Understanding Different Management Styles and Their Concentration of Power
Different management styles, including charismatic, patriarchal, authoritarian, and bureaucratic, vary in their approaches to leadership and decision-making. Charismatic leaders focus on positive behavior and utilize persuasion, while patriarchal leaders make decisions alone in a familial setting. Authoritarian leaders dictate policies without input, and bureaucratic leaders rely on fixed office rules. Each style has its own level of concentration of power, affecting organizational dynamics and decision-making processes.
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Different management styles and their concentration of power Charismatic leadership is a style that encourages positive behaviour across stakeholders and uses persuasion or strength of personality to get things done and improve situations. High Patriarchal management style Authoritarian management style Charismatic management style Concentration of Power These leaders are eloquent in communications, feel equally comfortable in one-on-one and group situations and possess soft skills like humility, empathy and compassion. Charismatic leaders should also be reflective, able to easily self-assess and solicit feedback from other leaders. Being flexible and able to quickly adjust to changing environments and perceptions is also key. Bureaucratic management style Low Precision of the regulations Low High This style is essential for This style is essential for leaders in crisis. leaders in crisis. screening for business health
Different management styles and their concentration of power The patriarchal style of leadership resembles the autocratic one. It is mainly found in family businesses. The person responsible for making decisions is the only individual in charge. However, the leader must fulfill a role model function that can be equated with that of a patriarch. Patriarchal management style Authoritarian management style High Charismatic management style Concentration of Power Owner acts as a strict father/mother figure Employees know what rules to follow The time required for making important decisions is extremely short (as no feedback is required) The creativity and motivation of the organization is suppressed It can lead to wrong decisions, if the cecision-making power is the sole responsibility of the one person in Charge Bureaucratic management style Low Precision of the regulations Low High screening for business health
Different management styles and their concentration of power An authoritarian leadership style is exemplified when a leader dictates policies and procedures, decides what goals are to be achieved, and directs and controls all activities without any meaningful participation by the subordinates. Such a leader has full control of the team, leaving low autonomy within the group. Authoritarian management style Charismatic management style Patriarchal management style High Concentration of Power Authoritarian leaders control all the decisions and base actions on their own ideas, while closely supervising direct reports. While on the surface this sounds like a broken model, this style can work where there is a very strong CEO, who has worked their way up through the company. This experience imparts an incredible level of understanding on how crisis impacts and attributes affect each line of business and the corporation. In these atypical instances, incredibly efficient teams can make rapid progress in working a crisis to resolution. Bureaucratic management style Low Precision of the regulations Low High screening for business health
Different management styles and their concentration of power Charismatic management style Patriarchal management style Authoritarian management style High Bureaucratic leadership is a common form of management in which leadership is based upon fixed official duties and adherence to a system of rules. Leaders are subject to a system of behavioral and technical rules that define the scope of their authority, dictate certain actions and constrain certain actions. Bureaucracies have four key characteristics: a clear hierarchy, specialization, a division of labor, and a set of formal rules, or standard operating procedures. America's bureaucracy performs three primary functions to help the government run smoothly. It implements the laws and policies made by elected officials. Concentration of Power Bureaucratic management style Low Precision of the regulations Low High screening for business health
