Understanding and Leading Change

Understanding and
Leading Change

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................3
TASK1.......................................................................................................................................3
P1 Compare different organisational examples where there has been an impact of change
on an organisation’s strategy and operations.........................................................................3
TASK2.......................................................................................................................................6
P2 Evaluate the ways in which internal and external drivers of change affect leadership,
team and individual behaviours within an organisation.........................................................6
P3 Evaluate measures that can be taken to minimise negative impacts of change on
organisational behaviour........................................................................................................7
TASK3.......................................................................................................................................9
P4 Explain different barriers for change and determine how they influence leadership
decision-making in a given organisational context................................................................9
TASK4.....................................................................................................................................10
P5 Apply different leadership approaches to dealing with change in a range of
organisational contexts.........................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................13
Books and journals...............................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Changes are important function for every business organisation as their helpful in
achieving the objectives and leading with an appropriate mind-set to improve the functioning
of organisation according to the current trends within market (Bell, 2018). Changes are
helpful to the organisation increasing the skills and performance as well as developing new
opportunities in the business market so that organisation can follow its objective and perform
the functions in an effective way. Under the present report the chosen organisation is marks
and Spencer. It is a British multinational organisation which is primary selling clothing
products within the market. This is operating at a global level but headquarter of organisation
is situated in England. Under the current report there is discussion about different
organisations and their impacts on changing strategies and operations. There is also
discussion about evaluation of different ways which are related to internal and external
driver’s effect team behaviour and leadership. Thereafter, there is discussion about different
measures which are taken to minimise the negative impact of changes in organisational
behaviour and barriers for changes which influence leadership and decision making. In end of
this report, there is discussion about different leadership approaches which can be used under
the change management context.
MAIN BODY
TASK1
P1 Compare different organisational examples where there has been an impact of change on
an organisation’s strategy and operations
In accordance with the current business scenario, it can be evaluated that the major
motive of business organisations is to achieve their objectives by getting a better position
within the market (Bondurant and Armstrong, 2016). Leading which changes can help
organisation in improving its operations within details actors such as Mark and Spencer can
use the changes to improve its functions in the sector where it is trading. Order to identify the
importance and compare the functions of organisation it is mandatory to identify the
similarity and difference between different strategies of organisation in comparison to its
main competitors. Some of these are discussed below:

Basis Marks & Spencer John Lewis Partnership
Structure In order to carry out different
business activities and
functions marks and Spencer
use circle organisational
structure. This structure is
consisting of different stages
which have to be formed in
order to divide the work
according to the needs and
requirements in three
categories. These are upper
lower and middle level. This
facilitates mood decision
making process to the
organisation where it can
easily implement the strategies
according to the needs and
requirement of global level.
This function is also useful for
the organisation as it help in
managing the demands
separating the departments in
different areas for quick
decision making processes.
John Lewis also follow
hieratical structure within the
organisation. This structure is
helpful to organisation in
managing the successful
communication where it can
reduce the chances of
misunderstanding and will
boost the profitability by
reducing conflicts within the
organisation this function is
also useful for the organisation
in improving its problem
solving skills and getting a
better structure according to
the needs and requirements of
currents changing
environment.
Strategies In order to improve the
organisational structure and
achieve the objectives of and
goals in a timely manner. it is
needed by organisation to
develop a separate planning
strategies which will help in
In context of John Lewis, there
is no certain need to change
the structure of organisation
where organisation can use to
provide effective training and
development to the employees
so that it can boost the