Chapter 8
Managerial Styles


The Artist, Craftsman, and Technocrats: by Pitcher

  1. What is your reaction to each of the three styles developed by the author?   What is the value and short-coming(s) of each?
  2. The author says, "Profitability was not and is not a strategy and it can certainly not inspire anyone as an ultimate goal."   What is your reaction to this statement?   What else might inspire someone?
  3. What are the three kinds of learning, and what is your reaction to each?

The Leader’s New Work: Building Learning Organizations: by Senge
  1. Senge states that, "Human beings are designed for learning."   What is your reaction?
  2. What do you think of Deming’s assertion that "our prevailing system of management has destroyed our people?"
  3. In what way(s) can it be said that "performing for someone else’s approval" leads to mediocre performance?
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