According to a new survey, leaders aren’t 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. "Gaps between how a supervisor manages and how team members perceive their style represent a gray zone of potential hard feelings and needlessly eroded motivation," the report said.
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