Sports Direct: Leading and Managing Change, Leadership Strategies

This report analyzes the implementation of change management at Sports Direct, a retail company. It begins by outlining the barriers to change, such as ineffective communication and lack of employee involvement. The report then uses a force field analysis to identify facilitating and restraining factors in the change process. It further explores various leadership approaches, including situational leadership and Kurt Lewin's change management model, to understand how effective leadership can drive organizational change. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of change within organizations and the need for adaptable leadership strategies. The report highlights the significance of effective communication and employee involvement in managing change, offering insights into how these factors impact the overall success of change initiatives. The report emphasizes the need for adaptable leadership strategies to successfully navigate organizational change.

Leading and Managing Change

Table of Content
 Introduction
 Barriers for change
 Approaches to Leadership
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
Leading and managing change is defined as a systematic approach to effectively deal with
transformation and transition of organisational processes, goals and technologies. This
assessment is mainly undertaken to duly acknowledge the change that has been managed in
Sports Direct which performs its operations in retail segment and offers services worldwide.
The presentation is based on implementation of change in two entities that operate their
functions in same industrial segment.

Barriers for change
Change is a crucial aspect for organisations and should be addressed by them in an effective
way in order to ensure that a significant output is generated. In context to this report, it has
been identified that there are various barriers that can come in the way of an organisation
while implementing change in its system. The potential barriers for change that Sports
Direct would have face during its implementation are explained below -
 Lack of an effective communication strategy
 Lack of Employee Involvement

Cont.…
Force field analysis is a model used in the process of change management and helps an
organisation in acknowledging the various processes of change. The factors associated
with this analysis are explained below -
 Facilitating Factors
 Restraining Factors

Approaches to Leadership
Leadership can be defined as the process of inspiring, leading , motivating as well as directing
the employees or subordinates within an organisation. It shows the capabilities of the
leaders as well as managers of an organisation to formulate strategies and direct the
employees. Effective leadership would have helped Sports Direct in implementing its plan
to bring in change and thus sustain in the market.
 Situational Leadership
 Kurt Lewin's change management model

Conclusion
It can be concluded from the presentation that, change is an important aspect within
organizations and should be addressed by them in an effective manner. It can have both
positive as well as negative impact on the overall functioning of the organization Thus, various
approaches to leadership can be implemented depending on the need as well as the situations
that arise.

References
 Braveman, B., 2016. Leading & managing occupational therapy services: an evidence-
based approach. FA Davis.
 Cowne, E., Frankl, C. and Gerschel, L., 2018. The SENCo Handbook: Leading and
managing a whole school approach. Routledge.

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