Developing Personal and Management Skills - Theories and Perspectives of Leadership and Management

Developing personal and
Management Skills
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Identify the key theories and perspectives of leadership and management within range of
diverse environments. ................................................................................................................3
Personal Development Plan .......................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................9
Explain the skills with relevant theory .......................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTION
Leadership and management are one of the most important perspective present within an
organization. It is important for an individual since it possess effective perspective in relation to
process existing within an organization. This leads towards contributing within organization by
improving various perspectives. Also growth of organization contributes over building better
business environment making individual grow effectively. Leadership is defined as potential
term influencing and driving group efforts which leads over attaining potential outcomes. In the
respective report there are two parts first part is based over various kinds of leadership skills
which are used in order to make operations performed in more effective way. The organization
that has been considered for second part is the river Island which is a high street fashion brand
operates in the no. of worldwide market, headquartered in London. Respective report is based on
the key theories of leadership and management in context of diverse environment. Further it
includes the motivational and team working principles to effective styles of leadership. It also
includes the extent of effective management and leadership and their contribution in
organisational effectiveness. It also includes effectiveness of leadership and management
behaviour and contribution of respective individuals at time to change by using various tools and
techniques.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Identify the key theories and perspectives of leadership and management within range of diverse
environments.
In an organization in order to operate and manage business activities an effective
leadership should be used with effectual leadership and management style helping over gaining
desirable objective within an organization(Fleury and et.al., 2015). Thus being a leader of an
particular organization one should apply various kinds of theories which helping in paving path
for great leadership such theories are discussed as follows:
Situational leadership theory:
The overall situation existing within leadership makes suggestion developed about leader
leading towards developing flexibility in a way that leadership style within an specialized
situation which is particularly applied within an organization for attaining more attractive
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outcomes from work done by them. As per this leaders are not able to breed or born developing
capabilities in oneself helping in serving that are functional in nature. Leaders are not breaded
and neither they are born they are individual developing capabilities over various kinds of
functions(Holweg and et.al., 2018). Situational leadership helps over attempting in more
effective way over leadership over large situation that has taken place. In relation River Island by
using various situation within leadership style over leader adopting oneself as per changing
situations to gain desirable outcomes.
Contingency Theory
The theory is based over ways within which style of leadership has been applying over
situation making recognition possible by influencing particular situation making leaders choose
right action and taking into account variables and research leadership. An effective leadership
right balance is required to be made by analysing situation as per employees working. As per this
rights and traits of leadership is covered creating balance in relation to behaviour of employee's.
It makes situation handled more effectively. The theory makes improvement done as per the
situation existing within an organization making leadership improved with an positive approach.
Scientific management theory:
Scientific management theory is based over application regarding engineering science
over production floor. The respective theory develop focus over improving efficiency of each
and every individual within an organization. It has been developing focus by increasing
production with intensive kind of technology as humans that has just being considered for
adjourning related to machines for handling tasks more effectively(Hsu, 2013). This leads over
performing productions floor which is different from others of repetitive nature. In relation to
River Island elimination over remaining competitive marketplace. Also the theory helps over
developing standards within working methods in order to helping in developing growth of with
proper approach.
Bureaucracy theory of management:
Bureaucratic theory of management which has been presented by Max Webber and deals
with two essential elements including structure within an organization helps over defining goals
and objectives helping in governing business activities. In relation to Rivers Island respective
theory of management. It is used over the hierarchy of command for communicating within an
organization sharing role properly. This makes commands fulfilled in more effective way.
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