Match the following leadership styles (source unknown):
1. Management by inaction _____ a. Has an executive who manages with
2. Management by detail _____ flair, wisdom, and vision. He listens
3. Management by invisibility _____ to his people, prods them, and leads
4. Management by consensus _____ them.
5. Management by manipulation _____ b. Grows out of fear and anxiety.
6. Management by rejection _____ c. Can be fair or unfair, effective or ineffective
7. Management by survival _____ legitimate or illegitimate.
8. Management by depotism _____ Some people are manipulators of
9. Management by creativity _____ others for power. People are not
10. Management by leadership _____ puppets.
_____ d. Is the roughly negative style. Executive always has ideas; devil’s advocate. Well-prepared proponents can win—so such a boss can be stimulating.
_____ e. Has an executive who needs every conceivable fact; is methodical and orderly; often is timid, inappropriate, or late.
_____ f. Is good as long as it is based on reality. The executive has a trained instinct.
_____ g. Has an executive who will do anything to survive—the jungle fighter. If it is done constructively, the executive will build instead of destroy.
_____ h. Is totalitarian. There are no clashes of ideas. The organization moves. Creative people flee. Employees always know who is boss.
_____ i. Has an executive who is not around, has good subordinates, and works in an office, offstage.
_____ j. Can be important in dealing with the unknown (R&D projects). Subordinates are independent and powerful. This style could be a substitute for decision-making. It is important for setting policy.