For journalist Muriel Jasor, recession is synonymous with authoritarian management. The problem is that this management style is not at all adapted to our era and is likely to discourage the most motivated employees.
In Muriel Jasor’s opinion, the return to a more authoritative management style—resulting from the economic crisis—may not be such a good idea after all. She analyzed the phenomenon in an article published in late November in French newspaper Les Échos. According to the journalist, the recession has induced managerial behaviours that go against the most recent management principles developed by experts in the field, e.g. a closer collaboration betweenthe base, operations managers and top management, along with mutual listening, emotional intelligence, and especially the ability to motivate others and provide actions with meaning.
Jasor observes that all these wonderful principles have been shelved in order to deal with the economic crisis. Responses to recessionary periods include maximizing financial results, reducing debt, reining in costs, improving performance processes, and focusing on the most lucrative occupations. Such imperatives risk putting too much pressure on employees, and discouraging or exhausting them. In short, such behaviours are counter to the interests of the company itself.