Leadership and Management in Rainco: A Comparative Study

Contents
Assignment Brief (RQF)......................................................................................................................1
Acknowledgement.......................................................................................................................................7
List of Figures............................................................................................................................................9
Rainco.......................................................................................................................................................10
Vision of Rainco....................................................................................................................................10
Mission of Rainco..................................................................................................................................10
Leadership.................................................................................................................................................11
Leader....................................................................................................................................................11
Characteristics of a leader................................................................................................................11
Role of a leader.................................................................................................................................11
Management.........................................................................................................................................12
Manager................................................................................................................................................12
Characteristics of a manager............................................................................................................12
Role of a manager.............................................................................................................................12
Comparison of Leader and Manager....................................................................................................13
Decision making process of leader and manager in different situational context..................................14
Situation 1.............................................................................................................................................14
Situation 2.............................................................................................................................................14
Functions of manager in situation 2.................................................................................................15
Situational leadership...........................................................................................................................17
Link between situational leadership and situation 2.......................................................................17
Contingency theory...............................................................................................................................18
Link between contingency theory and situation 2...........................................................................18
System leadership..................................................................................................................................19
Steps taken under system leadership for situation 1...........................................................................19
Referencing...............................................................................................................................................20

List of Figures
Figure 1 Handing over Personal protective equipment' for the commander of Sri Lankan army..............17

Rainco
Rainco is an organization which is started in 1977 as an Umbrella company and today it’s a large
scale manufacturing company of fashion accessories, family care, baby care, rainwear and shoes.
Today it has around 1200 employees and they export their products to other countries such as
Maldives, Sweden, France and India (Nisthar, n.d.).
Vision of Rainco
“Reaching heights in creating passionate brands that enrich our life”
Mission of Rainco
“Rainco will create and deliver the highest value to our consumers, retailers, suppliers and
employees as the premier marketing and distribution company, responsibly and sustainably. We
will achieve leadership in sales, profit and value creation, by focusing on innovation in products,
services and technology and improve the lives of our employees, shareholders and the
communities we live in. Rainco will continue to shape and lead markets in the South Asian
region”.

Leadership
Motivating a group of people towards achieving of a common goal can be simply defined as
leadership In a business this can mean directing colleagues to achieve business needs(Ward,
2007).
Leader
Leader is the influencer of group of people to achieve the goals (Vtaide.com, 2019). Also a
leader can be known as a person who can see how the things should be improved and who can
make people moved towards a specific achievement (Morgan, 2020).
Characteristics of a leader
1. Knowledgeable
2. Integrity
3. Self-awareness
4. Strong influencer
5. Communicates effectively
6. Trustworthy
7. Empathetic
8. Gratitude
Role of a leader
 Leader represents a particular team, leader has a role of communicating team objectives
to the public (Managementstudyguide, 2015).
 Inspire the team members to achieve a specific goal (Ward, 2007).