Change Management and Leadership .

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Executive Summary
The main aim of the report is to throw light on the concept of change management and the
manner in which leadership is required to support the change. The report is based on the change
management with respect to the organization of Coca Cola and how the leadership influenced the
entire procedure to be taken smoothly. The report begins with a brief introduction of the
company which was then followed by the discussion of the change and the description of the
manner in which leadership influenced it. The issues and trends relating to transformational
leadership have also been highlighted.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
About the company..........................................................................................................................3
The change which took place..........................................................................................................4
Role of leadership during the change..............................................................................................6
Importance of leadership in the change procedure..........................................................................7
Relevant issues relating to transformational leadership..................................................................9
Current perspectives and challenges in leadership........................................................................11
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................12
References......................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
Change management can be considered to be a relevant part of the organization and any
firm which wants to attain long term success needs to ensure that it is successfully able to engage
in a change procedure which will bring about better results for the overall welfare of the
organization at large (Aladwani 2001). Moreover, change has various benefits as it helps the
company transit from the old processes to the new procedures which would then assist the firm
in competing against the different forces as present in the workplace and ensuring that it is able
to be able to maintain its positioning throughout. The company which has been chosen for the
purpose of the assignment is the Coca Cola which underwent a change in its offerings to
maintain its market positioning. The main aim of the given report is to highlight the case of an
organization which has successful been able to bring about a change in its operations and thereby
been able to perform well. The role of leadership in this change will also be highlighted and in
addition to it, the challenges faced with respect to the transformational leadership style.
About the company
The Coca cola is a carbonated drink company which was intended as a patent medicine
invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton and was then marketed by Asa Griggs
Candler who helped the company to bring a dominant player in the soft drink market throughout
the 1900s era. The drink has been named this way because it uses coca leaves and kola nuts. The
manner in which the current drink is formed remains a trade secret. Over the years, although the
drink has been considerably popular throughout but it needs to be noted that there had been a
considerable backslash against the company stating that included harmful ingredients and
furthermore, when it was faced by competition from Pepsi it planned to introduce the Coke
which assisted it to compete with the firm (Coca-cola.com. 2018). However,when the coke was