Decision Making Style
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Decision Making Style Term Project |
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Timothy A. Rutherford |
6/26/2011 |
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`The decision making assessments were very informative. My preferred decision making style is Behavioral and that is also my highest style. I think that in order to deal with people you have to take them into your consideration. In all of these situations everyone is there to do a job. You should not have to crack a whip in order to get someone to do theirs. You should be able to explain what they are to do and make sure that they understand and let them do it. If they choose not to that is their own choice but they are willing to pay the consequences.
It would be positive for one with the behavioral style to flex with directive style. I know that I could use more of the direct and to the point approach, without becoming a power monger. One does not have to be every ones best friend nor do you have to treat them like cattle. It would be beneficial for me to be more organized. The directive style seems to me to be somewhat of loose cannon. This type of manager has a tendency to look for mistakes and someone to blame them on. I have had a manager who is always looking for someone to chew up and that is what makes them happy.
I think that any manager is going to be more effective if he uses a blend of all of the styles. They all have their good and bad points. Anyone is all a style would have trouble being effective. A manager who is all directive will end up with employees who hate him and will want to turn on him. I would think that he is likely to have a great deal of turnover. This would not look good for him. Or he will have production problems. Someone who is all behavioral is likely to be a push over...
Decision Making Style Term Project |
[Type the document subtitle] |
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Timothy A. Rutherford |
6/26/2011 |
[Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] |
`The decision making assessments were very informative. My preferred decision making style is Behavioral and that is also my highest style. I think that in order to deal with people you have to take them into your consideration. In all of these situations everyone is there to do a job. You should not have to crack a whip in order to get someone to do theirs. You should be able to explain what they are to do and make sure that they understand and let them do it. If they choose not to that is their own choice but they are willing to pay the consequences.
It would be positive for one with the behavioral style to flex with directive style. I know that I could use more of the direct and to the point approach, without becoming a power monger. One does not have to be every ones best friend nor do you have to treat them like cattle. It would be beneficial for me to be more organized. The directive style seems to me to be somewhat of loose cannon. This type of manager has a tendency to look for mistakes and someone to blame them on. I have had a manager who is always looking for someone to chew up and that is what makes them happy.
I think that any manager is going to be more effective if he uses a blend of all of the styles. They all have their good and bad points. Anyone is all a style would have trouble being effective. A manager who is all directive will end up with employees who hate him and will want to turn on him. I would think that he is likely to have a great deal of turnover. This would not look good for him. Or he will have production problems. Someone who is all behavioral is likely to be a push over...