hands-on management
Hands-on management is a particular style of management where the manager or person in charge is particularly active in day-to-day business and leadership.{{Cite book|last=DeMarco|first=Tom|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/858610866|title=Peopleware : productive projects and teams|date=2013|publisher=Addison-Wesley|others=Timothy R. Lister|isbn=978-0-13-344073-7|edition=3rd|location=Upper Saddle River, NJ|oclc=858610866}}{{Cite book|last=Hoover|first=John|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122266459|title=Best practices : difficult people : working effectively with prickly bosses, coworkers, and clients|date=2007|publisher=Collins|isbn=978-0-06-114559-9|edition=1st|location=New York|oclc=122266459}}{{Cite web|title=Hands-on vs. hands-off management|url=https://www.michaelpage.ie/advice/management-advice/development-and-retention/hands-vs-hands-management|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Michael Page|language=en}} It is not to be confused with micromanagement and is seen as the opposite of Laissez-faire management style.
Purpose
Hands-on includes traits and actions such as:{{Cite news|date=2014-12-17|title=Dealing with a Hands-Off Boss|work=Harvard Business Review|url=https://hbr.org/2014/12/dealing-with-a-hands-off-boss|access-date=2021-02-23|issn=0017-8012}}{{Cite web|last=Inc|first=Gallup|date=2019-12-30|title=8 Behaviors of the World's Best Managers|url=https://www.gallup.com/workplace/272681/habits-world-best-managers.aspx|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Gallup.com|language=en}}
- Understanding of the business and shows interest
- Informed but passive with ideas
- Follows up on agreed decisions
The opposite to hands-on is a hands-off manager or management style.
See also
References
External links
- [https://greatlakesadvisory.com/how-to-implement-a-new-process-at-work-in-steps/ How To Implement New Processes At Work]
Category:Human resource management
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