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I worked in the British Council in customer services. My manager was always very much task oriented and would be on at me about what I needed to do. There was no training or support provided just more and more work. One of the other managers in the team managed in a different way and would show me how to do things which this manager did not like and they argued. In the end the manager stated that I could only complete tasks for and with her.

I would say that my manager was possibly a mixture of a transactional leader and a commanding leader. She ensures the team knows what is expected of them and what will happen if they were not pulling their weight. She made it very clear that she was my boss and even though she had made some errors and the other boss had showed me ways to solve some of the problems. I knew that I should apologise and be submissive to her as my direct manager. She was very commanding as she took her role very seriously and I knew this.

The other manager was more of a coaching or transformational leader, who identified that staff might need training and support to complete their role and stepped into to offer guidance and support.

Despite the lack of support initially my manager was actually quite effective in her role. She got the work completed in her department. However, it would have gone smoother initially if I had been provided with more training and support perhaps through HR if she feels this is not her remit or in her skillset.

Starting point: If I am honest due to my lack of experience I feel I would probably be in the servant style of management as I would not feel confident enough to take full control. Being more reliant on myself gaining respect by working and supporting the team when they need it. Then they will complete their workload and more challenging tasks.

Hardest: I think the hardest role for me to achieve right now would be the autocratic/democratic as it would require me to be confident and be decisive. This is not something I am very good at. I prefer to work as a collective where decisions are made together and we work as a whole.

Natural: I think the natural role that I would aspire to grow into is afiliative and coaching. It is an opportunity for me to help grow and develop my team so that we can accomplish all of our goals, whilst they also accomplish something. However, I would also like to become more confident and be able to make decisions that my team could follow and be confident in following such as an autocratic leader. But this is the sign of a good leader they can adapt styles to what is required at different times.]]> 2020-10-17 18:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/am3crt/81s5z9m3nqlawv44/wish/837875904