Question

If the direction in managerial work today is away from command and control, what is it toward?(a) Coaching and facilitating (b) Telling and selling (c) Pushing and pulling (d)Carrot and stick

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) Coaching and facilitation

Explanation:

Coaching refers to polishing the skills of the employees by imparting knowledge and adequate training so that they are able to contribute efficiently as well as perform to their potential.

Facilitation refers to easing out the processes or making complex tasks easier. Facilitation refers to the act of simplifying a task.

Command and control tend to be imperative, domineering and authoritative.  Those two terms also point towards rigidity and inflexibility.

Thus, shift in managerial work from command and control has been towards (a) Coaching and facilitation.