1. The Different Types of
Management Styles
● As founder of Proforma, Greg Muzzillo
knows about the importance of
supervising employees and directing a
company’s progress. He also
understands that everyone is different
and that leaders guide employees in
their own fashions.
2. Respected in his industry, Greg Muzzillo advises
business executives to learn about themselves,
particularly which management style best fits their
personalities. The following gives a brief overview of
the five major categories of management.
1. The Collaborator: Managers using this style
surround themselves with a trusted crew who
contribute ideas. The collaborator listens to
suggestions and makes a final decision by analyzing
and combining recommendations.
2. The Director: Considered the most “autocratic”
type, the director solves problems and initiates ideas
with minimal input from outside sources.
3. 3. The Fact Finder: Similar to directors, fact
finders also rely on themselves to provide
solutions. However, unlike a director, fact
finders seek out information from a variety of
sources before reaching a conclusion.
4. The Investigator: A mix between a fact
finder and a collaborator, the investigator
acquires data and asks advice from other
individuals before making a decision.
5. The Teamer: While a collaborator seeks
out a “best-of-all-alternatives” solution, the
teamer strives to develop an answer that can
obtain a consensus from his group.
4. ● While leadership styles might change as a
person grows or a company transforms,
managers should nevertheless determine
which of the above categories best
describes them. Discovering how others
who share qualities have succeeded in
their respective fields enables individuals to
better figure out how to play to their own
strengths.