Preferences of the Lesser Poland Police Management Staff in Terms of the Styles Used to Manage Officers
Preferences of the Lesser Poland Police Management Staff in Terms of the Styles Used to Manage Officers

Summary/Abstract: Managers’ competence in selecting a management style takes on particular importance in the conditions of nonlinearorganisational reality. The flexibility of an appropriate management style in relation to the requirements of a given situation is anessential aspect of these competencies. The article aims to identify the diversity of management styles used by Lesser Poland Policemanagers and to recognise preferences in their selection. The study used methodological triangulation by combining quantitativeand qualitative methods. The questionnaire on the effectiveness and adaptability of the LEAD managers validated by the Delphimethod and the author’s in-depth discussion guide, implemented using the TDI technique, were used. The four management styles(coaching, supporting, directing, and delegating) distinguished in the SLT situational leadership model were adopted as the basisfor the analysis. The study covered 89 managers of the Lesser Poland Police Garrison, taking into account all levels of management.The obtained results showed that the surveyed managers use the full range of management styles and various styles dependingon the assessment of the situation. The preferred management style in the Lesser Poland Police is the coaching style, whichindicates the importance the management attaches to relations with officers. The presented conclusions complement the previousknowledge on situational leadership and management in the Police. They can be used to improve the accuracy of managementstyle selection

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