Management Styles What are they, which one is yours and is it right for your organization?

Management Style # 10 – Bureaucratic

Managers who adhere to the bureaucratic style of management focus on assigning specific duties to employees within a well-defined hierarchy. They’re less concerned with collaboration and more interested in following rules, policies and procedures. Bureaucratic Managers assign each employee a set of responsibilities and independent tasks, and they streamline all work from top to bottom. Bureaucratic management styles are useful in heavily regulated industries but less effective in creative environments.

For example, the focus on rigid hierarchies and rules can limit innovation and prevent employees from adapting to changing conditions. Introducing new ideas or processes is generally frowned upon by these types of Managers, so this management style can lead to job dissatisfaction due to the lack of employee empowerment. Likewise, endless red tape and high loads of paperwork usually mean delays in the decision-making process due to a lack of agility and engagement.