Performance Evaluation and Leadership Development
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UNIT TITLE: INTRODUCTION TOSTRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ANDLEADERSHIP1
The present report outlines the research conducted on Sainsbury’s supermarket limited. Itis the second largest chain of supermarkets holding the share of 16.9%. With the aim to providetheir customers value products and best services, Sainsbury’s manages a diverse range ofproducts such as grocery market, Food and beverages, wide product line of home collections andstationary. The report will create an in-depth analysis of various measures and strategies that anorganization demands to develop effective personal leadership.INTRODUCTION:Personal leadership development is an important requisite for the strategic manager.Strategic management refers to the analysis of organization, monitoring and assessment of thecurrent situation and accordingly formulate the strategies to achieve predetermined goals andtargets. Strategic manager is endowed with the number of duties and responsibilities. Therefore,personal leadership qualities play vital role in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of strategicmanager (Hart and Waisman, 2005). TASK 1:A.C-1.1:Personal development plan is one of the most crucial requirements of an individual toenhance the growth prospects in this competitive environment. Personal development planning isthe process of attaining success by effectively analyzing the aims and objectives by the personfor future growth in the market. It is a structured means of thinking about life and ambition anddeveloping ones skills and attributes for sustaining competition and enhancing the prospects forgrowth and development (Alkhafaji and Nelson,2013). As a manager of Sainsbury plc I have todevelop effective leadership skills to gain wide success and growth within the market. Strategicthinking and management skills will help in creating an effective impact on present workingmeasures of the organization and helps the company to grow to fight the core competition withinthe market. TenureTarget Strategies Evidence TimeframeShort term Developmy- Will take effective measures to- Enhance trust and 3 months2
interpersonal skillshighly to enhancecommunication andtrust within myemployeesdevelop informal communicationmeasures within an organization(Cannon, 2011).- Will also regularly take meetingwith employees and understand theirneeds and requirements and beempathetic to their needs. motivation within employees- Enhanced measures of conflict handlingMediumtermRefine leadershipattributes to developmy skills for makingstrategic decisions infavor of the company- Will take expert advice andunderstand industrial standards todevelop my competencies for theindustry (Komives and et.al., 2011).- Will keep a regular check ondevelopment measures to enhance mygrowth and development measures Increased confidence,innovative practices and risktaking attitude6-8monthsLong termEnhance my analyticalskills to take effectivedecision and create aproblem solvingattitude for makingright choices- Will regularly analyze the strategiesimplemented by various businessunits and within the market andunderstand the key factors whichhelped in organizational growth(Ghosh, Haynes and Kram, 2013). - Will learn new skills to createeffective growth measures within themarket and maintain my current skills- Refined decision making measures- Positive attitude and increased problem solving skills 12-15monthsTable 1: Personal development planA.C-1.2:Sainsbury is one of the leading retail units operating successfully in the competitivemarket. Aim of the company is to create high measures of growth and development within theglobal economy. The vision and objectives of the organization effectively defines the growthmeasures for the unit. They are defines as follows: 3
Vision:To become the prime choice step destination retailer for shopping and to serve.Sainsbury’s aim is to maintain and retain the pride in all the sectors they are offeringproducts and services. It offers great service to the customers and creates optimum workculture for the employees (Benedetto and Walter, 2013).Strategic goal:Keeping customers at the first place, company always intend to knowtheir choices and preferences along with offering a range of products at fair prices inorder to satisfy their needs.Objective goals:To provide a wide range of products in food and other sectors as well as become afavorite stop for shopping.With the most efficient team of employees, company is focused to offer the bestservice addressing their customer's requirement in a prompt way.To become an optimum place to work.The managers of organization focuses on developing organizational culture so as to attainthe organizational needs and objectives. The personal development plan must incorporate theorganizational strategies as managers have the responsibility to help the organization indeveloping the company for growth and development in future (Bolea and Atwater, 2015). The PDP of manager of Sainsbury helps in attaining the stated objectives of the firm because:Empowering human resources: Leader of Sainsbury is focused on understanding theimportance of their employees in building the brand goodwill and establishing its primeposition in the market (Allen and Kusy, 2011). Making warm relation with employees bylistening and addressing their grievances is also necessary. Developing interpersonalskills helps the manager in attaining this objective thus creating a wide impact ondeveloping employee relations (Allen and Kusy, 2011). Along with this, manager isfocused on providing on the job training, organizing various programs and renderingapprenticeships in order to strengthen the skills of employees. Lack of propercommunication or relation may result in ineffective results thus development of managersresults in attaining organizational objectives. Managing complexity and ambiguity proactively: Managing the work of employees in aproactive manner is one of the crucial qualities of Sainsbury's leaders. Ineffectiveleadership skills regarding influencing employees, empathetic attitude, motivating team4
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