Management Filipino Styles 4a6271

MANAGEMENT FILIPINO STYLES Management A’la Pinoy Do you manage “by kayod” or “by lusot”? Seeking to comprehend the Filipino manager’s values and inclinations, Ernest A. Franco, editor of the book, Management in the Philippine Setting, identifies five types of Filipino managers: 1. Manager by Sweat (By Kayod)- Kayod is a Filipino word that means to give oneself to hard work. This manager is action-hungry and committed, and his manners are rather serious and those of an introvert. A formal and serious worker, he won’t give in to bribery or any anomalous deals. 2. Manager by Loophole (By Lusot)- Lusot means availing on a loophole. This manager will always find loopholes to avoid hard work or utilize an excuse for failure. Given to shortcuts and unconventional or illegal means to attain objectives. Generally an introvert, he deals with people informally. 3. Manager by Book (By Libro)- Libro is a Spanish word for “book.” This manager literally goes by the book. Scientific, thorough and analytical, he generally has adequately formal training in management. 4. Manager by Ear (By Oido)- This manager acquires his managerial skills by playing it by ear. (Oido comes from Spanish oir, “to listen”). Depends on practical experience to compensate for his lack of normal management education- the opposite of the “Libro” manager. 5. Manager by Integration (By Ugnayan)- The hybrid of the above mentioned types. A gifted reconciler of all philosophies and beliefs held by the various types of managers. Participatory and coordinative, he integrates various styles depending on the companies’ needs and conditions. The “Oido” and “Libro” managers, being job-oriented, mostly become the planners and thinkers of the organization. The process-oriented “Kayod” and “Lusot” managers, on the other hand, being primarily involves with how to do a job best-often are implementers and doers in the company. “Ugnayan” managers exemplifies highly resilient, highly adaptable men of the first order.