Leadership Skills and Traits for Delta Plc

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AC
Task 2
SECTION 2
AC 2.1 The Skills and Attributes Required for Leadership
Human resource of an entity plays a significant role in the firm as they held responsible
for managing people in the same workplace (Duffield and Graham, 2015). The skills and capa-
bilities are important thing which enhances the overall productivity of the business enterprise in
relation to the external market changes takes places in an entity. Leadership is that quality of HR
manager which helps in interacting a manager with lots of personnel working I the same entity in
boosting existing business conditions of the business concern. The followers will gets inspires by
their leaders who provide right direction to all the employees working in the firm for the better-
ment of the enterprise.
Explain at least 2 Leadership Skills providing examples of how having these skills would
help Delta Plc leaders to achieve Delta Plc’s objectives
Communication - It can be termed as one of the most important skill which a leader working in
Delta Plc would be required to posses. Strong communication skills will assist in accomplish-
ment of the bank’s objectives because the leader will be able to inform all staff members about
objectives and goals of Delta Plc in more effective manner. Furthermore, communication skill in
leader will also assists in resolving the issues faced by workers at the time of achieving objec-
tives of delta Plc.
Motivation- Another skill which a leader working in Delta bank requires is of motivation. In order to
achieve the objectives of higher sales and growth, the leader is required to be self motivated so that he/she
can handle the pressure and motivate other team members also.
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Explain at least 2 Leadership Traits using the Trait Theory of Leadership providing exam-
ples of how having these skills would help Delta Plc leaders to achieve Delta Plc’s objectives
Providing comfortable environment- The main motive of a leader in the business is to satisfy
the needs the higher expectations of all the employees working in an enterprise in improving the
existing conditions of the firm (Chen and Liu, 2014). The overall working environment will be
comfortable for an employee in order to work with its higher expectations. The framing of rules
and the regulation will further determine the development of positive or negative environment at
the workplace of Delta Plc. HR practices are framed in order to retain wide number of employees
for long term in the business enterprise.
Guiding- Guidance is regarded as another important tool which helps a leader in order to
provide direction to its employees. The staff member working in the business entity will be
provided with e-mail in order to communicate any important announcements. Instruction manual
will be provided to all the employees working at various job designations will be provided with
training in order to improve their overall working conditions and their existing skills and the
capabilities.
Taking suggestions- The decision taken by a leader will be preceded by getting suggestions
from all the employees by organizing voting in order to create democratic working environment.
The democratic leadership style will be adopted by the Delta organization helps in producing
reliable output in boosting the overall business efficiency.
AC 2.2 Differences between Leadership and Management
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Definition of Leadership
Leadership can be defined as act of leading people and directing their efforts towards ac-
complishment of common goals and objectives.
Definition of Management
Management can be termed as the activity or task of getting the things done by other in
correct manner.
Differences between Leadership and Management functions and provide examples of dif-
ferences in functions of manager and leaders within Delta Plc
Basis Leadership Management
Define It is regarded as quality of an
individual in order to enhance
the attribute and skills of an
individual in order to inspire
their followers in the business
entity.
The management represents
the criteria set by the owner
which help in boosting the
existing working situations of
its business enterprise. The
goals and various frameworks
framed by the owner are in
accordance with its leaders
and all other managers
working under the
management.
Scope It is narrow scope as they
enjoyed right to guide and
lead their followers who are
the team members working
under the team leaders in the
business entity.
The management has wider
scope in terms of commanding
their managers, all the
employees and the leaders in
the broader sense. The leaders
are ordered to work on the
criteria’s set by the
management to achieve the
deadlines in a given time span.
Function The major objectives of a
leader will include motivating
and encouraging its followers
working in the business
enterprise in order to produce
good and positive output.
The role of management
includes the traditional and the
principles of the management
such as planning, organizing,
staffing, directing and
controlling. The primary aim
of the firm and the owner is to
improve the overall
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performance of the business
entity.
AC 3.1 The Assessment of the Benefits of Team Work for Delta Plc
Define Teamwork
In simper terms team work can be termed as the combined efforts of people which has
been carried out with a purpose to achieve some common goals and objectives.
Assessment of Benefits of Teamwork for Delta Plc (Provide assessment of minimum 2-3
benefits for Delta Plc)
In the current business world, the importance of a team is increasing as the increasing
complexities can only be handled with the help of framing a good team (Antony, 2015). The dif-
ficulties in the business will be faced by group of individuals as they ensure each other’s perfor-
mance in the tough business times. The team work is one of the important aspects of an entity in
which leaders of the firm will inspire their followers to be in a team in order to achieve higher
and tough targets in a lesser time period with higher amount of efficiency.
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