Different Styles of Managers

It can be rather difficult to manage your employees. Each employee has different things that motivate them. They also each respond to different management techniques. Management styles are plentiful and they all vary. The buddy, Mr Cool and the micromanager are all examples. The most well rounded of all types of managing styles is the coach, even though each type has positives and negatives.

The coach is unlike many of the others since they won't use extreme management techniques. Mr Cool only cares about his own image and the micromanager dissects every part of the day, to name a few examples. The coach doesn’t do either of these. Instead of doing what is best for them on a personal level, the coach will do what is in the best interest of the team. The coach also realizes that there are some tasks that don’t need to be managed. They give their employees some freedom and responsibility to make decisions.

One of the best traits of this type of manager lies in the way they interact with employees. If a small task goes undone, they won't get on top of an employee for it. The coach will let this slip up go, but will use it as a coaching opportunity with the employee. This benefits the whole team in many ways. Employees will have more confidence to take risks. They know that the coach will help them through a failure by teaching them why they failed and what they can do to avoid it in the future. This creates a team environment since each employee feels like they are crucial to the success of everyone.

Coaches aren't the perfect type of manager. Their management style may not be harsh enough for some employees. Some employees simply need to be reprimanded harshly. Coaches may also fail to give credit where credit is due since they are so focused on what the team is accomplishing. In reality, the coach may be the best definitive style, but it is always a great idea to blend some management styles together to create one of your own.