Leadership, Cultural and Performance Change Issues in Meat Pack

Organizational behavior

Organizational Behavior
Meat Pack Case
Introduction
In this essay the focus will be given on the case study which is based on the leadership,
cultural and performance change issues in MEAT PACK. The company is the largest family
owned food processing company which is located in Australia. It has been seen that company has
27 years’ experience in the industry related to meat production. MEAT PACK focuses on the
processing plants in Queensland and New South Wales. The founder of the company is Mr.
Derek Bison who is involved in the business of meat sector. In this paper the discussion will be
made on the questions which are related to the entire case study.
Discussion
1. It has been seen that it is necessary for the leader to focus on maintaining
the culture so that it can be clear for the employees to meet the overall values of the
organization. This will also ensure that employees should not be reminded again and
again about the activities which they want to do. It has also been stated that if employee
take into consideration the overall mission of the company then it can be easy to realize
the values and goals of the company. Also in this case the employee will do what they
want to do to manage the entire situation of the company.
Also in this context there are different types of management styles which can help
to realize the strategic goals of the company. But managers should emphasize on meeting
the goals only because managers are the only one who motivates the employees to give
their best towards the activities of the company.
In relation to MEAT PACK, Bison will require to access that how to manage the
employees and how they should be directed. For instance: it has been seen that
employees can be motivated if proper supervision is given to the employees. These types
of the employees are aligned towards the overall goals of the company.
Also, there are employees who are not able to take correct decisions according to
the situation, so these types of employees should be managed in a proper manner so that
it can be easy to achieve goals. It has also been seen that there are managers who are
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involved with the employees in their activities and give feedback again and again. If
these types of activities keeps on taking place then the employees will not be able to work
in a free manner and also they will not be able to express the ideas that how company
should meet the vision and mission.
To implement the changes in culture and performance, it has been seen that
company should need to emphasize on considering the new management. In the
workplace the leadership takes place by creating the partnership and also by not
criticizing it. In this context, the changes of the new leadership can help to consider the
hand off approach. This kind of the leaders can be able to motivate the overall spirit of
the employees towards the goals as leaders focus on allowing the hand off approach
which will help the employee to achieve success (Choromides, 2018).
For Bison, if hand off approach is taken into consideration then it will be related
to managing the team without having any bypass to the overall line of authority. He
should not interfere in the operations of the company at the time of strategic change. If
this is done then it can be easy to focus on the change which is taking place.
The level of productivity will also be maintained and the level of customer would
emphasize on the strategic change (Alvesson and Sveningsson, 2015). There are areas on
which it is important to focus on hand on approach which takes into consideration the
direct reports which will help to identify the overall department of the workers who are
not able to meet the targets.
It can also be considered as the challenge for Bison as it has been stated that hand
off approach can be difficult for the employees to develop in the slow manner. This can
also take place when the hand off managers will not be able to consider their support at
the right degree as for these employees it is necessary to focus on developing the skills.
The change management strategy can help and it is also important for Bison to emphasize
on time bound actions as hand off approach which can lower down the entire process of
the company. This is also just because the hand off manager will not remain distinct and
will not focus on considering the change programs. Also in the end of the day the
employee will be able to focus on the goals and even focus on creative approach.
So, by analyzing this it has been recommended that Bison should emphasize on
exercising both the style of leadership by considering the actual situation. Hand off style
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