Managing and Leading People

MANAGING AND LEADING
PEOPLE

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Q1) Evaluation of an appropriate leadership style which is adopted to transforming
Vodafone’s global supply chain function...............................................................................3
Q2) Model and theories that demonstrate and discuss influencing style to engage key
stakeholders in Vodafone.......................................................................................................5
Q3) Tactics used by management to influence external stakeholders for overcome from
challenges faced by Schultz....................................................................................................7
Q4) Change management methods that are utilised by Schultz in Vodafone to make success in
supply chain transformational project....................................................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Globalisation can be defined as a term that is increasing market area for business
operations and functions by managing a common platform for all organisation at local level or
international level. Employees or human resource are the main asset for each business that assists
management to achieve long term position in market. But to manage business at global level it is
mandatory for business to lead and manage employee through accomplish long term results by
enhancing their skills and potential capabilities. This report is written from perspective of
Vodafone which is a British organisation and it is operating there business in telecommunication
industry (Yoder-Wise, 2014). Moreover, this report highlights on leadership style that is used to
adopt at time of transforming Vodafone global supply chain function. Model and theories are
also implemented to demonstrate and engage business with key business stakeholders. In the last,
model and theories will also be implemented to overcome from challenges that are faced by
management.
MAIN BODY
Q1) Evaluation of an appropriate leadership style which is adopted to transforming Vodafone’s
global supply chain function
In the present scenario, there are various task and operations are performed by
management that all are focused towards accomplishment of organisational goals and objectives.
Among all of this supply chain is one of the crucial aspects that leads management to complete
their work by managing various components. Operational and functional process, collection of
raw-materials, managing inventory and to manufacture finished goods etc. are the key function
of supply chain management (Wu and et. al., 2015). In context of Vodafone, communication and
networking, information sharing and many more it is also used to complete all work in proper
manner. For this supply chain work to manage all function according to decided strategy. In the
present scenario, there are various leadership style also adopted by management and authorities
of leaders. Some of them are mention as follow:
 Autocratic leadership style- The autocratic leaders generates most difficult situation for
organisation which impacts on methods and techniques of operations. Moreover, this

leader takes decisions for accomplishing organisational goals and they always select strict
ways to implement decisions.
 Democratic leadership style- It is an effective leadership style as it involve suggestion
from all individuals due to which it is easy for management to make better decisions
(Worley and Mohrman, 2014). From the perspective of Vodafone democratic style work
as an effective method that enhance morale of employees and leads them to gain desired
outcomes.
 Transformational leadership style- Transformational leadership is one of the accurate
leadership style that is organising all operations in sequential manner. The main function
of this theory is to perform all work that is used for identifying changes and generating a
vision through transforming all individuals for performing all work in effective manner.
In context of Vodafone this is used by management to manage all work with in proper
manner by changing all task and operations with current situations.
With the above analysis it is identified that all functions which is used are managing long term
goals leads Vodafone to complete all work in minimum time period (Wells, 2018). Moreover,
with all evaluation of all above leadership methods it is easy for management to gain better
results that ensure long term objectives with leadership model as per integral functions.
Therefore, management is more focused to implement transformational leadership style which
results to manage all work and operations that is ensuring better results by managing
performance of individuals according to new vision. This determines that the existing supply
chain is converted and replace with new supply chain to perform all function in proper manner.
Leadership skill
Skills, capabilities, knowledge and management perform an essential role in the organisation
which is managing work capability to lead long term results. Some of the leadership skill which
is essential for implement new supply chain function is as follow:
 Teamwork- It is one of the most important perspective for organisation that is leading
management to gain long term results by completing all task and operations effectively.
This also refers that teamwork is one of the most important perspective for Vodafone as
company is managing their work at global level (Wells, 2018). So to manage all functions
according to decided strategy it is essential for Leader such as Schultz and team to
complete all work in effective manner by adopting team work skill.