8Choosing a Managerial Style of Your Own
IF YOU LOOK AT THE HISTORY of management styles in the United States, you’ll notice that two styles have dominated. Managers were either autocratic or diplomatic. Today, however, the best managers know that there are more than two styles of managing and they need to be good in all the styles. Before discussing the necessity of having an “aware” managerial style, let’s look at the autocratic and diplomatic styles.
The Autocrat vs. the Diplomat
It is difficult to believe that we still see the old-fashioned autocrat in management today. You have to wonder why this is so. Partly it has to do with the fact that so many managers are given no training. They are left to find their own way, so they begin acting ...
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