Analysing Leadership Approaches and Change Management for Cadbury

This report examines various leadership approaches and their application in driving organizational change, with a specific focus on Cadbury. It begins by defining leadership and the context of organizational change, then delves into three primary leadership styles: autocratic, democratic, and situational leadership. The report outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, particularly in the context of Cadbury's operations. It highlights how these leadership styles can influence employee behavior and decision-making, and how they are used in implementing changes. The report also touches upon Lewin's Change Management Model as a systematic framework for managing change within an organization. Ultimately, the report emphasizes the crucial role of leaders in guiding employees towards achieving organizational goals and objectives, especially during periods of change. The report concludes by highlighting the importance of effective leadership in implementing and sustaining organizational changes successfully.

Understanding and Leading
Change
(Task 4)

Cover Content
• Introduction
• Leadership
• Type of leadership approach
• Autocratic leadership
• Democratic leadership
• Situational leadership
• Leadership approaches can deliver organisational change
• Effectiveness of leadership approaches
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
Changes are refers to some activity or event that may occur within or outside the
organisational environment but directly affect its operations in both positive or
negative manner. These changes could be for plans, strategies, policies, technologies
and procedure that help a achieve greater success at marketplace

Leadership
Leadership refers to the process under
which one individual directs and guides
other individuals how to complete
assigned task. Cadbury is large
organization operating in different
countries providing various chocolates.

Type of leadership approach
• Autocratic leadership
• Democratic leadership
• Situational leadership

Autocratic leadership
It refers to the type of leadership style which state that leader has all the power
regarding setting aims and objectives, making working policies, etc. So there is
keen role of leader in performing business operations.

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Advantage:-
Advantage of this approach for Cadbury is that leader have complete knowledge and
rights, so they are responsible for outcome. Workforce have to work as per instruction
of leaders and hence there is proper flow of activities.
Disadvantage:-
While disadvantage of this approach is employees feels bounded and hey do not have
authority to take decision or share their views. This makes them dissatisfied.

Democratic leadership
Democratic leadership is consider as one of the best approach of leadership because
under this approach, there is authority to employees regarding decision making. There
are many employees working at Cadbury having different mindset, skills, knowledge,
etc.

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Advantage
Advantage of this approach is employees are satisfied and ready to work under dynamic
environment. This makes long term relations with them.
Disadvantage
While disadvantage of this approach is due to difference in mindset, sometimes, there is
personal issue among employees regarding implementing best approach.

Situational leadership
Situational leadership style is one under which leader take actions aper situation. When
implementing changes, managers leaders may face issue regarding employees
participation, hence in this case leader implement different strategies through which
workers are ready to accept new changes.

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Advantages
Advantages of this approaches is that there is flexibility in planing motivation strategies
for workers and hence manager has option to use new and innovative way to improve
working style of overall association.
Disadvantage
While disadvantage is there are possibilities that at random strategies gives negative
outcome and organisational aims and objectives is able to achieve.

Lewin's Change Management Model: This model is applied by management of an
organisation when they have to formulate changes or modifications in their
workplace. This model is divided in three parts which will support an enterprise to
manage change systematically.