Managerial Approaches and Leadership Styles

Managerial Approaches and Leadership Styles that Need to be Employed by Educational Managers or Leaders in Motivating their Staff to Achieve Organisational Goals
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Introduction
Motivation of the staff to achieve the set organisational goals is a challenge which is facing many educational organisations nowadays. This is because almost all of these educational organisations exist in a competitive and ever changing environment that require constant adjustments in order to continue being competitive through continuous achievement of the set organisational goals (Adams & Adams, 2009). This makes it difficult for the leaders or managers of these educational organisations to employ same managerial approach or leadership style in motivating staff in educational organisations towards achievement of the set organisational goals. Thus, this necessitates utilisation of varied types of managerial approaches and leadership styles by leaders or managers of educational organisations in order to effectively motivate their staff thereby making it possible to achieve the organisation goals (Boulter, 2010).
However, there are various managerial approaches that have been used in the past to effectively motivate staffs which is a very crucial aspect of engaging them in the process of achieving the set organisational goals (Giri & Santra, 2010). This is because appropriate managerial approaches ensure that the staffs in educational organisations have been engaged in the prioritisation of the organisation’s goals as theirs. This is further boosted by promotion of job satisfaction among the staff which is a vital aspect of improving morale among the staff. In addition, leadership style is also another aspect which greatly contributes to the motivation of the staff in educational institutions (Ayman & Korabik, 2010). Therefore, the style of leadership adopted by the leaders or managers of the educational organisations plays a crucial role in motivating of the staff towards achieving the set organisational goals. This is mainly because varied leadership styles are likely to have varied effects on the motivation of the staff. This makes it crucial to select the most appropriate leadership style which is likely to adequately motivate the staff leading to achievement of the set organisational goals (Dixon & Hart, 2010).
Managerial approaches needed to motivate staff in educational organisations
Managerial approaches are very crucial in ensuring that a favourable environment is created to ensure that there is motivation of the staff in virtually all the educational organisations. These approaches can be broadly grouped into three categories mostly involving offering conditions that are likely to boost the morale of the staff thereby making sure there is job satisfaction among the staff. However, job satisfaction always result from the motivation of the staff thereby ensuring that the staff put extra efforts in order to make sure the set organisational goals are achieved (Adams & Adams, 2009).
The most obvious managerial approach that can be adopted by the leaders or managers of the educational organisations in motivating their staff towards achieving the organisational goals is providing wage incentives. This is mainly because work is usually inherently distasteful to a reasonable number of educational organisations staff, therefore providing incentives in terms of wage increments and bonuses for exemplary performance can greatly contribute towards motivating the staff (Dixon & Hart, 2010). This is undoubtedly very crucial in making sure the morale of the staff is established and maintained thereby enabling attainment of the organisational goals (Eisenbeiss, Knippenberg & Boerner, 2008).
However, a number of employees usually do not greatly consider what they do more important in comparison to what they earn from what they do. Hence, irrespective of the working conditions many employees end up being greatly motivated by the monetary incentives they get from their work. Therefore, an appropriate remuneration package is a crucial managerial approach vital in motivating staff in most of the educational organisations. It is apparently evident that in the educational organisations where the staffs are well paid, they are highly motivated in comparison to those that are less paid. Thus high remuneration is linked to high staff morale in educational organisations thereby making sure they achieve the set organisation goals (Ayman & Korabik, 2010).
In addition, catering for the social needs of the staff would be another crucial managerial approach motivating the staff. This is mainly because most of the people usually want to be useful and important within their working places (Bruce & Pepitone, 1999). This mainly occurs through the aspect of sense of belonging and being recognised. Therefore, consistent acknowledging and appreciation of the staff is very essential in motivating them since it boosts their self esteem which increases their likelihood of achieving set goals. Hence, the educational leaders or managers should make their staff feel important as well as letting them to freely express themselves thereby motivating them (Laohavichien, Fredendal...