Leadership: Theory and Practice in the Post-Pandemic Period

Leadership theory and
practice
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
The changing
perspectives and challenges faced by leadership for the post-pandemic period........................3
Analyse the importance of demonstrating responsible
leadership during the post pandemic period...............................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFRENCES ..................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Leadership theories are those models which is used in order to develop various
perspectives that leads towards improving abilities of leaders present in an organization. These
theories are responsible for guiding leaders in order to make organization develop its
perspectives more effectively. Further, the theory has helped in making leaders more effective
while performing there functions. Leadership is an important aspects from, view point of
management as both leaders and management work in order to enhance working of an
organization as per market conditions. Scope of leadership is wider as it makes business
organization operate more effectively. The organization that has been taken is Primark which is
an international clothing brand operating within UK and has been established within the years
1969. The report deals upon pandemic situation and its impact over leadership in relation to
workforce and digital environment.
MAIN BODY
The changing
perspectives and challenges faced by leadership for the post-pandemic period.
Leadership leads towards making skills influence with capabilities of employees so as to
perform task and activities more effectively. An organization using these aspects of leadership in
order to provide appropriate guidelines to employees(Angelle and Torrance eds., 2019). As per
this leaders of respective organization requires over participating with employees as well as
willingness developed over listening view point. Through this organization is able to develop
strong relationship with employees making task to be conducted over organizational values and
ethics. Effective leadership makes cooperation encourage in order to perform task effectively.
The COVID 19 pandemic has been one of the most drastic situation which has affected
leadership styles and patterns for an organization. The pandemic made leadership grow more
digital and complex. Also it has made decision making more broaden that brought challenges to
be faced within effective decisions. Further, the pandemic has made leaders re think over
traditional strategies and advance them as per modern market capacity. This leads over usage of
digital platforms in order to conduct business. This pandemic situation made leaders develop
new skills and abilities. In relation to Primark certain challenges were faced by its leaders during
the post- pandemic time which has been discussed as follows:
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