From factory floor to hybrid team
Management theory and its history.
- Level
- Bitesize
- Learning time
- 1 hour
- Where
- Management
- Price
- £39
When you step up to a higher level, what you paid in the last 12 months for lower-level courses inside the bigger course comes off its price, in proportion to how much of each is inside it, whichever topic it's from. Courses at the same or a lower level don't give credit against each other. A Focus course or above always costs at least £15. Read the full terms
Certificate of Completion
Overview and Outcomes.
Overview
This module traces a century of management thinking as a practical diagnostic kit rather than a history lesson. It covers Taylor's scientific management, Fayol's five functions, Zaleznik and Kotter on management and leadership, Mintzberg's ten roles, Drucker's management by objectives, the Hawthorne studies, McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y, Wiseman's Multipliers and Google's Project Oxygen, so you can recognise which lens fits the problem in front of you.
What you'll develop
In this Bitesize, you will develop the ability to:
- Explain the main schools of management thought, from Taylor and Fayol to human relations and Wiseman's Multipliers, and what each adds to a manager's diagnostic kit.
- Distinguish management from leadership using Zaleznik and Kotter, and describe what managers actually do using Mintzberg's ten roles and his shadowing study.
- Apply the right lens to a live team problem, choosing between task redesign, clearer objectives, attention to people and a check on your own Multiplier or Diminisher behaviour.
The Module.
1 hour of learning.
- 01Foundations: The Evolution of Management ThoughtThis module traces a century of management thinking as a practical diagnostic kit rather than a history lesson. It covers Taylor's scientific management, Fayol's five functions, Zaleznik and Kotter on management and leadership, Mintzberg's ten roles, Drucker's management by objectives, the Hawthorne studies, McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y, Wiseman's Multipliers and Google's Project Oxygen, so you can recognise which lens fits the problem in front of you.1h 02m
Go deeper, and pay only the difference
- You are hereBitesize, 1 hour, £39
- Next stepFocus, Firm foundations, 2 hours 30 minutes, £69. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £30.
- The whole topicImmerse, The manager's craft, 6 hours, £249. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £210.
When you step up to a higher level, what you paid in the last 12 months for lower-level courses inside the bigger course comes off its price, in proportion to how much of each is inside it, whichever topic it's from. Courses at the same or a lower level don't give credit against each other. A Focus course or above always costs at least £15. Prices per person. Read the full terms
Also part of: Getting ready to lead
Other Bitesize in the Management topic
- Clear aims, shared loadObjectives, priorities and delegation1 hour£39
- Bringing out the best in peopleMotivation and employee engagement45 minutes£39
- Steady hands in times of changeManaging change and transition1 hour£39
- Teams that workTeam dynamics, development and performance45 minutes£39
- The conversations that countFeedback, coaching and conflict for managers45 minutes£39
- Management on a Monday morningModern management practice and case studies45 minutes£39
