Management by Exception

Description of Management by Exception. Explanation.

Definition Management by Exception. Description.

Management by Exception is a management style wherein managers intervene only when their employees fail to meet their performance standards. If the personnel are performing as expected, the manager will take no action. The term is also used to describe provision of information to management in which only significant deviations from budgets or plans are reviewed as the basis for corrective action. The object is to reduce the quantity of detail contained in management reports and statistics to date on which action can be taken.

It's an organizational system in which managers delegate as much responsibility and activity as possible to those below them, stepping in only when absolutely necessary.

Compare also: Leadership Continuum  |  Covert Leadership  |  Transactional Leadership

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End of description Management by Exception. An explanation.