09/26/2024

Leaders Struggle to Use Appropriate Management Styles

Leaders and their reports diverge on how best to lead

According to a recent survey, leaders are not in sync with their employees about how their leadership styles are perceived, and leaders also struggle to “flex” across different management styles.

Management Styles: Are You the Manager You Think You Are?, published by the American Management Association, was released last week. The report argues that organizations generally use four distinct management styles—autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, and facilitative—that are fit for different circumstances. However, leaders and employees diverge on perceptions on how those styles are used, and how effectively. For instance, 56 percent of surveyed leaders say they use a democratic leadership style, but only a third of their direct reports agree with that.

That disconnect can be a source of tension in the workplace. 

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