Leadership Skills for Positive Leaders in Big 4 Holiday Parks

This presentation discusses the essential leadership skills required for positive leaders in Big 4 Holiday Parks to boost employee performance and engagement. Communication, motivation, creativity, innovation, feedback, and convincing skills are discussed in detail.

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“Topic: leadership skills”
It has been analyzed that effective leadership styles should be there so that it can be easy for the
leaders to guide their workers towards the activities. To boost the performance of the employees
is the idea of the leaders and it is important for them to consider different ways so that it could be
easy to bring improvement in the performance of the employees or in their engagement level
towards work. So, in this presentation the discussion will be made on the leadership skills to
convince the management in relation to improving the performance of the employees. The main
aim of the presentation is to enhance the knowledge of the different leadership styles that are
used by the leaders. The company selected for the task is Big 4 Holiday Parks which is one of the
biggest companies in the hotel industry.
Leaders have the responsibility to control the activities and also to boost the performance of the
employees by guiding them and by inspiring them in their routine activities. It has been said that
to bring improvement in the employee performance, it is important to use positive leadership
skill, so the leadership skills that can be used are many. One of the leadership skills that can be
considered to boost the engagement of the employees is communication. Effective
communication is considered by Big 4 Holiday Parks as the powerful tool that enhances
interaction and also brings work clarity in the overall working pattern of the employees. The
leaders in the workplace should focus on boosting the transparency so that trust can be generated
towards the activities of the company. When leaders communicate effectively with the
employees then it can be easy for them to clarify their doubts and queries with the higher
authority (Akmajian et al., 2017).
Also, if the leaders in Big 4 Holiday Parks have the communication skill that it can be easy to
boost the confidence level of the employees which will directly be related with enhancement in
the overall activities towards the work. Through effective communication it will be easy to create
interest towards the activities and also critical thinking will be boosted of the employees. To
maintain coordination in the overall activities it is also important to communicate with the
employees so that they can share their views and thoughts easily with the management and can
maintain coordination with the other employees (Owen, 2017).
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One of the best leadership skills that are used in Big 4 Holiday Parks to enhance the performance
of the employees is motivation. To motivate the goals should be set so that efficiency of the
employees can be boosted. Motivation given to the employees can help in enhancing the
coordination of the team and also it can help in maintaining the relations of the employees with
the higher authorities and also with the other employees who are working in the workplace. By
motivating the employees, the interior positive feeling of the employees can be boosted and also
it will help in boosting the customer service given by the employees. It can be easy for the
employees to give their best towards the activities which can also result in maintaining the large
customer base with effective relations with the other employees in the workplace (Gray, 2018).
To be positive towards the work is also the skill that should be present in the leader. To enhance
the engagement level of the employees, positivity is the skill that is used by Big 4 Holiday Parks
so that positive culture can be maintained in the workplace (Steers and Sánchez‐Runde, 2017).
Also, if positivity is present within the employees then they will cooperate with each other which
will lead to generating the positive attitude of the employees towards their work. The employees
will also respect each other and focus on their targets, if the leader is positive and spread
positivity in the workplace. It will directly impact the engagement level of the employees and
can boost the productivity (Pardey, 2016).
To boost the well-being and performance of the employees, it is necessary to consider creative
and innovation skill. By considering these skills, it can be easy for Big 4 Holiday Parks to
generate the new ideas and also the focus can be given on maintaining the long term goals which
are necessary to boost the productivity in the workplace. It can also be observed that creative and
innovation skill can help in taking accurate decisions in context to the entire activities and can
also help in boosting the connections of the employees. The ideas generated by the employees
with the help of innovative skills of leader can be useful in bringing modification in the
organizational activities. The employees will engage themselves towards the work and can also
help in boosting the performance in the workplace. This is the best way through which it can be
easy for the leaders to generate strategic thinking of the employees towards the work (Chen,
Chang and Lo, 2015).
Also, feedback can be considered as the skill as it is not possible for every leader to give
feedback which impacts the performance of the employees in the positive manner. It can be seen
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that by giving feedback in a proper manner it could be possible for the leaders to bring
improvement in the overall performance of the employees. At the time of giving feedback the
leaders should also focus on giving appreciation to the good performers so that their dedication
level towards work can be boosted and also it will help in generating positive attitude towards
work. By giving feedback to the employees, it is also important for the leaders to have clarity in
their thoughts so that employees can evaluate the weakness which is possessed by them. the
suggestions that are given by the leaders should be influenced in the positive manner so that
positive outcome can be attained by the employees in the workplace. To give feedback to the
employees it is important to consider the proper technique to boost the dedication level of the
employees. Also, leaders should not be rude as it is important for the employee and also for the
leader to respect each other at the time of giving suggestions or feedback (Raelin, 2016).
At the time of giving feedback to the employees the expectations should be conveyed by
considering the views and opinions of the workers, as it will help in bringing clarity in the
overall working structure of the employees. It can be stated that employees should take the
feedback of the leaders in the positive way so that improvement can be seen in the working
pattern and also it will help in boosting the dedication level towards the work. The effective way
that can help to improve the performance can be feedback. It is necessary for the leaders to give
feedback in a positive manner so that it impacts the employees in a positive way. So, feedback
can be the skill that should be used so that positive impact can be on the performance of the
employees (Lang, Handley and Jablokow, 2018).
One of the essential skills that should be possessed by the leader in Big 4 Holiday Parks is
convincing skill. It can be observed that convincing skill should be there in the leaders so that
they can convey their information to the employees in a proper manner. Convincing skill can
help the employees to maintain promises and also the leaders will be honest at the time of
conveying their information. The leaders should convey the employees the accurate feedback so
that the satisfaction level of the employees can be boosted and it will also help the employees to
maintain their performance. Convincing skill means that the leaders should be easily convince
the employees to do the urgent tasks or to control the activities. To convince the employees, it is
important for the leaders to be honest towards the employees and also they should give feedback
to the employees after analyzing all the factors. The leaders should focus on giving support to the
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employees so that it can be simple to attain growth in the highly competitive business world. It is
also important for the leaders to focus on maintaining strategic thinking within the employees so
that the issues or challenges in the workplace can be easily resolved. So, it can be stated that
leaders should have convincing skill so that it can be easy for them to convince the employee to
perform specific task or to manage the overall operations of the company (Higgs and Dulewicz,
2016).
So, it can be concluded that it is important for the leaders of Big 4 Holiday Parks to have skills
related to communication, motivation, creativity and innovation so that it can be easy to attain
positive outcome. These skills can help to boost the engagement level and also the overall
performance of the employees in the workplace. It can directly affect the growth of the company.
The leaders in the workplace should be dedicated and possess some of the important skills so that
the employees can be positively influenced through the overall working pattern. If the basic
skills are there in the leaders then only they will be considered as the best leaders or can manage
the overall operation of the company.
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