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4 types of leader according to Yitzhak Adizes

Dr. Yitzhak Adizes, an expert in improving company performance, has been studying the world's largest corporations for 35 years. Despite the difference in politics, culture, education, all managers face the same problems.

The subordinates are dissatisfied with the boss: he demands too much, but he does nothing and leads the company into a crisis. The boss is dissatisfied with his subordinates: these lobsters just drink coffee, dissolve gossip. Because of them, the company is in crisis.

Adizes tackled the problem of superiors and subordinates, and deduced the formula for an ideal leader. Work.ua willingly shares its findings.
Success formula

Regardless of the type of activity of the company, the head performs four main functions:

    Production result. WHAT to do to achieve a short-term result.
    Entrepreneurship. WHEN and WHY to do it. Determines the direction of the company.
    Administration. How to do it.
    Integration. WHO does it. A company’s value system that motivates employees to work together.

Only if the leader performs all four functions at the same time, the company is successful. Now you know the secret formula, if not for one “but”: a person cannot perform all functions at once, even if he has the signs of an ideal boss.

Performing even two functions is difficult. If the child is sick, the mother pays all attention to him and does not have time, for example, to buy products. For her, the health of the child is a priority. The same thing happens with leaders. They slide into a single function and turn into ineffective managers.

Adizes sorted out the errors of each type of leader and suggested options for solving them.
Result Producer

This manager knows what and how to do to finish the job. He is focused on the result, and this is good for the implementation of decisions. But making these very decisions gives the manufacturer inconvenience. He does not accept long reflections on the problem and does not like to engage in strategic planning.

At meetings, while subordinates discuss solutions to the problem, the manufacturer is asleep. He wakes up only when he is asked a specific question, which of the two solutions to choose. Then the manufacturer selects the appropriate option and starts work. By oneself.

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The manufacturer does not accept delegation, because only he does everything quickly and correctly. The manufacturer works a lot, so recognition of merits is important to him.

    Kurt Herbert Albert worked for 30 years as Artistic Director of the San Francisco Opera. For the production of one of the operas, he invited the director from the side. At the rehearsal, the director gave orders to the performers and said the phrase: "This is what you should do in my opera." Adler went to the director from behind, touched his shoulder and said: “No. In my opera. ”

The table of the producer is littered with papers, and he is constantly busy. The producer works like a bee and complains that the day is too short. The subordinates of such a leader are often late for work and roaming around the corridors idle. The manufacturer does not have time to resolve administrative issues.

What to do if you are a manufacturer:

    Before you complete the tasks, consider whether this is really necessary.
    Make a list of tasks that only you can do. Give the rest to subordinates.
    Think about long-term results. Leave time for planning the future of the company.
    Pay attention not only to the result, but also to the process.

What to do if your boss is a manufacturer:

    Say exactly how long a meeting or meeting will take.
    First, tell the main thing - the result. Only then briefly explain how you came to this.
    Get ready for the rump. The manufacturer will definitely give you the task when he realizes that he can not cope. This usually happens at the last moment when the deadlines are running out.
    When you have a task, solve it, even if you do not understand why.

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