People in Organisations

People in organisations

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
Explain the role of leadership that may exist within ZPG and how the structure and culture ........3
of the organisation may support effective transitional change........................................................3
Leadership Roles.........................................................................................................................3
Organisational Culture of ZPG ..................................................................................................4
ZPG's focus on holistic and inclusive approach in it's benefits strategy.....................................5
Organisational Structure of ZPG.................................................................................................5
Role of structure and culture of ZPG in driving transitional change..........................................6
Analyse and evaluate the ways in which ZPG may build effective teams through ........................7
motivation; identify team development attributes that may contribute to ZPG's success. .............7
Present your main findings in a presentation suitable for ZPG's managers.....................................7
Concept of motivation 300..........................................................................................................7
Theories of motivation 500.........................................................................................................7
Effective Team-building through motivation 300.......................................................................7
Team development attributes for ZPG's success 200..................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Managing people in an organisation is a complex task and needs astute standards of
leadership as leaders are responsible for driving change and extracting productivity from
individual and groups at every level of organizational hierarchy (Al-Hoorie, 2019). This report
and presentation will be executed under the organizational context of Zoopla Property Group
(ZPG) Ltd which is a British real estate company founded in 2007 by Alex Chesterman and
Simon Kain with it's headquarters being in London, England. The dimensions of leadership and
the culture and structure of the company will be described in detail along the standards used by
ZPG to maintain effective teams through proper motivation.
MAIN BODY
Explain the role of leadership that may exist within ZPG and how the structure and culture
of the organisation may support effective transitional change
Leadership Roles
Leaders are needed in every business organization as the roles performed by them are of
paramount importance due to the delicate nature of people management where there must be
careful and measured decision making and behavioural approaches powered by modern and
ethical standards of leadership (Anderson, 2018). From dealing with employee problems,
aligning the workers with the organisation's vision to keeping the personnel focused and driven
towards work, there are a plethora of roles that leaders perform at ZPG which are explained
below.
 Motivator – Workers in a company cannot be productive consistently over a long period
of time if they are not satisfied with their current job roles and do not feel appreciated by
the company in the long run. The leaders at ZPG inculcate strong values of motivation
among their subordinates and teams by installing a helpful and cooperative culture where

the input of every employee is valued and they also help in unbiased implementation of
the company's robust benefits package.
 Strategist – Formulation of plans and policies which help drive the efficiency of the
business operations and keep human resource in check is also an important role of leaders
at ZPG as being one of the market leaders of property survey and technology solutions,
the company was hit hard by the pandemic during which the leadership drove the
company through turbulent waters by designing policies for safe working for employees
and implementing systems of remote work.
 Communicator – Business is conducted through multiple variables such as employees,
top management, suppliers and customers to name a few and having proper and well
defined standards of communication with all these parties is one of the most important
roles played by leaders at ZPG as they relay information about homes and properties to
customers and arrange houses and bungalows on demand from various property dealers.
Organisational Culture of ZPG
ZPG is one of the best and most renowned companies to work for in the UK and has been
featured in multiple lists and surveys detailing companies with the best business climate and best
employee benefits (Flanagan and Wilkie, 2018). An organisational culture is the collective set of
beliefs and way of behaviour that is considered as the norm to follow in a firm. The overall
dynamic of the culture prevailing at the company has been better explained below by using
Charles Handy's model of organisational culture which segregates the company's culture into
various parts.
 Power – Certain high ranking officials in powerful organisational positions are
responsible for sole decision making and the flow of power and autonomy in the
organizational hierarchy rest in their hands. This type of culture needs to constant
bickering and dissatisfaction of subordinates towards their superiors. ZPG managers are
regulated by top management and no employees form the crux of decision by themselves.
 Task – ZPG works in teams and cooperative culture is thoroughly promoted in the
company as it leads to quicker achievement of set objectives (Guttenberg, 2020). The
company introduced an initiative called “Everyday Flex” which gives teams unparalleled
freedom to perform business operations which has led to a favourable and positive
environment.