Steve Balmer. Picture source: Wikipedia The Professional manager and the Captive manager were described in previous posts. This post is dedicated to another manager type: The Conservative. Characteristics of The Conservative Manager The Conservative Manager's management style is described by his type: His goal is to preserve: The Organization's Culture, The Business behaviour, The Business Lines, The Marketing Methods etc. Major Changes, Revolutions and Innovations are not expected. Improved efficiency could be expected. If the Conservative is a CEO or a company's President, then the whole company's patterns will be preserved. If he is a lower lever manager, then the patterns of the department or domain he is managing, will be preserved. Frequently, the Conservative Manager was a classic number 2 or number 3 in the hirarchy. Classic in the above context is a long time employee who accumalated a lot of knowl...
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