Leadership Challenges in Business Environment

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Leadership
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6/30/2019

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Introduction
The role of the leader is to effectively lead its team and integrate the efforts towards the
achievement of the common goals. Due to the increasing complexities in the business
environment, the role of the leaders and the managers gets evolve and develops the emerging
need to effectively manage their challenging role. The persuasive thesis statement will reflect
upon the challenges faced by the leaders and the managers and the role of the leader in
overcoming the challenges. It becomes imperative to effectively implement change for the
sustainability of the business enterprise (Maranga and Sampayo, 2015).
Challenges of leader and manager in the business
environment
With the increasing competition, it becomes imperative for the organization to implement
change in the organization. The management of change and leadership are interrelated
challenges. It becomes difficult for the leader to effectively implement change in the
organization and manage the resistance of the employees towards the change. The employees
resist accepting the changes in the current working environment (Watkins, 2012). Due to the
changes in the current business environment, it increases the anxiety and depression among
the employees which in turn affects the productivity of the company and lowers the morale of
employees. This creates a challenge for the leader to manage the mental health of the
employees (Robbins, Bergman and Coulter, 2018).
Another challenge that the leader's faces are the difficulty in resolving the conflicts and
internal politics. It becomes a challenging job because the leader cannot be at a part of his
team and in turn, creates a more complex situation for the leader. The leaders are not able to
understand the skills and the talent of the employees and do not provide them with the

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opportunity of professional growth which in turn creates dissatisfaction among the employees
(Nienaber, 2010).
The leaders face the challenge of managing the Gen Zers because they have the new working
style and the expectations from the organization are different. However, it creates difficulty
for the leader to manage generation Z and live up to their expectations. The job role of a
leader is very complex because of difficulty in managing the diverse workforce and
effectively listening to all to make the decision that is free from biasness and is in support of
the employees as well as the organization. The leader faces difficulty in communicating will
all the employees and develop strong inter-personal relations with them (Ready, 2004).
Challenges faced by the management
The manager plays a major role in the proper functioning of the departments and motivates
the employees to work efficiently. It is analyzed that the manager also faces the challenges in
managing the departments and the employees. The managers in today’s world face the
challenge of shortage of skilled workers because the organization requires the workforce who
effectively manages in the business environment (Liao, 2017).
It becomes difficult for the managers to retain the best employees due to the high rate of
dissatisfaction and the expectation of the employees and in turn leads to high labour turnover.
Another challenge faced by the managers includes the difficulty in the creation of the
innovative teams because the employees are not committed towards the organization because
of lower morale and involvement of the employees (Adner, 2016).
The main challenge faced by the employees in difficulty in managing with the diverse
workforce and the increased risk due to the encouragement of globalization. The manager
faces the challenge of developing coordination and understanding among the diverse