Management

Management Presentation Introduction of Alan Sugar NICOLE -Characteristics -Management style ( Max Weber Bureaucracy) -Explain how this management style is seen through him Advantages HEATHER Disadvantages MAGGIE How other types of management styles may help his companies HOLLY Conclusions ALL IN TUESDAY MEETING 11am-12pm Bureaucracy Nevertheless, Weber’s bureaucracy does have its limitations since it is based on the roles and responsibilities of the individuals rather than on the tasks performed by the organization. Its rigidity implies a lack of flexibility to respond to the demands of change in the business environment. Read more at Suite101: Max Weber Bureaucracy Theory http://www.suite101.com/content/max-weber-bureaucracy-theory-a267433#ixzz1GfM6OrcU As Max Weber himself noted, real bureaucracy will be less optimal and effective than his ideal type model. Each of Weber’s seven principles can degenerate:[citation needed] ← Competences can be unclear and used contrary to the spirit of the law; sometimes a decision itself may be considered more important than its effect; ← Nepotism, corruption, political infighting and other degenerations can counter the rule of impersonality and can create a recruitment and promotion system not based on meritocracy(a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth) but rather on oligarchy; Even a non-degenerated bureaucracy can be affected by common problems: ← Overspecialization, making individual officials not aware of larger consequences of their actions; and lack of critical thinking regarding the organisation which is perfect and always correct by definition, making the organisation unable to change and realise its own mistakes and limitations; Not allowing people to use common sense, as everything must be as is written by the law. ← Rigidity and inertia of procedures, making decision-making slow or even impossible when facing some unusual case, and similarly delaying change, evolution and adaptation of old procedures to new circumstances; A phenomenon of group thinking – zealotry, loyalty and lack of critical thinking regarding the organisation which is perfect and always correct by definition, making the organisation unable to change and realise its own mistakes and limitations http://www.knowledge-transfers.com/management/max-webers-bureaucracy-and-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-bureaucracy/ Transformational leadership Limitations of Transformational Leadership Too much emphasis is placed on style over substance. Today, substance has become extremely important, including integrity or character and content (as in "content is king"). There is a growing demand for "evidence based" decision making where, to show leadership, you need to cite hard evidence. Whether you can present your business case in an inspiring manner is not as important as having solid facts to back you up. You can have great sales skills to get people on board but if you do so for unethical purposes, this style of leadership can be dangerous. Cult leaders, for example, are often transformational. Secondly, without good content, leaders have nothing worth saying so it doesn't matter how powerfully they say it. Participative leadership means involving employees in making decisions. To be a participative leader, it isn't necessary to be an inspirational speaker. Transformational leaders make their mark primarily by promoting a vision in an inspiring mannner. We admire such leaders, but they aren't necessarily skilled at employee engagement. They are like skilled sales people or promoters so they want to sell you their vision. In today's knowledge intensive world, the participative leadership style is likely to be more engaging and motivating for knowledge workers. Another issue is the fact that transformational leadership has, for some people, become the very meaning of leadership while its transactional counterpart is identified with management. This is unfortunate. The beauty of a purely functional way of defining leadership and management (leadership promotes new directions; management executes them) is that you can leave the style question completely open. Now we can say that inspirational leaders move followers to change direction while inspirational managers motivate employees to work harder. That is, style pertains to how you influence people; it is not a way of defining leadership. Suppose you lead by example by just quietly being the first to try something new. There is no inspiring speech or vision offered here. Read more at Suite101: Transformational Leadership: Benefits and Limitations of Transformational Leadership http://www.suite101.com/content/transformational-leadership-a41909#ixzz1Gr97RygC