{"id":376,"date":"2018-06-13T19:15:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T19:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/?p=376"},"modified":"2018-06-13T19:15:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T19:15:58","slug":"the-pros-and-cons-of-task-oriented-and-relationship-oriented-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/the-pros-and-cons-of-task-oriented-and-relationship-oriented-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pros and Cons of Task-Oriented and Relationship-Oriented Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Fotolia_201804916_XS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-378 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Fotolia_201804916_XS-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Fotolia_201804916_XS-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Fotolia_201804916_XS.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Leadership styles vary from person to person and everyone has a different approach to providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating workers. Two of the most common styles are task-oriented and relationship-oriented leadership. Here\u2019s a look at both styles and some of the pros and cons of each one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Task-Oriented Management Style<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Task-oriented leaders have several characteristics that ensure projects are completed in an efficient and timely manner. These managers typically create easy-to-follow schedules with clear requirements and deadlines. This type of leadership style is great for employees who need structure and struggle with time management. However, task oriented leadership can also lead to a lack of worker autonomy and creativity. Rigid structure and excessive task management can also diminish company culture and backfire for more self-motivated workers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relationship-Oriented Management Style<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Relationship-oriented management focuses on employee relations and often makes workers feel energized because they feel appreciated for their work. Strong effort comes from people who feel like they\u2019re making a difference and part of a company\u2019s success. But some of the challenges of this leadership style include employees feeling overwhelmed and needing more direction. A lack of clarity may cause confusion when it comes to tasks and deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the predominant communication style in your office? Do you feel like it\u2019s working or could use some alterations? The key is to take the best parts of each management style and combine them to create your own unique leadership style. Please call <strong>Leah M. Joppy and Associates<\/strong> at 301-670-0051 or email us at <a href=\"mailto:leah@lmja.com\">leah@lmja.com<\/a> and we can help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leadership styles vary from person to person and everyone has a different approach to providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating workers. Two of the most common styles are task-oriented and relationship-oriented leadership. Here\u2019s a look at both styles and some of the pros and cons of each one. Task-Oriented Management Style Task-oriented leaders have several [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,2,6,3,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":382,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376\/revisions\/382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}