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What's the Preferred Management Style for Handling Professionals?
Mohankrishna, Manager, India, Member
What is the preferred management style for handling a team of professionals? Why?...Sign up 		 

 
Preferred Style for Managing Professionals
Jaap de Jonge, CEO, Netherlands, Editor
According to the situational leadership model, we should adapt our management style to the situation, in particular to the development level of the...Sign up
  

 
Consider also the Context when Managing Professionals
Dil Prasad Shrestha, PhD, Management Consultant, Nepal, Member
In addition to two variables of the employees/ development, there should be a third variable:
3. The context - where the organization is o...Sign up
  

 
Preferred Management Styles for Professionals
Erik van geel, Management Consultant, Netherlands, Member
@Dil Prasad Shrestha, PhD: I Think it's an interesting aspect you introduce. Leadership is not only dependent on dev...Sign up
  

 
Managing Professionals: First Expectations and Responsibilities
Alan Kennedy
It seems to me that management of a team of professionals has to begin with an explicit understanding of and agreement on the expectations the team an...Sign up
  

 
Managing Professionals by MBPO
Javier Elenes, Business Consultant, Mexico, Member
I suggest MBPO, in which an extra letter P has been added to the classic MBO acronym.
In such Management By Pulling Objectives the extra P reflec...Sign up
  

 
Preferred Management Styles for Professionals
Karel V , CEO, South Africa, Member
In my observations, professional people do not like the command and control, or coercive styles of leadership.
These styles are mostly ado...Sign up
  

 
Use Situational Leadership Style for Professionals
OSHUN, GRACE OKAIMA , TEACHING, Nigeria, Member
I agree with the analysis of the situational leadership style by @Jaap de Jonge. For any job to qualify as a profess...Sign up
  

 
Managing Professionals
Briolett, Manager, Canada, Member
Hmmm. A lot of good points raised. My thoughts...
- Well educated doesn't equate to intelligent. There are many professionals in our world who me...Sign up
  

 
Preferred Style of Managing Professionals
Dammike Kobbekaduwe, HR Consultant, Sri Lanka, Member
Professionals have a deeper knowledge in their domain of expertise. However, if they lack common touch or common sense, there could be instances of ir...Sign up
  

 
The Role of Culture in Managing Professionals
Graham, Teacher, Thailand, Member
Culture plays an important part in all of this. As a foreigner working in Thailand, it is evident for all to see that the management pyramid that west...Sign up
  

 
Required Management Skills
Abdullah Sultan, HR Consultant, Saudi Arabia, Member
Managing a team of professionals requires certain skills. Most important is the skill of identifying different personalities that exist among h...Sign up
  

 
Managing Professionals from Multiple Cultures
Finn, Qatar, Member
@Graham: indeed the culture of the organisation, and the environment (region, country) in which it is operates, has ...Sign up
  

 
More of the Same
Andrew Blaine, Business Consultant, South Africa, Member
Surely the simple answer to the question "What is the preferred management style for handling a team of professionals? Should be "the same as any othe...Sign up
  

 
Managing Professional
Gandhi Heryanto, Management Consultant, Indonesia, Member
In the past in traditional management, workers did as they were told by their boss. This could not be applied for managing professionals, like account...Sign up
  

 
It Depends on Culture
Seelig, ICT Consultant, Netherlands, Member
@Graham: I agree it depends on culture. In individual low hierarchical cultures like the Netherlands/Germany/Scandin...Sign up
  

 
Don't Ignore the Advice of Professionals
Joseph L Mbolota, HR Consultant, Zambia, Member
One thing is certain, professionals once assigned a task love to be trusted and respected as such. It frustrates a professional when his/her advice...Sign up
  

 
Managing Professionals Requires Giving Freedom
Willie Odemwingie, Lecturer, Nigeria, Member
There is no fixed style and there should not be any style cast in stone for managing professionals. There are various categories of professionals whic...Sign up
  

 
Freedom to Professionals
jacinta wamwaki, Kenya, Member
@Willie Odemwingie: I agree professionals are the gurus in their area of profession. They do not need to be manag...Sign up
  

 
Management Style in an R&D Organization
s c narang, HR Consultant, India, Member
The management of an Research and Development organization calls for an Inspiring Leadership, a compelling vision, coordination between various...Sign up
  

 
Management of Professionals
Nzyoka, Student (University), Kenya, Member
In as much as professionals are experts in their areas, we need consistency in the organization, we should balance between innovation and consistency,...Sign up
  

 
Preferred Management Style for Professionals: Management by Invitation
Wismayer, Management Consultant, United Kingdom, Member
Today there is really only 1 management style and that is management by invitation. Long gone are the days when dominant styles are acceptable - now y...Sign up
  

 
Management of Professionals that are Low on Knowldege and Commitment, but they're not to Blame
Pigeot
Of course age, culture and background are adding complexity to managing professionals.
Having a framework of thought, with clear and understandab...Sign up
  

 
5 Conditions for Successful Management of Professionals
Jose A. De las Rivas, Management Consultant, Spain, Member
In my experience, there are five requirements that must be met by senior managers to always make their teams respond positively. Basically - and regar...Sign up
  

 
Visionary Management is Required
Goran Skoog, Management Consultant, Sweden, Member
1. Create a shared vision for the team of professionals, which reflects the personal visions of the individuals.
2. Set challenging goals and mak...Sign up
  

 
What is the Preferred Management Style for Handling a Team of Professionals? Why?
ANTONIO BARRANCO RUIZ, Manager, Spain, Premium Member
There is no ideal management style in general, because the most successful style is the one that covers the needs of the employee in the best way.
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The Style of Managers that Professionals Hate
Tyrell Clifford, Manager, Sri Lanka, Member
@Vongani Karel Nkombyane: I totally agree with you. Managers only with experience don't like to listen to others and...Sign up
  

 
Management of Groups
Andrew Blaine, Business Consultant, South Africa, Member
I find it of great interest that my initial response has been found unpopular. It does not change my viewpoint but I suggest that if all the various m...Sign up
  

 
Vuxen Level
Seelig, ICT Consultant, Netherlands, Member
@Goran Skoog: I understand that. That is typical Swedish. And in my humble opinion a very mature way of working. It ...Sign up
  

 
Swedish Management
Goran Skoog, Management Consultant, Sweden, Member
@Seelig: I guess you're right. Support of team building and teamwork is a hallmark of Swedish management. Strong tea...Sign up
  

 
Required Leadership Style for Handling Professionals
Qazi Ata, Consultant, Pakistan, Member
I have gone through all the available reactions. Every one has commented according to his own working environment therefore, mostly are preferring the...Sign up
  

 
Preferred Management Style for Professionals
Tyrell Clifford, Manager, Sri Lanka, Member
I agree with Qazi Ata, however a visionary leadership style is very important to inspire professionals and to get work done from them....Sign up
  

 
Visionary Management
Andrew Blaine, Business Consultant, South Africa, Member
@Goran Skoog: Why should these principles be reserved for professionals exclusively? Surely, with a motivated and t...Sign up
  

 
Jazz Style Management
Seelig, ICT Consultant, Netherlands, Member
@Qazi Ata: That's exactly what Ricardo Semler (Semco) is doing. With one big difference. The workers on the floor ar...Sign up
  

 
Metaphor for Managing Professionals
Sibusiso Mngomezulu, HR Consultant, South Africa, Member
Imo, the best way to manage professionals is to get them to be specialist in looking for the ball as opposed to being asked to go and fetch the ball.<...Sign up
  

 
Visionary Management, Always
Goran Skoog, Management Consultant, Sweden, Member
@Andrew Blaine: Of course you are right. A management built on a shared vision is applicable everywhere. What I want...Sign up
  

 
Managing the Human Resources
Karel V , CEO, South Africa, Member
The Human Resources are known as the most important resources in an organisation. Will the management be on the right track when managing its employee...Sign up
  

 
Managing Professionals: Sharing the Vision
Vijay Bhatia, Consultant, India, Member
I agree with Mr @Goran Skoog that the vision has to be shared. However, that is easier said than done. I would like ...Sign up
  

 
Preferred Management Style
Randy StPierre, Student (University), United States, Member
@Briolett: Thank you for your insight on this subject, especially pointing out that not all people that are "well ed...Sign up
  

 
Managing Professional Staff & Teams
Maurice Grasso, Business Consultant, Australia, Member
I agree with most of the comments. The right people in the right jobs know what needs to be done, so a DELEGATION model works best here.
That sai...Sign up
  

 
How to Manage Professionals: Observe, Analyze and Learn
chaovalit, Director, Thailand, Member
Observe them, Analyze them, and Learn to understand them. Then you will know how to manage them well. There is no fixed rule. Many editors may think t...Sign up
  

 
Managing Professionals: Give Freedom and Direction
Phionah Atuhaire, Project Manager, Member
Interesting topic here. Thoughts above appreciated. In my opinion, there is no one management style you can apply when working with proffessionals. Ma...Sign up
  

 
Preferred Style for Managing Professionals Depends on the Task
Vladimir Kuryakov, Consultant, United States, Member
Different types of management are required for different tasks, for example:
A) HIGHLY DIVISIBLE AND HIGHLY REPETITIVE TASK (simple organizationa...Sign up
  

 
Analyze Professionals in their Inner-self
jorge anibal hoyos hoyos, Manager, Colombia, Member
Let me recall General Patton during the Normandia invasion. Nazis knew him as an always go-forward General but his mission was to betray them. I think...Sign up
  

 
Professionals are Performing Easily but are Difficult to be Managed
Eyad, Manager, Jordan, Member
I see that managing professionals should be based on flexibility principles in most of the commercial functions. And managing should be done in a stra...Sign up
  

 
 


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