181, the four management functions). “Planning, organizing, leading and controlling are the heart of management.” In business there are also different management styles. Each style has a different way of maximizing the work done by employees and making companies popular with their target audience. CEOs of all different types of companies have their own way of running things, and among the best of these CEOs is Amazon's Jeff Bezos. The 6 management styles are Directive, Authoritative, Affiliative, Participatory, Pacesetting and Coaching. The first style is the directive style, which has the main purpose of obtaining immediate obedience from employees. This is usually the style of the overly bossy manager who believes in running a tight ship and making employees do what he says when he says it. This manager always monitors their employees and never truly gives them their trust to get the job done. These CEOs lead their employees with “threat and motivation.” This type of management style has proven effective in crucial situations and when deviating from a pre-established course of action. This system can only be effective with experienced employees because there is little to no learning in this system and inexperienced employees would have an almost impossible time keeping up and helping the company run at its peak
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