When I was working on my MIS (Masters of Information Systems), there was a class regarding the different Management Styles. I found it interesting as I had worked with a few of these styles, and at times a few of the different styles crossed over. Which made it a challenge to write the documents I was tasked with. The styles are:
- Directive
- Authoritative
- Affiliative
- Participative
- Pacesetting
- Coaching
Each of these styles has its own pros and cons when it comes to how they communicate. It can be difficult at times when you work with more than one manager to create documents for, with their different styles. I was working on a contract where I worked on two different teams, one manager fit into the Authoritative style, he was a micro-manager and the other manager fit into the Coaching style, he was also a micro-manager, just not at the same level.
Both informed me often how each was the manager to follow while making the other wrong. Both created tight deadlines that I had to account for when writing for both of them. It was a unique learning lesson to work for that company and those two managers.
The takeaway - Learn the manager's style as fast as possible to avoid as many conflicts as possible.
Seth Blanken
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