Superintendent's Leadership Style

The leadership and management styles of my superintendent and project manager are actually pretty similar. The leadership style of my project manager is laid back, and not taking very much of a leadership role until he absolutely has to. He had an opportunity to become a vice president, but did not take it because he wanted to continue to actually build things, not be stuck in the office all the time. The superintendent’s leadership style is in the manner of getting things done. He tells the workers to do what he needs them to do in a respectful manner and the workers do what they are told. If the workers do not do what they are told to do, he handles it appropriately. The management styles of both are similar in that they get the job done

without yelling at people or becoming too bossy. They keep an even head and simply make sure that the job is done.

The strength to having a leadership style that is laid back is that most people want to work for you. They will do what they are told and try not to upset the laid back manner in which their supervisor works them. The weakness in this is that some might view a laid back manner as something to take advantage of, which can lead to problems. The strength to having a leadership style that is quiet but respectful is that the workers respect that he is being respectful to them, so they are respectful and do what they are told. The weakness to this leadership style is that not every worker is always going to do what they are told, and then the leadership style has to change and become more forceful. The strength to having a management style that is focused on completing the tasks in front of them is efficiency. When his workers know that they need to get things done, because of what the supervisors said to do, then the work gets done. The weakness to this leadership style is sometimes if things are too busy and there is no time for breaks, the workers can become tired and it becomes less efficient.

Yes, my leadership and management styles have been influenced by my superiors as they have treated me with respect and not become angry or upset if I do something wrong or if I am constantly bothering them for something to help them with. It is a pleasure to be working under them and I know that this is the manner that I would want to lead and manage because it seems to work well and does not upset everyone around under the management.