Management and Leadership in Practice

Management and
Leadership in Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Identification of key theories and perspectives of leadership and management.........................1
Analysis and application of motivational and team working principles and theories of
effective styles of management and leadership...........................................................................2
Analysis of extent to which effective management and leadership can contribute to the
organisational effectiveness within its ethics and value framework...........................................4
Demonstration of effectiveness of leadership and management behaviours on the impact of
organisation's vision and mission................................................................................................5
Evaluation of managers and leaders to facilitate the change with use of appropriate tools and
models.........................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Management and leadership plays vital role in an organisation. Management refers to the
set of principles which are related to various functions and its application in the company to
achieve its goals and objectives. Where as leadership is an act of guiding people or team to
achieve those goals of organisation (Doyle and Brady, 2018). The company selected for this
project report is Debenhams which deals in range of goods like clothing, household items and
furniture. It was founded by William Debenham in 1778 with a single store in London and now it
has grown in approximately 178 locations across those countries. The report includes key
theories and perspectives of leadership and management, analysis of motivational and team
working principles and some effective style of leadership and management. Addition to this
evaluation of managers and leaders to facilitate change with use of appropriate tools is also
stated.
MAIN BODY
Identification of key theories and perspectives of leadership and management.
Leadership is an important part in management as it helps in maximization of efficiency
and achieve the goals of organisation on time. A leader is a guide who instructs the subordinates
the ways which can increase their performance and their work can be more effective and
efficient. The management and leadership visual aspects change according to range of contexts
and diverse environments within the organisation (Harris and DeFlaminis, 2016). The following
are some theories of management which can be used by managers of company for diverse
environments:
Contingency Theory- This theory supposes that a leader of company has effectiveness
which is contingent on the leadership style which suits particular situation of organisation. To
maximize the probability of being productive manager, this theory posits the managers to
examine each situation and make decisions of their management styles which would be effective
or not. In most of the cases, manager is required to be self-aware, have objectives and must have
adaptable nature. This theory says that no matter how successful manager is, there can be always
particular situation which can challenge there performance.
Behavioural Theory- This theory is big leap from Trait theory as it was basically
developed for conducting behaviour focused studies. The theory says that management
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