on Management
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Importance of Control
• Critical link back to planning
– No control often sidetracks a good plan
• Facilitates goal achievement
– Are objectives being met?
– If not, WHY not?
• Makes delegation easier/better
– Provides feedback on performance of delegated
authority
• Opportunity for delegation over-ride
• Trust, but verify portion of management
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Three Basic Types of Control
• Feedforward Control
– Prevents “anticipated” problems
– Built in at the start (or before)
• Concurrent Control
– Occurs while activity in progress
– Ensures standards being met; Correct before they
become too costly
– Often built into new technology
• Feedback Control
– Control after action has occurred
– Good feedback on effectiveness of planning
– Most popular Easiest???
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Personality Traits
• Developed from inborn tendencies and our
environment
– Nature AND Nurture
• Six traits impact interpersonal relations and job
performance:
– Extroversion
– Agreeableness
– Conscientiousness
– Emotional Stability (Neuroticism)
– Openness to Experience
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of Behavior- How we are seen 4
Personality Types - Background
• Perceiving (P)
– More comfortable with open, casual environment
– Flexible and diverse
– Adaptability – “Play it by ear”
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The Paul Principle
• Gradual obsolescence of leaders as they lose touch
w/organization they lead
– Become too conservative (Risk-averse)
– Resist innovation and change (Stagnation)
– Fail to take advantage of technological
breakthroughs (Comfortable)
– Find answers for problems from their youth
• Can’t teach an old dog new tricks
• Antidotes?
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Perception
• Webster’s:
– “A mental image”
– “Physical sensation interpreted in the light of
experience”
– “Process people use to make sense of their
environment”
• XO says:
– A bias that can affect the way in which we process
information
– Frequently leads to an incorrect deduction
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Why Important?
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Aspects of Perception
• Self-Serving Bias:
– Blame external attributions for failure
(environment/situation)
– Internal attributions (Intelligence/charisma)
responsible for success
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Aspects of Perception
• Actor/Observer Difference:
– People observing an action are much more likely
than the actor to make the fundamental attribution
error
• Self-Fulfilling Prophecy:
– Expectations or predictions play a causal role in
bringing about the events we predict (Forced
Eventuality/Scenario Fulfillment)
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Non-Verbal Communication
• Messages sent through actions and behaviors
rather than words
– Not “what you say, but how you say it”
• 75-90% of our info is from non-verbal
communication
• Message behind the message? (Emotion)
– Physical appearance
– Facial expressions/Eye contact
– Body language
• Aggressive, defensive, disconnected,
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Non-Verbal Communication
• How important is it?
– 93% of emotional impact
• Message breakdown
– Verbal (Spoken words) 10%
– Vocal (Pitch, tone, timbre) 30%
– Body Language 60%
• Become aware
• Don’t contradict words w/body language
• Know facial expressions
– Benefits of smile/head nod
– Direct your eye contact
• Gesturing with purpose
• Note personal/cultural differences
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Listening Barriers
• Environmental
– External – noise/other stimuli
– Internal – stress/exhaustion/personal
issues
• Physiological
– Speaking vs. Thinking Rate
– Ailment – loss of hearing/flu
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Listening Barriers
(CONT)
• Psychological
– Selective Listening
– Negative Listening Attitudes
– Personal Reactions
• Words have meanings
• Buzz words
– Poor Motivation
• Lack of preparation
• Goals help you focus
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Communication & the Four
Management Functions
• Planning:
– Gather information
– Write memos, letters, reports
– Meet to formulate plans
• Organizing:
– Gather info about state of organization
– Communicate new structure
• Directing:
– Communicate plan and strategy (How and Why)
– Motivate employees
• Controlling:
– Feedback; “How are we doing?”
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Assertiveness
• Stand up for your rights in a way that
recognizes the rights of others to do the same.
• Differs from two other means of dealing with
conflict:
– Acquiescence – Back down easily when challenged
– Aggression – Achieve aims by attacking or hurting
others.
Assertiveness achieves aims by direct
communication in an open, fair and
positive manner.
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Assertiveness
• Take responsibility for what you say and do.
• Be clear about what you want.
• Speak up for what you need.
• Learn to say no.
• Exhibit positive inner dialogue.
• Be persistent.
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Constructive Feedback
• Feedback should be helpful. (Positive or
negative)
• Be specific. Focus on behaviors.
• Be descriptive. Stick to the facts.
• Be timely.
• Be flexible. May have to wait for a better time
to give the feedback.
• Give both positive and negative feedback.
• Avoid blame and embarrassment.
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Moral Leadership
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Levels of Moral Development
Pre-conventional Conventional Principled
Level Level Level
Individuals seek People conform to Leaders guided by
external rewards behavioral expectations internalized set of
Obey authority to of group principles (Universal
avoid consequences Rules, norms, and right or wrong)
Motivated solely by values of the group are Leaders may disobey
self interest followed rules/laws that violate
Take what you can get If honesty is the rule, universal principles
Leadership tends to be people will be honest Internalized values
autocratic toward If dishonesty is the more important that
rule, people will be others’ expectations
others; Aimed at
dishonest
personal advancement
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Authoritarian Management
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Stewardship
• Employees empowered to make decisions
– Control over how they do their jobs
– Localize decisions/power to those closest to work
– Tap into energy and commitment of followers
• Leaders accountable to others as well as to the organization
• Partnership assumption
–Joint responsibility/accountability
• Facilitate vice control followers. Guide without dominating.
• Recognize and reward the value of labor – rewards tied to
success of the organization
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Servant Leadership
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