, she is a firm believer of team working. She greatly inspires her staff towards realizing the objectives of the business as she also takes part in the daily activities and thereby setting good precedence for the staff. It is easier for any staff to confide their problem to Michelle as she is very considerate and willing to aid them. This is a clear indication of being concerned with the welfare of the staff who are the engine for the success of the venture since their contribution cannot be understated. However, there are critics who find this type of management risky as there would be level of laxity among employees.

Thy type of management does not care much about the welfare of the organization. The type of manager who employs this type of management is only interested in their own welfare. In other words they are only controlled by self-interest and conflict of interest in the firm. This leader will do all what it takes to only enrich themselves rather than putting into consideration the welfare of others including the organization. When a firm employs such an employee there is higher likelihood of such organization being closed due to bankruptcy and incapacitation to run its activities well as a result of multiple debts.

Under this management style, a leader would wish to see their employees being very productive. Failure to produce is tantamount to dismiss from the service. This type of leader does not condone any form of nonsense in the business. The employees who work under this leader are less inspired and motivated since the management has no time for them. Similarly, the welfare of the employee’s in this case are not put into consideration. The only primary objective ion the business is to be productive in order to meet the goals of the organization (Salina, Girtz & Eppinga, 2016). It is important also to note that the employees at this level develop fear towards their manger and thereby there is no good cordial relationship between the staff and management in that case. Employees who serve in this environment mostly opt for other places of service since the environment may not be favorable for them. Management is the most  suitable since it puts into consideration the welfare of the employees and accords  them chance for improvement due to  good working relation that is evident in the organization. It is important to underscore that team manager encourages tem spirit for the success of the organization. The leader allows everyone to perform their activities in consultation and cooperation so as to realize multiple fruits for the organization or business at a broader perspective. Moreover, this leader would wish to see one growing from their level of experience by according them good and friendly environment. It is ideal to state that they do inspire their employees to even work better for the success of the venture. Blankstein,  Noguera, Kelly and Tutu, (2016) assert that team leaders they also  lead by example as they not only instruct their employees but also them they practically do what is entailed of them as the leaders in the organization.

Maria employs a good administrative type of leadership. She is not only motivated by money so as to produce but always willing and ready to deliver to her best. It is ideal to state that Maria is receptive but to some level strict in her work. This basically implies that anyone working under het ought to be very produce so as to be ready to move along together. The path goal theory was postulated by Robert House. He strongly believed that the type of leadership ultimately affects the workability of employees. In his view he proposed that a good leader should be very accommodative and the one who would put into consideration the welfare of their employees and involving them in major decision making so as to feel affiliated to the business and thereby realizing the core objectives. The diagram below explicates this theory.

This type of leader is always ready and willing to support their employees and most importantly able to coach the staff well so as to be very   conversant with what they are doing. On the same breathe, a good leader is that one who would delegate duties and responsibilities and allow the staff room to operate their activities with minimal pressure (Guthrie, Osteen, & Jones, 2016). However, directions very key for such a business. The leaders here should demonstrate ability to effectively direct their staff on their various tasks that they ought to perform for efficacy purposes. In conclusion the type of management employed in any system determines a lot the way the working condition would be in a given set up. Notably, it is incumbent to state that the type of management that considers the welfare of employees is the best as it results to productivity.

References

Reichard, R. J., & In Thompson, S. E. (2016). Leader developmental readiness: Pursuit of leadership excellence.

Blankstein, A. M., Noguera, P., Kelly, L., & Tutu, D. (2016). Excellence through equity: Five principles of courageous leadership to guide achievement for every student.

Skendall, K. C., Ostick, D. T., Komives, S. R., & Wagner, W. (2016). The Social Change Model: Facilitating Leadership Development. Somerset: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

Guthrie, K. L., Osteen, L., & sJones, T. B. (2016). Developing Culturally Relevant Leadership Learning, SL152. Somerset: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

Salina, C., Girtz, S., & Eppinga, J. (2016). Powerless to powerful: Leadership for school change.