Introduction to Managing & Leading People

The Introduction
to Managing and
Leading People

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP:..................................................................................................1
LEADERSHIP APPROACHES :...............................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Managing and leading people within the business association is the core function that is
to be performed in order to accomplish the organisational as well as goal of the individual.
Managing people is the term which is concerned with the way of getting work done through
others in the most effective manner. This assignment is written in order to study in depth about
the role of manager as well as the leaders in leading and managing the human aspects within the
global organisational arena. The report also helps in identifying the required knowledge, skills
and proficiencies of the leaders that is required for implementing the change in the business. This
also focuses on management of these changes so that it foster positive impact on the association.
Along with this, it also examines various leadership approaches that help the managers in
successfully managing and leading the people. In this assignment the chosen topic is Leadership
and its approaches(Sahoo and Sharma, 2015). Leadership is generally concerned with the process
of influencing people or a group of people to work toward the accomplishment of the
organisational goal. This report is based on the industry that is Tesco which focuses more on the
managing and leading of people to carry their business operation in the best suitable manner so
that goal of the firm can be attained within a given time frame.
MAIN BODY
CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP:
Leadership is the concept which is established within each and every organisation as this
describe the ability of the firms management to set the goals, formulate effective decision for the
benefit of the business association so that the desired level of the output can be achieved. This
concept of leaders with its leadership plays a crucial role in firms growth and development of its
overall performance so that the position of the business can be enhanced in the competitive
market. Establishment of the effective leadership concept will enable the enterprise in motivating
their personnel by the allotment of the task as per their skills and ability so that the work can be
completed within the specified time frame without causing conflicts(French and Rees, 2016).
Additionally a leaders is the person who have the ability to influence people to work in a
systematic manner and also foster the ability to maintain interpersonal relationship with their
seniors authority , employees and other staff within the organisation. This also focuses on the
establishment of the healthy relationship between the employers and employees within the
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workplace. In context of Tesco, leaders will also help the business in motivating and guiding
their employees to work in a effective manner so that the targeted standard can be gained. This
also helps the business in establishing a sound vision which is clear to each and every member of
the association so that the overall performance of the organisation can be increased with
increasing rate. To understand this picture with the clear view ,there are number of point which
the business of Tesco carry out within their enterprise such as :
Influencing behaviour of people: It is the duty of the leaders within the business of
Tesco to influence their employees and workers to work for the attainment of the organisational
goal using their ability of leadership. Apart from this a leader also focuses on controlling the
members of their team in such a manner that the desired level of task can be performed and the
vision of the firm can be accomplished. A person is said as good leader only when they are
capable enough of motivating and influencing their subordinates to work effectively for the
organisation(Shields and et. al., 2015).
Support workers in fulfilling their needs: The leaders within the Tesco will also focus
on the establishment and maintenance of the healthier relationship with their employees. And at
the same time a leader also give their emphasis on the fulfilment on the requirement of their
worker at the workplace. This fulfilment of the employees need will also support the leader to
keep their worker motivated to work so that the expectation of the business get satisfied within
the time period. In addition to this a leaders also provide their employees with proper safety and
security of the job and provides them with the various opportunity so that the motivation level of
the employees stay maintained and overall performance of the organisation get
enhanced(Peoples and et. al., 2017).
Aid in solving conflicts effectively: the leaders within the organisation also focuses on
the resolving of the issues and conflicts which arises during their working. Additionally the
leaders of the Tesco will also allow their workers to make harmonious relationship among
themselves so that they can work effectively. In Tesco the leaders allow grant permission to their
employees to share their view and provides them the opportunity to solve their issues and
conflicts on their own so that better performance can be rendered and the profitability and
productivity can be increased. By providing proper authority and responsibility the leaders can
also know the actual reason of arising of conflicts. With this the exact solution for the problem
can be given and enhancement in overall process can be done(Importance of leadership, 2013).
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Effective time management: Managing time within the business is the most effective
task as if the work will not be performed according to the time allotted for that it may hinder the
performance level of the organisation . So in this the leaders of the business focuses on the factor
of time management by dividing the time according to the employees skills and knowledge so
that the required level of the output can be gained with the completion of the task within the
given time frame. Proper time management will also enable the leader in easier management and
leading of people so that the enhancement of the overall business can be done(Díaz and et.al.,
2015).
Helps in introducing essential changes: Every business has to undergo certain changes
in order to cope up with the drastically changing business environment so that the sustainability
of the business can be maintained for a longer duration of time. In order to handle or cope up
with these changes the leaders within the business influences their workers to adopt those change
and implement within the business so that business can easily compete with their competitors
who are prevailing in the market place. To implement these change within the Tesco the leader
will also provide their employees with sufficient amount of training and rights that adoption of
the modification can be done in a systematic manner(Rekonen and Björklund, 2016).
Thus these are the point which will help the business of Tesco in successfully leading and
managing the business performances within the help of their employees.
LEADERSHIP APPROACHES :
Every business operates with the aim to succeed in the competitive market with the
support of their employees. Managing and leading employees to work effectively towards the
accomplishment of the organisational goal is not an easy task as leader has to undergo many
issues and difficulties which can impact the performance of the business in negative manner.
Arising of the issues may leads to the decrement in the performance as well as the productivity
level of the business association(Mowles, 2015). In order to overcome or handle these issues
which have arise the leader of the Tesco has focus on the implementation of theories and
approaches of leadership so that works works with full efforts and dedication towards the
accomplishment of goals and objectives. Below mentioned are the approaches of leadership use
by the Tesco leaders : Great Man Theory: This theory is the one which is mainly concerned with the leaders
quality. A great leaders is said to be the one who posses the characteristics like skills,
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knowledge,intelligence, confidence level etc. which make them leader. In this leadership
theory a leaders is said to be the great leader only if they inhabitant the quality of
leadership by their birth. In this the leaders are not made they are who destined by the
birth to be a great leader. Here the leaders is the one who have the skills and capability to
lead and ask their follower to follow the directions as per given so that the objective of
the firms can be achieved within the given set of time. Apart from this, the theory says
that the leaders arise only if the need for the great leader is felt. Here the leader of Tesco
will also focus more on influencing their workers so that the working can be done in the
most effective manner with enhanced productivity and profitability of the
business(Blacker and McConnell, 2015). Trait theory: This theory state that the leaders are the one who foster the quality of
leaders by their birth or can further learn the skills and ability to lead which makes them
the leaders. To be a good leader one must inhabitant thee qualities of leading such as a
sense of responsibility, creativity, knowledge, skills and other morale and ethics which all
together constitute a good leader. Through the support and assistance of this a leader can
successfully lead a group of people and ask them to work towards the accomplishment of
the goals by motivating the subordinates(Leveson, 2015). The approach of the trait theory
is termed to be the oldest approach of leadership. This theory mainly focuses on the
analysation of the physical, mental and social characteristic of the individual in order to
gain more about what is the characteristic and how these are common among the leaders.
 Behavioural theory: This theory is mainly concerned with the behaviour of the leaders in
the particular situation or at the working environment. In addition to this, behavioural
theory is also refers to as the one that focuses on the leaders behaviours as opposed to
their mental, physical and social characteristics. This theory generally focuses on the core
factors which are technical skills, human skills, and the con conceptual skills. These are
the skills which supports and assist the leaders in leading a group of people to work for
the organisational goals and target(Chen, Ravichandar and Proctor, 2016). Furthermore it
is also essential for the leaders to inhabitant certain amount of behaviour at the time of
leading a group of people such as motivation skills, communication skills. team
management skills as all these are the factors which will prove a leader as a successful
leader within the business. Additionally this will also enable the leader of Tesco in
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determine their behaviour as per the situation so that they can lead in the best possible
manner with the support of their workers in the workplace. Explanation of the skills
which enables the leaders in leading are as mentioned beneath:
Leadership skills: This skills is required within each and every business leaders as this
enable them in leading and motivating a group of people to work for the accomplishment of the
business goals.
Technical skills: technical skills within the organisation must be there as availability of
this skills ensure that the function of manufacturing at the lower level is performed in the best
suitable manner. It also ensure that the proper training sessions within the business is provided so
that the workers as well as the leaders perform their function in the most effective manner which
leads to increase productivity.
Human skills: This skills involves maintained of the relationship between the manager,
subordinates, employers and employees within the business so that whenever the problems arise
within the business all these human resources forms a collective decision which is beneficial to
them as well as the business. This will also allow engagement of every personnel within the
business as all are free to share their point of view to form effective decision(Dutta and Bose,
2015).
Conceptual skills: This skills are generally required with the top level management as
here this involves reviewing of each and every aspects either be it positive or negative. After the
analysation of these they formulate and plans serious strategies so that the firm can reach to a
higher level and position in the competitive market place.
 Contingency theory: This theory is known as the situation based theory. This leadership
approach state that there is no specific way to lead a group of people it is just based on
the requirement of the particular situation. Generally in this theory the leaders leads as
per the analysation of the business environment. This theory states that a leader should
use their their leadership style in a particular situation as per the requirement of that
situation. To know what style is best suitable they should first analyse the market and
situation and adopt the style of leadership accordingly. This theory comprises of the three
core element that is trait, behaviour and the main element that is situation. With the
implementation of this leadership theory in the business of Tesco the leader can easily
identify which factor to use so that the employees get motivated as per the requirement of
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that particular situation and work effectively for the enhancement of the performance.
Furthermore , in this the leader will be prove best only if they know which leadership
style to be implemented at what situation. Through this the leaders of the Tesco can
easily guide and motivate their employees to work with the increased efficiency.
 Transactional leadership theory: In this form of the leadership approach a leaders is
more focus about the accomplishment of the particular goal or task with the support of
their workers. To motivate their employees to work for the attainment of goals these
keeps on providing benefits , rewards and punishment to their workers so that they can
work with full dedication and devotion within the firm. This give their more emphasis on
the performance of the group, organisation as well as all the top level management
working toward the achievement of the vision of the association. Apart from this the
leader here also try his level hard to maintain strong relationship with their employees by
rendering them rewards, extra pay due to which the workers feels motivated and perform
so that the expectation of the management and the leaders get fulfilled. By using this
leadership approach a leaders can easily focus on the evaluation of the employees
performance and can reward them accordingly. This will enable the leader of Tesco in
maintaining the better relationship with their workers(Espinoza and Ukleja, 2016).
 Transformational leadership theory: Transformational leadership is the one which
involves considering the changes which are happening within the business environment.
Here the leader always seek to achieve the desired goal and objectives with the help of
their worker by providing them certain benefits and rewards. Apart from this, this
approach is also helpful in evaluating all the functional department of the business. This
transformational leadership approach mainly focuses on the establishment of the positive
changes within the business due to which the worker within the business remain
motivated and works effectively so that the goal of the business can be achieved within a
short span of time. This will also enable the leader of TESCO in rendering proper
guidance and direction to the employees so that they can work in a positive manner and
turned out to be the best suitable assets for the business(Transformational Leadership,
2019).
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CONCLUSION
As per the above written document it can be summarised that the concept to lead and
manage people within the business is very necessary as this assist the business in successfully
accomplishing their desired level of expectation and growth within the time frame. In order to
this, the concept of leadership is also considered to be as a vital part for the business as this will
enable the leader to influence people to work for the attainment of the goals and outcomes. Here
the leaders also seeks to motivate people and lead their team member in such a way so that the
overall performance and productivity of the business can be enhanced in a positive manner . This
enhancement of the performance will also lead the position of the business to a higher level due
to which the profit margin will also increase automatically.
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