Understanding and Leading Change

Understanding and
Leading Change

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Compare different organisational examples where there has been an impact of change on
an organisation’s strategy and operations...............................................................................3
P2 Evaluation of internal and external factors that affect leadership, team and behaviour of
individual................................................................................................................................5
P3 Measures that can be taken to reduce negative effect of change on behaviour of
organisation............................................................................................................................8
P4 Various barriers to change and how they impact leadership decision making.................9
P5 Leadership Approach to manage change in the organisation..........................................11
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Every organisation and management team has to face lots of challenges to maintain
productivity and profitability of company. There are micro and macro environmental component
that affect decision and operations of company. Evaluation of these changes helps in establishing
long and short term goal of an organisation. The change management is the approach by which
company can identify need, how they influence and how to react towards environmental
changes. The chosen organisation in this report is Tesco. This is one of the largest competitive
company of UK that mainly deals in retail industry. It was established in 1991 by Jack Cohen.
They has expanded their business market and operations across worldwide. This report discuss
impact of change in organisation's strategy and operations. This also analysis internal and
external factors that influence individual or team leadership. It also evaluate measures for
negative impact on organisation behaviour. This report explain barriers and influence in
leadership style. It applies various model of leadership to deliver effective organisation change.
This will help in achieving mission and vision of a company.
TASK 1
P1 Compare different organisational examples where there has been an impact of change on an
organisation’s strategy and operations
Change plays major role in growth and development of company. It influence efficiency
and effectiveness of enterprise. In context of business change mainly refers to the process of
change in order for the implantation of development change to accomplish overall aim of
company. Most of the changes occurs in strategic, process, people, structural, planned as well as
emergent changes. These changes affect overall operations and performance of employee as well
as progress of company. This aids in achieving organisation goal at particular period of time.
Various enterprise executed these changes for improving culture and environment of industry
that automatically enhance profitability and productivity of company (Change management
strategies for leaders, 2019). Organisational change help in achieving benefits of competitive
advantages. It helps in identifying opportunity, where they are lacking and where they can
improve their performance. Through these changes company can improves their costumer base
(Al-Ali 2017). Here is the detail comparison of Tesco and Aldi's organisational change that
influence its operations and strategy.

Emergent Change Tesco Aldi
Technology The major technology change
of Tesco is online marketing.
They attract potential
costumer by using their own
mobile app. This is the major
change of Tesco in terms of
technology that improve
delivery system of its product
and services. Through online
portals and websites
consumer can purchase
product from their home at
their own convenience. This
increase costumer base of
company.
The major technology change
is faced by Aldi is online
marketing while promoting its
products like social media
marketing. It is essential to
enhance efficiency in its
operations (How to be a
successful manager, 2021). It
also influence performance of
company. They have to adopt
these changes in order to
increase costumer base. By
online or social media
marketing they can deliver its
product at affordable price in
short time.
Structural The structural change occur
in hierarchy structure and job
stricture. These changes
directly influence operations
and strategies of business.
This also influence efficiency
and effectiveness of company
in the market. This structural
change is very effective as
they provide suitable salary
package to their employee as
per their performance
Structural change in this
company is related with
command of administrative.
Top managers provides
information to middle
managers and middle
managers provide information
to lower mangers. This will
synchronise their efforts and
efficiency to attract potential
consumer
Culture Cultural change of Tesco is
effective as they value their
There cultural change of this
company involves