Rafael thinks he makes life easy on his employees. He tells them exactly what to do, how to do it, and when. He believes that most of his employees are lazy, and will go straight to their phones if he doesn't keep an eye on them. Therefore, he spends much of his time monitoring their work. When he finds an employee who is not performing up to his or her expectations, Rafael uses threats and punishment to increase the worker's motivation. Rafael is a Theory X manager.

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A Theory X manager assumes that employees are lazy and will avoid work if possible. He or she also assumes that employees have very little ambition and prefer to be told what to do. A Theory X manager tries to motivate employees by using threats and punishment.

Rafael Thinks He Makes Life Easy on His Employees