Leadership management style

Insider accounts invariably point to Hollaender s oversized personality and his semiauthoritarian management style when assessing his role as a driving force in creating the EMS. There is little doubt that in this and other scientific ventures in which he was involved, Hollaender s charismatic leadership was a factor that must not be overlooked.3 His social location, professional status, administrative experience, and the subsequent legitimacy he lent to the incipient movement, however, were also critically important. 

Most managers have a particular leadership style, which serves them well during times of non-disaster operations. Such styles usually span a spectrum of varying degrees of control—directive, supportive, participative, or achievement-oriented. To be effective, disaster managers need to be able to match the management style with the phase of disaster operations (Cuny, 2000). 

It is importance to understand your current organization s culture and the types of management style used by your leadership team. Refer to Chapter 3, Analyzing and Using Your Network for a detailed discussion on how to use your network. 

In their introduction to the book Transforming Leadership (1986), John Adams and Sabina Spencer have argued that a manager has to be adept in each style. Both reactivity and proactivity are needed for effective managing ... 

Ibrahim MIM, Wertherimer AL 1998. Management leadership styles of effectiveness of community pharmacists A descriptive analysis. / Sue Admin Pharm 15 57. 

Ibrahim MIM, Wertherimer Al,Myers MJ.etal. 1997. Leadership styles and effectiveness Pharmacists in associations vs. pharmacists in community settings. J Pharm Market Manag 12 23. 

Leadership theories help us to understand the leadership style ofyour immediate boss and other administrators. Understanding leadership theory and leadership styles enables us to identify the personal values and vision that guide the organizations management team. It also provides insight into your employers expectations of you as an employee. 

Bolman and Deal (2003) present another concept of leadership style that incorporates the use of frames to maximize the success of the organization. Frames are defined as windows on the world of leadership and management. A good frame makes it easier to know... 

Purportedly, El largely determines the leaders success in both their careers and relationships with others. Goleman describes El in four separate domains self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management or social skill. The first two domains are personal. The last two are more externally related, characterized by an appreciation and respect for others through effective and clear communication. Each El concept and how it relates to leadership styles is detailed in the following. 

Figure 8.2 illustrates the degree of directiveness of the leader during the phases of disaster planning and management. The ability to toggle back and forth between different leadership styles requires practice and experience. Staging drills between times of disaster response offers the opportunity to practice. 

Cuny, F. (2000). Principles of disaster management, management leadership styles and methods. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 15(1), 78-81. 

Managerial style is linked with culture, as the latter often defines, implicitly or explicitly, acceptable behaviour for a person with these responsibilities. A distinction commonly made is between managers whose primary responsibilities are operational and those who have more strategic and visionary responsibilities. Kotter (1990) describes these as managerial and leadership roles, respectively, while Bass and Avolio (1990) refer to transactional and transformational leadership. In reality most managers and leaders perform both roles but to differing degrees. 

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