Friday, September 30, 2011

Task oriented or Relationship Oriented?


Task-oriented leaders focus only on getting the job done. In my opinion, these types of leaders are very introverted. They most of the time are anti-social and hard to be around. I, myself have had both types of leaders already in my life. I found that even though task oriented leaders are hard to get along with and to understand them, the end results are always positive because they make sure their followers reach their goal. Some of the negative aspects of a task oriented leader are communication skills. A task oriented leader doesn’t always realize how they come off to their followers because they are always so worried about achieving the goal, making the relationship between them and their followers a difficult one.  I prefer a relationship oriented leader, because in my opinion, relationship oriented leaders care about their followers and how they come off to the people around them. For example if you are working for a manager who is task oriented, most likely that person will be very standoffish and some might even perceive them as rude, making their followers less enthused when it comes to achieve the goal set. On the other hand a relationship oriented leader will have communication skills and learn how to communicate properly with their workers/followers making them enjoy the environment they are in while working on achieving their goal. 

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