Strategic Leadership Across Cultures: A Comparative Study
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Unit 7013V1 – Strategic leadership Declaration, “By including this assignment I confirm that the attached assignment is my own work,and does not include work completed by anyone other than myself and I have givencredit when ideas or concepts of others have been used. I have completed thisassignment in accordance with CMI’s instructions and understand the implications ofplagiarism”Page 1 of 20Vol_2
INTRODUCTIONStrategic leadership is consider as capacity as well as skill that possess within theleader that encourages and direct employees towards obtaining the key vision andmission of the organisation. On the other hand, strategic management is a continuousprocess of evaluating and implementing the strategic goals by organisation's topmanagement to achieve the objectives of firm (Olie, van Iterson and Simsek, 2012). Itis also termed as a systematic analysis of internal and external environment in whichorganisation operates its functions. For conducting the present study on strategicleadership the chosen organisation is Unilever UK Ltd. It is one of the leading consumergoods company that deals in selling variety of products such as personal care products,food and beverages etc. the company is also ranked at the third position within theconsumer goods market after Proctor & Gamble and Nestle. Along with this, report also measures the differences as well as relationshipamong both the concepts that is strategic management and strategic leadership. Inaddition to this, report may also include an analysis company's culture and value andtheir impact on the strategic leadership. Furthermore, it will also evaluate the currentand emerging social concerns as well as expectations that are impacting on strategicleadership in the company. Page 2 of 20Vol_2
A.C. 2.1 - Evaluate the relationship between strategic management and leadershipIn order to attain the success in competitive scenario, it has been measured that seniormanager need to adopt both the approaches that is strategic management andleadership (Grandy, 2013). Thus, it will support me is required to form right strategicplan according to internal work culture and external influences. Strategic Managementis defined a procedure of formation and implementation of right decisions which aretaken by measuring the impact of internal and external environment so that competitiveadvantage can be sustained in the global marketplace (Carmeli, Tishler andEdmondson, 2012). On the other hand, strategic leadership is the point of view andperceptions of a leader or manager for formulating and designing an effective strategyto achieve organisational goals and objectives. Therefore, it is said that both theresponsibilities are essential for Unilever senior manager. It has been evaluated thatboth the key responsibilities are distinct from each other as strategic managementtackles the activities, such as organising, planning, evaluating and encouragingemployees for taking effective part in the decision making process (Johnson and et.al.,2013). On the contrary, it is evaluated that strategic leadership responsibilities ensuretaking effective part in leading the team members in proper direction so that they caneasily attain the required goals and objectives of the organisation. Furthermore, it has been also stated that senior manager of Unilever Ltd. Assignproportionate time on both the responsibilities as both plays vital role in enhancing andimproving the overall performance of cited organisation in the consumer goods market.While focusing on the strategic leadership responsibilities senior manager of Unilevermay identify problem or conflict related with managing the team in the proper directionas strategic leadership focuses on leading employees as well as team members in theproper direction so that they can easily accomplish the stated aims (House and et.al.,2013). On the other hand, performing responsibility of strategic leader it may also arisesthe conflict related with decision making. Moreover, spending time on strategicmanagement responsibilities senior manager of Unilever Ltd. may identify conflictrelated with Page 3 of 20Vol_2
For instance, there is link among the strategic management as well as leadersthat is senior manager of Unilever Ltd. Has responsibility related with the managementand implementation of long term strategical goals that are outlined through assessingthe vision of company that is to be the leading company in the consumer goods marketsthrough providing quality products (Ang and Van Dyne, 2015). On the other hand, tomeet the strategic aims leaders within the company will assure accomplishing goalsthrough persuading staff members or by motivating them to attain the strategical goals.Therefore, it is said that there is link among the strategic management and leaders. Thus, in order to manager the dual responsibilities senior manager of UnileverLtd. basically focuses on the different approaches that is situational approach,Bureaucratic approach as well as transactional leadership approach (Schaubroeck andet.al., 2012). The foremost approach to manage the dual responsibility of seniormanager that is management and leadership they may use situational approach. Thisapproach elaborates that while accomplishing the responsibilities related with strategicmanagement and leadership senior manager of Unilever Ltd. must engage in thesituational approach under which senior manager follows the different management andleadership styles accordant with the different situations. Along with this, anotherapproach for managing the dual responsibilities of senior manager is focusing ontransactional leadership. Under which senior manager of Unilever Ltd. particularlyexercise their concern over outcome, measures success and conforms the activeorganisational structure of of the company. As, the transactional leader senior managerof Unilever company will easily manage individual performance so that amendmentscan be made easily. Lastly, to manage the dual responsibilities of Unilever seniormanager they must engage in the bureaucratic approach (Chhokar, Brodbeck andHouse, 2013). Under which senior manager focuses on imparting training as well aslearning for improving their abilities and skills so that they may easily direct their staff inaccomplishing the stated goals and objectives. Page 4 of 20Vol_2
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