Applied Leadership and Management in John Good Shipping Org 1741220

This report provides an analysis of applied leadership and management principles within the context of John Good Shipping. It explores team development using Tuckman's model, highlighting the stages of forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. The report examines the organization's structure, including its flat and matrix styles, and discusses the importance of organizational culture, vision, and values. Leadership styles such as democratic and transformational are considered, along with the potential of laissez-faire leadership for managing change. The report identifies immediate problems like low service scope and poor communication, proposing solutions such as professional approaches and communication techniques. Long-term challenges like limited funding are also addressed, emphasizing the need for innovative management and training programs. Different options are discussed, including traditional and self-managed teams. The report concludes by emphasizing the crucial role of leadership and management styles in handling issues and overcoming challenges, influencing employee behavior and attitudes.

APPLIED LEADERSHIP
AND MANAGEMENT

CONTENTS
• Introduction
• TEAM -DEVELOPMENT
• ORGANIZATIONAL AND DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE
• LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STYLES
• CHALLENGES
• SOLUTIONS
• Conclusion
• References

INTRODUCTION
• Leadership is an important function of management that is dedicated
towards maximising efficiency of operations.
• Through adoption of proper managerial techniques leaders and
managers of the organisation are benefited with better productivity of
the operational firm.
• John Good Shipping is being taken into consideration for this project.

TEAM WORKING
• Importance of teams while performing in today's competitive markets
can't be ignored by managers of the business firm.
• Giving team efforts towards completion of a business task ensures
effective use of resources and completion of desired objective within
suitable time frame work.
• In context to given company i.e. John Good Shipping, use of
Tuckman's team development theory is taken into consideration.
• By use of Tuckman's model managers of the firm can avoid wastages
of resources and initiate better workplace relationships.

TEAM DEVELOPMENT
• FORMING
• -
FORMING
- Uncertainties and complexities
- Stress
STORMING
- Enhanced confidence
- Disputes
NORMING
- Controlling and monitoring
techniques
- Innovation
PERFORMING
- Clarity of goals
- Defined goals
ADJOURNING-Termination and consolidation

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
John Good Shipping Foundation Trust
BOARD MEMBERS
DIVISIONAL LEADERS

FLAT STRUCTURE
MANAGER
Crew
members
Management
team
Research
department
Employee
care team
Training and
Development

MATRIX STYLE
Operations manager Small team
Research department Operations management
DATA MANAGEMENT

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
VISION
Provide best services to individuals when engaged in buying and
managing shipping and logistic services that are stress free and cost
effective.
VALUES-- Safe and quality of standards
PRIORITIES
- Standards of working
- Customer services

LEADERSHIP ROLE IN IMPROVING
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

TEAM LEADER/MANAGER
• DEMOCRATIC
• View points from subordinates are valued
• Delegated authority
• TRANSFORMATIONAL
• Motivational focus
• Innovation
• Flexible

CHANGE OF SYSTEM
Laissez-faire leadership is believed to be effective leadership style in terms of cooping with changes in operational market of
the business firm.
The respective style of leadership offers great deal of flexibility in operational tasks and also allows firm to develop better
potential to compete in its given business environment.