The Developing Manager
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The DevelopingManager
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................11.1 Comparison between different management styles..........................................................11.2 Leadership characteristics within the two organisations..................................................21.3 Communication processes in businesses..........................................................................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................52.1 Assessment of management skills and performance........................................................52.2 Analysing personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.............................82.3 Setting of goals and targets on priority basis to develop own potential...........................8TASK 3............................................................................................................................................93.1 Role of a manager in motivating a team to achieve an agreed goal or objective.............93.2 Justifying managerial decisions made to support achievement of agreed goal or objectivewith appropriate recommendations......................................................................................10TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................114.1 The way own managerial and personal skills will support career development............114.2 Preparation of development plan....................................................................................13CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16
INTRODUCTIONIn the modern era, developing managers play a vital role in every single organisation.Their responsibility is to do planning, staffing, organising and controlling all the activities whichare related to operations of company. Apart from this, they also motivate and direct subordinatesso that they can attain their own targets in stipulated time period. Training and developmentprogrammes may help in improving the skills and knowledge of working staff members. By allthe activities, organisation can give hard competition to rivals and improve both profitability andproductivity in an effective way (Beratarrechea and et. al., 2014). Apart from this, a developingmanager hires the best candidates so that they can show their talent within company. With thehelp of this, firm can achieve targets in an effectual manner. This report includes first section isshowing comparison between Thomas Cook and Saga Travels and in second section theorganisation which has been taken i.e. Frankie & Benny's. Assignment is also consideringdifferent principles which show the behaviour of management. Lastly, various managerial skillsthat help in hitting the targets in an efficient manner and career/development plan has beendiscussed.TASK 11.1 Comparison between different management stylesIt is important for managers to have different leadership styles within them. This helpsthem in giving proper sort of environment to employees at workstation. A developing andtalented manager can easily lead its staff members towards their goals and objectives so that theycan hit it in efficient time period. Apart from this, supervisors also plays a vital role in front ofsubordinates like they can motivate them and manage the work. Away from this, recruitingtalented people so that productivity can get increases of organisation. It has been found that mostof managers and leaders follows two common management styles and these are mentionedbelow:System approachSystem Approach in Thomas Cook helps to fragment whole system into multiple sub-systems. It is simply a approach to assemble parts into a one complex system.Some of its features are:Elements of system posses interacting property. 1
Everything is inter-dependent and inter-related.Every sub-system co-relate and hence avoid isolation property.Each module receives some input which gets processed and delivers some output.Dynamic structure of Thomas Cook makes is vulnerable to changes. Therefore, all it'ssub-systems be responsive in nature.System approach in Thomas Cook inter-relates various functions like planning,organising, directing and controlling, which helps it to make effective decisions.Contingency approachContingency approach in management makes an organisation more responsive andadaptive to change. Dynamism is one of the factor in large scale firms like Thomas Cook, tomake its management strategies more flexible to circumstances. It can be applied to fields likeeconomy, finance, marketing and sales, service management, human resource management, etc.Being travel related financial service provider, Thomas Cook is more prone tounpredictable situations that can occur in it's management functions. Hence, applyingcontingency approach, where assumption is taken that there is no specific pre-defined solutionfor problems, gives management a creative and critical thinking.Autocratic: This type of management style gives opportunities to managers to takedecisions by their own. In this, they don't take any suggestions from any other like subordinates.Away from this, the decision that they have made every single staff member have to follow withputting any questions. Managers set policies like they set benchmarks for employees. Hence,workers have to finish their work so that they can give their best at workstation (Cheung and et.al., 2014). Compromising in this may deduct a percentage of wages of subordinates. This type ofstyle can be stated as oldest one from any other management style. Thomas cook deals in tourand travel sector and is famous in all over world for the packages that they give to consumers.This organisation's manager follows autocratic style.Democratic: In this type of management style, managers do not take decisions by theirown. Before making any determination they take suggestions from subordinates of company thishelps them in making a perfect and effective decision for firm. This management style also aid ingiving motivation to employees. Apart from this, staff members feel important and a part oforganisation. This aid company in increasing loyalty of subordinates so that they work with themfor a long time. Also, it helps in enhancing employee relations and a healthy environment. Saga2
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