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Different  kinds of Managers:

1)    Theory X : The managers who assume that the people working under them are lazy and are bound to avoid work if they get a chance. These  managers have a negative approach to eve ything in life.

2) Theory Y : Contrary to Theory X , this management style assumes that the employees are self motivated and are ambitious. This management style also faces difficulties but the Y manager tries to find the root cause and motivates the employees to work accordingly, instead of blaming the employees.

However, we need to be closer to Theory Y in real life.Let's try to understand the implications/results these attitudes can bring in our lives with few examples.

Scenario 1: The Employee is lazy and Manager thinks that the employee is lazy.

In this situation the employees are lazy and the manager also thinks that they are lazy and has no faith in them changing into efficient employees. Here the employees remain unhappy with their manager and the manager remains unhappy with his/her employees making the work environment difficult. There is no scope for growth for anyone and in such a situation the manager becomes responsible for bringing down the organisation.

Scenario 2: The Employee is not lazy but Manager thinks that the employee is lazy.

In this scenario it is possible that even hardworking and efficient employees turn into lazy and in efficient employees because their work goes unappreciated and their efforts are not rewarded. If a manager does not understand the strengths of his employees and fails to manage them, making them lose interest which will downgrade their performance and output.

Scenario 3: The Employee is lazy and Manager thinks that the employee is not lazy.

He leads by example and he does not lose hope and faith in his employees and becomes responsible for the organisation's growth. His task is to lift the standards of his employees to ensure the desired result is achieved and if a manager is successful in doing so he is an effective and a successful manager.

Scenario 4: The Employee is not lazy and Manager thinks that the employee is not lazy.

In this scenario,manager’s task is easy and not much work is required to be done.

                       

I personally have experienced Scenario 2 in my life:

We had lots of tasks to be completed and so for few weeks I used  to work hard and sit back late from Monday to Friday. Other team members used to leave on time and work on Saturdays to complete the pending tasks. But, due to this the members used to charge the project for travel and meal which was saved in my case.  So, even after performing my business operations  on time, I got an average rating from my Manager which I challenged. In his defence, he mentioned that I was not Flexible to work on Weekends, whereas the majority of the team used to turn up on Saturdays. The explaination was baffling as I had completed all my tasks and not coming to Office on Saturdays denied me a better appraisal.