Leadership Styles and Project Management Techniques for J & J Furnishings Ltd

Leadership for the Contemporary
Organisation
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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
A: Explain why you might choose one of the leadership styles discussed in this module’s
learning resources over another style when managing the highlighted project team.....................4
B: Describe which tools and techniques discussed in the resources you might use as a project
manager to influence this project team...........................................................................................5
C: Explain which of the six types of power as described in Raven (2004) you would employ to:7
1: Influence the project team.......................................................................................................7
2: Motivate the team members to work collaboratively..............................................................7
3: Impact the project’s success...................................................................................................7
D: Describe the steps you might take, as project manager, to alleviate challenges faced by your
project team before those challenges grows large that they damage the work environment or the
final product. Explain why..............................................................................................................9
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................12
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Introduction
This report is based on the J & J Furnishings Ltd which is a furniture company in Australia and
ships its furniture to other retailers and customers. The company needs to change its current
operation handling process and needs to implement the new one which effectively integrates all
the activities and operations of the business and deliver high-quality standards to its customers
on a global level. To manage the project and increasing the efficiency of the business, it is highly
required by the leader to communicate and build effective team bonding among the employees so
that all the activities are effectively handled and managed. J & J Furnishings Ltd is a large
company having a large number of employees working in every department, as a result of which
it is highly required to adopt the best suitable leadership style to manage their work process and
get the desired outcomes.
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A: Explain why you might choose one of the leadership styles discussed in this module’s
learning resources over another style when managing the highlighted project team.
For handling and managing the project team, different companies make use of different
leadership styles for getting effective results. J & J Furnishings Ltd is the company which makes
use of democratic leadership style, as it considered as the most effective and positive style to
manage the performances of the employees and ensures the success of the project. For
development and implementation of the appropriate software and work process, it is highly
important for the manager to make use of the democratic leadership style as it involves the
different ideas and viewpoints of the employees which makes the process much easier and
simpler.
Democratic leadership style is better than the other styles as it enables the company to get
desirable outcomes for a project. Autocratic leadership style or coercive style is the one in which
all the authorities lies in the hands of the managers and the leaders (Raza, 2015). This leadership
style creates a hectic work environment for the employees which affect their working. Coaching
leadership style includes the teaching of new things to the employees and basically focuses on
the improvement of the employees’ skills and abilities. Laissez-faire leadership style is the one in
which all the authorities and work processes are handed over to the employees with minimal or
no interference of the managers and leaders. This style is less effective as the employees are not
supervised and the work process is not effectively monitored. This may cause many issues and
problems.
Pacesetter is the style in which the manager eliminates the weaker employees as they expect
highest standards of working. This develops huge pressure among the team members.
Democratic, authoritative or the participative leadership style is the most suitable style as it
creates a positive impact of the performances of the employees and also develops a strong
communication and bond among the employees and the senior management of the company
(Johnson, 2018). This style enhances the functioning of the project and the entire business and
helps the management in gaining effective outcomes.
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