Leadership in Tesco: Styles, Theories, and Ethical Considerations

This report explores the leadership styles, theories, and ethical considerations in Tesco. It covers the global leader of Tesco, leadership styles, and theories such as the Great Man Theory and Trait Theory. It also discusses the importance of ethical leadership and the traits of ethical leaders. The report concludes with an appraisal of leadership in a global context and the competencies of a global leader.

Leadership

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
Global leader of TESCO.............................................................................................................3
Leadership styles.........................................................................................................................3
Leadership theories.....................................................................................................................5
Appraising their leadership in a global context...........................................................................7
Ethical leadership........................................................................................................................9
Leadership Values.....................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
A leader is the initiator for a new course of vision for the group that they follow. Organisation
leads or maintain individuals or assets in the management that are based on definite thoughts of
ideas. Leadership and management are both expressions that are frequently applicable together.
The management consider in this report is Tesco. It is a British multinational groceries and
general marketing retail brand headquartered in Welwyn Garden city, England. Leadership is
concerned with the personnel field of the management. The following report covers the key
leadership theories by choosing a global leader and defining leadership in global form that
concentrates on ethics and as well as values.
TASK
Global leader of TESCO
Ken Murphy is the cheif executive officer of Tesco stores PLC since October 2020. Ken
is a service orientated managerial leader with an effective commercialized marketing and as well
as brand experience in retail and wholesale sector of the business. Ken is a global leader who
experienced and responsible for the global dealing of product brand management, product
development, sales and marketing, sourcing, manufacturing and as well as distribution.
Leadership styles
In each and every management both executives and leaders are responsible for
maintaining and controlling their staff faculty that management are following with the aim of
attaining common goals. It involves leadership style that engages staff faculty and sort of the
issues that are faced by both candidates and subordinates in the management.
As there are diverse sort of leadership style that are presented by management and leaders
by that managerial task can be get executed as effectively and efficiently. There are different
type of leadership style that are as follows -
Styles Meaning Focus
Authoritarian
leadership style
It is termed as a sort of leadership
style in that leaders concentrates
towards business while
controlling and directing them.
Dave Lewis follow this suitable
It will concentrates on managing
disciplines among staff faculty group
members.

style as because there group
members are uncertain in this
style.
Participative
leadership
It is other style that defines to the
sort in that both leader and
workers and candidates will
participates in developing
procedures and workers also get
opportunities to take part in
decision making.
It involves fundamental process that
are followed by Alison Horner enhance
the workers motivation level in respect
to complete the given report and work.
Delegated
leadership
It is other sort of a style in that
leaders appoints roles and power
to low authorised power workers
by which they can submit all their
given tasks and reports to their
leaders on time.
It covers Jack Cohen that follows basic
aim to have control over group and
their task create positive work
environment.
Transactional It covers the manner in which the
leaders have values and ethics as
per to organised their dealings by
which leaders like Simon Roberts
adapt leadership style when
managerial operations and actions
are being carried out at higher
level in the management of the
Tesco.
It follows to maximise the productivity
level with workers motivation by
which advantages that are attained with
all aspects.
Transformatio
nal
It follows suitable leadership style
in that leaders have proper vision
that encourage their power to
attain their targets. It follows an
effective advantage of there style
in that leaders like Andrew Yaxley
It follows suitable aim to develop a
positive dealing and it will minimise
the workers turnover rate.

act as a role model in eye of their
workers.
By the above explained paragraph it is evaluated that the most effective style that are
utilised by the leaders of TESCO is participative leadership style because in this pandemic
situation of COVID – 19 it is important for business of management to perform their operations
and functions with their staff faculty by having mutual understanding by which their turnover
rate will not be get high and their functions can operated with efficiency. It is also an essential
term for leaders to utilise leadership style with suitable consideration and analysis that will be
easy for the leaders of the Tesco to organise their dealings with the staff faculty and users while
using leadership style. By effective use of leadership style, respective management are able to
deal with uncertain situations and it will maximise worker motivation that are advantageous for
development of management in the field of the market place.
Leadership theories
Great man theory
Great man theory of leadership defines that leaders are born with particular term of traits
and aspects but are not made because that are naturally within them. The leaders born with some
aspects like charm, overlooking attribute, bravery, intellectual terms and many more that cannot
be learned or taught by leaders in the management of the Tesco. This theory was introduced by
Thomas Carlyle in the 19th century. Thomas termed that successful leaders is a combination of
inspiration and proper aspects. The theory defines two assumptions that are as follows -
 Leaders are born with leadership aspects that will help them to lead the group.
Leadership qualities of an individual is sufficient for an individual to develop effects on
other as everyone have not that skills to become leaders and attain success. Leadership skills are
god gifted and they posses particular aspects that automatically reflect in their behaviour. An
individual cannot be trained to become a leader and they already have some skills that develop
success. As with it, the leadership qualities within a leader can be maximise or polished by their
education or experiences.
 An individual become a leader only when there is a requirement.
This assumptions defines that an individual will only posses their leadership skills when
there are particular conditions raise.

Such theory will concentrates on the born leaders and Thomas Carlyle that defines that
skills of a leader are inherent and also it is an efficient leader that can be develop as the traits that
are applied by men only that will me termed as Great man theory.
Criticism
 It relates to the fundamental section that contribute them for forming the great man and
develop a result by offering shape to the society. The leaders develop an impact on the
social environment by providing.
 The leadership theory is will relates to the person that emphasize that great leaders have
wider term of thoughts that they develop with key drivers and it will have diverse effects
on the management of Tesco.
Limitations
 This theory is based on assumptions and values and also it will not evaluates an external
situation that posses their effects on human behaviour and aspects.
 This leadership theory only for men who are great leaders but not for women.
 The theory will not considerable for inheritance of the leaders and neglecting the impact
of the situation in relation to the society and as well as culture in their growth.
In relation to the management of Tesco, the leaders in the business will not posses leadership
skills by birth or get by inheritance but learn all the leadership skills that makes a good leaders
and maintaining the group in the business. As with it, the leaders would be a men or women in
the chosen management that they are maintaining all their responsibilities and roles while
working.
Trait theory
The trait theory of leadership is termed as one of the traditional style that assumes that the
leaders are born with particular term of traits and qualities that are appropriate for effective
leaders. This theory was raise from the great man theory as according to this theory, the leaders
become the role model for the business of management of Tesco as they possess the intelligence,
courage and develop effects on other person. As there are some of the traits that are as follows -
 Desire to lead – An effective leader hold up the charge and lead other person to
furthermore success and they are self encouraged. Adaptability and flexibility - A potential leader have the quality of adapting the
variations and as well as dynamical variations and it will motivate them to think creative.

 Capability to motivate – An effective leader posses trait of encouraging others and it will
also develop effects on another person.
 Action oriented thinking – The management of Tesco always seek for new term of
opportunities and it will also offers them support to individuals that are around them.
They take suitable decisions and as well as actions that are in favour of everybody's
interest.
Strengths and weaknesses
 Strengths
This theory offers suitable measure for determining the leadership efficiency the leadership
efficiency. As with it, it is termed as an effectual theory.
 Weaknesses
The trait that does not make sure that each individual will become an effective leader as it is only
an assurance of furthermore possibilities. On the other hand, this theory also consider the
external factor that will develop its effects on the behaviour of leaders and on the environment of
staff members of the management of the Tesco.
Implications
The trait theory offers knowledge and understanding about the manner of the leadership
that might be applied to the management of the Tesco. The leaders and as well as executives of
the business could apply this theory for helping their positioning and also measure that how it
can be develop an effective sections in the management. On the other hand, they can get a
detailed and as well as comprehension statement about determining their efficiency on others in
the business. Hence, it also offers strengths and weaknesses to the leaders and that might get
knowledge of how could they develop their leadership skills and as well as capabilities.
In relation to the Tesco, this theory will help the leaders and as well as executives of the
business in helping and managing their brand position with higher term of efficiency. On the
other side, it will offers some sort of particular field of the skills and limitations that could create
and frame their leadership skills in an effective and efficient manner.
Appraising their leadership in a global context
The leadership theories, traits and style will explore to follow the business of
management. Global leaders perform their roles and responsibilities with colleagues from
another nations. Leaders like Ken Murphy also deals with external users from other nations.

They also supervise and control workers who are from diverse nations by which they can easily
extend their operations and as well as functions. It is also relates to the procedure and activities
by which the person will directly have an impact on section of internal and as well as external
factors with the manner of multiple national cultures in relation to significant level of duty and
relationship complexities.
Global leadership is distant more involved than domestic leadership by having high term
of pressures and dynamic sections of global challenges that will increase their scope of leader's
work. A global leaders should understand and capable to maintain cultural differences and enable
them with key term of flexibility by which they can adapt and make them work, develop and
variations together. The management of Tesco involves the global leaders like Jack Cohen,
Alison Horner, Dave Lewis, Simon Roberts, Andrew Yaxley, Ken Murphy and so on.
The 4 Threshold Traits of Global Leaders Integrity - It involves the values and standard of being genuine and having an effective
moralistic principles. Humility - It covers the attributes of managing the moderate or lower view of
significance. Curiosity - It follows the suitability that are linked to speculative thoughts like
exploration, research, and acquisition.
 Resilience - It include the capacity to rapidly recover from issues and as well as
challenges.
The 4 Key Competencies of a Global Leader
Global business expertise Inter personal competencies
 Effective vision and as well as strategic
thinking.
 Being successful managerial
understanding.
 Maintaining ownership
 Leading variations
 Valuing individuals
 Interpersonal abilities
 Group work abilities
 Empowering abilities
Intra personal competencies Multi cultural competencies
 Curiousness  Cultural sensitiveness and intelligence

 Culturing a global mind set
 Smoothness
 Evocative inter cultural
communication with suitable terms like
appropriate, effective and as well as
adaptive
Ethical leadership
Ethical leadership is termed as the leadership that are centred with suitable structure to
present the ethics and values in the business by the leaders like Ken Murphy. It also covers the
rights and dignity of the leaders in that they follows the concept of honesty, integrity, trust and as
well as fairness with critical aspects of ethical leadership.
Ethical leaders are the leaders like Ken Murphy who perform their activities and as well
as actions to develop an ethical work culture. It follows the suitable work situation that are
governed by a fair, distinct deal that formulate jointed set of laws as per to personalities and as
well as politics. It refers to the ethical work culture in the business that can set the principles with
the area of management. It involves each and every factor of the management that leaders will
suitable allow to follow suitable functions and as well as operations that will reflect the ethical
course of principles.
Traits of ethical leaders Leads by example – Ethical leaders like Ken Murphy should have the similar demands
for themselves and for those who perform their roles for them. Ethical leaders will
support their workers while performing their regular basis of tasks by which they can
have in-depth manner of understanding of what the other employees will do and face
challenges that can overcome them. Such sort of leaders are capable to guide their
workers as they do their regular work. Willing to evolve – It involves effective leader like Ken Murphy who are capable to
develop and adopt the variations that are effective to come organisation like Tesco.
Leaders in management of Tesco like Ken Murphy will extend their business or merge it
with highly adaptive situation with other fundamental leades who are willing to take the
variations that will satisfy them.

 Respects everyone equally – Respect is a fundamental term that linked with ethical roles
and responsibilities for leader like Ken Murphy. Leaders respects their staff faculty like
from executives to their workers as equally. Not showing respect to the workers will
directly develop a negative sign of situation.
 Manages stress effectively – Leaders and managers had faced stressful environment of
situation in their professional and as well as personal life. Leader like Ken Murphy
knows about the techniques in which they can manage their stress by overcoming their
issues and as well as challenges.
Leadership Values
Leadership values are essential because they support in identifying that how they want to
accomplish their targets and objectives and what type of leader are they. Leader like Ken
Murphy plays essential role in guiding and directing that how they make decisions and what
actions leaders take on regular basis. Leadership values also support the leaders in their
development by which they can both personally and professionally engaged. By having an
effective set of values their leaders will support to develop respect and trust between their group
members. It will develop the relation for them by which it will directly have an impact on their
staff faculty in a positive manner that motivates high key performance and excellence.
Leadership values examples Empowerment and development – It involves empowerment that come from formal
workers training, ongoing coaching and workforce advancement. Leaders like Ken
Murphy are serving their mentorship and delegation of roles that will support them in
managing their sections. Empowering others by mentorship and delegation of complex
tasks will develop an effective team. By this leaders will support their staff faculty to
develop their bright future and boost their confidence as effectively. Reinforcement and influence – Positive reinforcement and recognition to the staff
faculty are an essential framework of communication. Without recognition, the
motivation of staff faculty could slowdown and it will directly affect their productivity
and as well as their performance. By presenting suitable behaviour it will help in
motivating others and it will also support in raising their workers morale and standards
across the business of management.

 Passion and commitment – An extraordinary leaders is not able of dominating their
impact or communicating effectively. Effective leaders like Ken Murphy are committed
to meeting managerial targets, passionate about the management and their leadership
roles and responsibilities. The leaders with this sort of mindset can encourage their staff
members who are around them. Their passion and strength are effectively catching that
will raise the motivation level of whole staff members. Accountability – It will relates to the values that many workers look up into a leader who
are accountability. Accountability means of following about roles and responsibilities
with the aim of accomplishing common targets and objectives of the management of
Tesco. Potential leaders like Ken Murphy also require to be prepared and acquire their
workers who are responsible for the tasks that supports to advance the personal
development in their group.
 Integrity – It will relates to the manner of standing for commitments that involves with
full of motivating statements and confidence. It also involves challenges in suitable
manner that are consistent with other values and as well as beliefs. Leader like Ken
Murphy who have integrity can offers conceptual term to their staff members.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it has been concluded that, leadership involves the theory in
which great and potential leaders have the skills to make strategic and as well as visionary
decisions and it will help others in leading their decisions. Leaders like Jack Cohen, Alison
Horner, Dave Lewis, Simon Roberts, Andrew Yaxley, Ken Murphy build a vision and can
effectively get others to perform the work towards attainment of their objectives. By presenting
leadership styles and leadership theories it will be supportable for workers in performing their
operations and functions.

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