Management and Leadership (AQA A-Level Business): Flashcards

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Manager's core responsibility

Coordinating work of others to achieve business objectives

Drucker's 5 tasks (mnemonic: SOMMD)

Set objectives, Organise, Motivate, Measure, Develop people

4 essential management tasks (PODC)

Plan, Organise, Direct, Control

Autocratic leadership style

Makes decisions independently without consulting team

Democratic leadership style

Involves others in decisions but retains final authority

Laissez-faire leadership style

Gives team considerable freedom to complete work

Tannenbaum Schmidt continuum

Leadership as spectrum from max authority to max freedom

Blake & Mouton grid dimensions

Concern for people (vertical) vs concern for production (horiz.)

Team management on Blake & Mouton grid

9,9 - high concern for both people & production (most effective)

Universal 'best' leadership style

None - effectiveness depends on context and circumstances

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