Strategic Leadership in Tesco: Managing Change and Performance

This report provides a detailed analysis of strategic leadership within Tesco, a British multinational retail company. It explores the crucial role of leadership in managing and delivering programs of change, emphasizing the importance of effective decision-making and employee motivation. The report delves into the key roles of leaders, including team building, vision building, and innovation, and highlights how leadership is essential for initiating action, providing guidance, and building a positive work environment. Furthermore, it examines the relevance of different leadership styles to key retail sector changes, such as globalization and technological innovation. Finally, the report discusses the use of performance metrics in driving successful change within Tesco, offering a comprehensive overview of strategic leadership in a dynamic retail context.

Strategic Leadership

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1
TASK 1.............................................................................................................................1
Role of leadership and its importance in the process of managing and delivering
programmes of change................................................................................................1
TASK 2.............................................................................................................................4
Relevance of leadership style to key retail sector changes..........................................4
TASK 3.............................................................................................................................7
Key leadership capabilities and strategies of key business leaders across a range of
sectors......................................................................................................................... 7
TASK 4.............................................................................................................................9
Case for the use of performance metrics that could be used to deliver change
successfully..................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................... 11
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Leadership is one of the important aspect in the business organization in which
leader lead a group and team to influence the behaviour of the employees in effective
manner. Along with this strategic leadership is an effective process to enhance ability of
individuals to take best decision in order to achieve long term success in appropriate
way. One of the important purpose of strategic leadership is to manage all the changes
within the organization and also implement it effectively. It also define the better
utilization of effective strategies to manage all the employees in which they easily
execute organizational changes (Altman and Tushman, 2017). In this aspect strategic
leaders deal in ambiguous environment in which they face various issues which
influence by external organizations. The main function of strategies leadership is to
enhance the strategic productivity which leads in encouraging employees to implement
their own ideas within the organization to achieve its goals and objectives. Present
report is based on Tesco, which is British multinational retail company that provide
grocery products to their customers in order to get higher satisfaction by them. This
report discussed about role and importance of leadership in Tesco context which helps
in managing all the changes in effective manner. Along with this, leadership styles is
also mentioned in this project. At the ned of project, key performance indicators is also
discussed in this assignment.
TASK 1
Role of leadership and its importance in the process of managing and delivering
programmes of change
Leadership is one of the important aspect which play significant role in business
organization to lead and direct the term and a group which helps in achieving long tram
goals and objectives. Better leadership can helps in achieving higher success to the
organization in which leaders take best decision regarding business activities in
effective manner. In this aspect leaders also ply important role in organization because
they set vision for the company and also motivate and guide their employees in order to
enhance their working performance. With the help of this they easily implement all the
changes in effective manner (Brown and et. al., 2017). Apart from this, leaders are the
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one person who encourage the employees to perform their task and also follow their
own ideas to achieve positive results. They also motivated them in which employees
easily done their task with more efficiency which leads in getting strategic objectives of
the company. In Tesco context, leaders are responsible for implementing all the
changes in which they analysis overall performance of the workers and determine the
impact of changes within the business (Burton, 2017). With the help of this, leaders
easily manage all the changes in appropriate manner in order to deliver all the programs
of changes in systematic way. One of the main and important role of leader is to
accomplishing organizational goals, organize all the people, formulate plans in order to
achieve higher success at market place. It aid in enhancing the goodwill of the company
at market place. There are some important role of leader within the Tesco in which they
effectively manage all the activities in order to enhance overall performance of the
company. All are as follows: Team building: It is one of the important role of a leader is to make an effective
team in which they motivate and encourage all the employees towards the work
so that they put their best efforts to implement as well as manager all changes in
effective manner. With the help of this Tesco enhance their performance level at
market place. Vision builder: One of the important role of leader in Tesco in which they set
clear vision in order to achieve all the organizational goals and objectives. In this
leader has bes capabilities to influence their employees to perform their duties to
achieve positive outcomes in systemic way (Dyer and Dyer, 2017). Along with
this they also provide better rewards and benefits to the employees who perform
well. With the help of this leader easily enhance their overall performance and
also made capable to achieve organizational mission and vision in most effective
manner. Design thinker: A successful leader always focus in learning process in which
they set their mindset and also learn from their last mistake which make them
strong and capable to take risk. Leaders easily implement changes within the
Tesco to achieve strategic goals and objectives in most effective manner.
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 Distributive leader: It is also important role of a successful leaders is to define
better leadership in front of employees so that they easily face all the situation
and also effectively implement all the changes in most effective manner. In Tesco
context, leader provide best guidance to the team members as well as
employees in which they perform their task for achieving positive results
(Ellington, 2017). Smart innovator: A good leader expert in take risk and define innovative ideas
which helps in influencing the business activities in positive way and also aid in
improving the quality performance of the employees. Along with this they also
develop workers mind set and make them strong so that they easily set their own
ideas and take best decision. They also figure out the innovation system and also
implement in the business for achieving better results (Esquivel and et. al.,
2017).
 Innovation mindset: Leader always support to the structure and ideas which
helps in improving the working style of employees in most effective manner. With
the help of this, leaders easily retain the strong staff within the Tesco activities
and also define growth opportunities in effective manner which helps in
implementing all the changes effectively.
All these roles leaders helps in implementing as well as delivering programmes
of changes within the Tesco activities in order to achieve long term goals and objectives
in appropriate manner. On the other side leadership is also important for Tesco in which
they easily improve overall performance of the company in most effective manner.
Leadership is crucial for every organization for motivating all the employees towards the
work and its performance because employees are the one who contribute in overall
success of the company. With the help of this they easily accept all the challenges and
implement changes in effective manner. There are some importance of leadership in
Tesco context are as follows: Initiates action: Leaders are the important person who communicate as well as
execute plans with their employees in order to improve their performance level in
effective manner. With the help of this subordinates easily implement all the
changes in most effective manner and get better outcomes.
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 Motivation: Leaders are the responsible for motivating employees at the
workplace by proving better monitory and non monitory rewards. It helps in
encouraging their morale so that they accept all the challenges in appropriate
manner. Providing guidance: Leaders not only supervise their staff members but also
provide better guidance to employees which helps in improving their capabilities
and abilities to perform their duties in most effective way. In this aspect they
communicate with their workers about the changes that implement in the Tesco
so that they perform their task accordingly and get positive results (Gibson,
2017). Creating confidence: Confidence is more important in which leaders clearly
express their work with the employees which leads in achieving all the target in
most appropriate way. With the help of this they provide guidelines to their staff
members so that they also improve their overall performance and effectively
implement all the changes within the organization in positive way (Houck, 2017). Building morale: It define cooperation of the workers which relate with the work.
In this leader is best morale booster of the staff members in which they get better
cooperation of the employees in order to achieve its goals and objectives. Better
cooperation with employees helps in implementing programs of changes in more
effective manner which leads in achieving long term targets. Builds work environment: Leader is responsible for building effective work
environment to their employees which helps in improving overall growth of the
company. In this leader have to maintain better human relation which leads
enhancing productivity of the employees within the workplace. Positive work
environment encourage the employees to implement all the changes effectively
which leads in achieving organizational goals and objectives (Howell and
Reames, 2017).
 Coordination: Effective coordination is more important for the leader in which
they motivate their staff members to accept changes and challenges to achieve
best targets and also influence them to perform their best in order to get positive
results.
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All these importance of leadership helps in implementing as well as delivering
programs of changes within the workplace which lead in achieving competitive
advantage form its rivals.
TASK 2
Relevance of leadership style to key retail sector changes
Leadership style is more important for the Tesco in which leader provide better
direction, implementing plans, motivating workforce and executing all the plan within the
company which helps in evaluating the changes in most effective manner. With the help
f this leader implement all the changes effectively and also achieve positive outcomes.
Some time changes influence the organization performance in positive manner which
leads in enhancing growth of the enterprise. In retail sectors various changes like
globalisation, internationalization, strategy, technological innovation and organization
development helps in increasing the company growth at market place (Johnson, 2017).
All these changes easily take place in Tesco company which lead in achieving
competitive advantage from its rivals and also enhance overall productivity of the
company in appropriate manner. All these changes are as follows: Globalisation in retail sector: It is an effective progress in retail sector in which
company operate their business at global level and achieve more benefits to get
better success (Joseph, Rutigliano and Frost, 2017). With the help of this Tesco
capture large market share and also get innovation benefits from international
subsidiaries. In this leader provide better support to their staff members to
formulate their ideas to expand business and achieve better growth. Internationalization: It is an effective process for the Tesco in which they
increase their involvement in international market. In this company provide their
quality products in various countries across the national boundaries. Strategy: It is an effective action plan which is define by the leader to achieve
long term goals and objectives. In this leader of Tesco provide better guidance to
their staff members so that they easily implement al the strategies in order to
achieve specific target of the company in systematic manner.
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 Technological innovation: It is an important system which used by the Tesco to
develop as well as produce new and innovative products which helps in
enhancing company profitability. It is more important for the leader to provide
better guidance to their staff members regarding the new technologies so that
they easily operate advanced technologies to improve their existing products and
services in appropriate manner.
 Organization development: It is an important study in which Tesco effectively
evaluate the organizational changes which leads in influencing the employees
behaviour at the workplace. With the help of this company easily enhance their
profitability as well as productivity at market place which leads in achieving better
success in systematic manner. It is an effective process of action planning and
implementing all the changes which leads in achieving organizational goals and
objectives.
All these changes are effectively influence the Tesco performance at market
place because all the employees easily implement in their organization process. With
the help of this leader provide guidance to their workers in order to manage all the
changes in systematic manner (Kurucz and et. al., 2017). In this context there are some
leadership style which helps in successfully implement all the changes. All are as
follows: Autocratic leadership style: This type of leadership style related with
command. In this the leader define the command to their staff members which
have to follow by them. They can not criticize with the leaders. With the help of
this leader easily take best decision in order to improve overall productivity of the
company (Norris, 2017). If the leader is best in performing than they easily
implement all the changes within Tesco. This style is best in taking quick
decision. The Laissez Faire leadership style: According to this style, leaders highly trust
on their employees in order to perform their job effectively. It include skilled and
experienced employees because with the help of them leader easily implement
the changes within the organization and get better results. In this the leaders fails
in providing better direction to their employees so that they hire highly
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experienced employees so that they perform effectively evaluate the changes in
most effective manner. Democrative/ Participative leadership style: It is one of the effective style in
which leader easily encourage employees morale towards the work. With the
help of this leader has responsibility to take decision. It is also important for the
Tesco while changes take place in the company in which it help to employees
accept all the changes effectively and also implement in order to chive positive
outcomes. If company take decision than they face various challenges in this
case they use this type of leadership style in order to define positive results. Transactional: It is related with the reward and punishment system in which
leader provide benefits to their employees as per their performance level. In this
manager of the Tesco accomplishing predetermine goals and than all the
employees have to follow it effectively. In this leader provide better direction to
their employees. It helps in accomplishing the goals by providing rewards to the
employees.
 Transformational: This type of leadership style is related with high
communication level in order to achieve organizational goals and objectives. With
the help of this leader provide better motivation to their employees in order to
enhance their productivity level in most effectual manner which leads in
implementing all the changes in effective manner. It define the involvement of
management which helps in meeting organizational goals (Prasad and Ambily,
2017).
In this context, participative leadership is one of the effective style in which leader of the
Tesco easily implement all the changes in effective manner and also get better results.
In this leader motivate their workers to accept all the challenges and also make changes
to achieve appropriate results in systematic way (Prasertcharoensuk and Tang, 2017).
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TASK 3
Key leadership capabilities and strategies of key business leaders across a range of
sectors
Leaders are the main person of the Tesco in which they lead individuals and
team in order to improve their performance level and achieve positive outcomes. A
great leader set clear vision for company which helps in achieving organizational goals
and objectives in systematic manner. Basically business leader define the effective way
to achieving better success in upcoming time period. Leaders are responsible to
developing employees productivity because they provide better guidelines and
motivation. With the help of this they introduce capable workers who easily accept all
the challenges effectively. They also helps in implementing all the changes which take
place within the organization. In this context, there are some key leadership capabilities
of key business leaders within the retail stores are as follows: Self- Managing: Leader are best in managing itself in which they accomplishing
all the goals and objectives. In this they regulate their time, emotions, strength,
weakness which leads in evaluating the effective balance between personal and
professional aspects. Leaders also maintain best self control in order to achieve
positive results in more systematic manner. Acting strategically: Leader have to foreword thinker and open minded in which
they easily take best decision which leads in accepting all the complex situation
in most effective manner. For achieving positive outcomes leader evaluate new
and innovative ideas to established organizational target in which they motivate
their employees to implement all the changes in most effective manner. Being an effective communicator: A good leader better know that how to
communicate with others. Effective communication helps in explaining clear
organisational goals and objectives in front of employees so that they easily
perform their work and achieve positive outcomes (Rutigliano, Samson and Frye,
2017). Effective communication helps in building better relationship between
employees and customers in which leader easily provide all the information to
them so that they done their activities in effective manner and implement all the
changes in systematic manner.
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 Being accountable and responsible: Great leaders have ability to take their
responsibilities about their mistake in which they set effective process to take
best decision in order to enhance overall productivity of the company in
systematic way (Sarfraz and Sarfraz, 2017). With the help of this leader easily
understand organizational structure in which they need to follow all the policies in
effective manner which leads in achieving organizational goals and objectives. Setting clear goals: One of the best ability of leaders is to set clear goals for
organization so that they motivate their employees towards their work in order to
achieve positive outcomes. Having a vision for the future: Leaders haver best capabilities to set a clear
vision in which they look towards the company future in order to achieve effective
benefits. With the help of this leader maintain effective balance between growth
of the business and stability. Clear vision helps in implementing all the changes
and new strategies in order to enhance the workers performance within the
organization. Managing complexity: Leader is a problem solver in which they take decision
regarding the circumstances for achieving appropriate target in systematic
manner. It is important for the leader to hawing vital skills in order to lead in
complex and typical environment. A great leader effectively handle the complex
situation in which they select better action to manage all the activities in most
effective manner which leads in enhancing the performance of the company at
market place. Fostering creativity and innovation: Leaders are the best risk experimentation
in which they manage all the activities in effective way. Along with this, great
leader encourage creativity to develop working quality of the workers in which
they motivated them in order to accepting all the challenges as well as
implementing changes in appropriate manner that aid to the company to
achieving better success at retail sector. Along with this leaders also motivate
their employees to explore new and innovative ideas to improve organizational
performance at market place (Sinha and Sinha, 2017).
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 Team building and promoting team work: It is one of the best capability which
having by the leader in which they easily enhance people morale and also build
an effective team to accomplishing all the goals and objectives. Team building is
more important for Tesco to raise their productivity level in which leader provide
better guidance to them and enhance their qualities to achieve positive results
(Van Wingerden, Goto and Burstein, 2017). If company build a string team than
they easily achieve competitive advantage form its rivals by performing their
activities. Creating lasting relationships: Great leader always motivate others to enhance
their capabilities and boost up their morale in which they easily set their target.
With the help of creating vast network leaders easily established better
relationship with their employees as well as customers to achieve positive
outcomes in most effective manner. In Tesco context, leaders define better
network in which they offer best services to their customers in order to achieve
number of benefits.
 Intellectual honesty: A good leader have best capability to adopt new and
innovative challenges in which they improve their performance level as per the
future concern. They are not afraid from any kind of complexity. With the help of
this leader easily implement changes within the organization and get better
results in most effective manner.
All these capabilities of key business leader helps in achieving all the target in
retail sectors and also achieve competitive advantage from its rivals. With the help of
this they easily enhance employees performance by providing better guidance and
instructions about the workers so that they effectively implement all the changes in
appropriate manner and take competitive advantages.
TASK 4
Case for the use of performance metrics that could be used to deliver change
successfully
Performance metrics is one of the effective process which is used by the
company to monitor all the activities of the business in effective manner. It is an
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