Leadership and Team Development: Understanding Employee Behaviour

This report delves into the realms of leadership and team development, examining the impact of various leadership styles on employee motivation and behavior. It explores the significance of understanding employee needs, drawing upon Maslow's hierarchy of needs to illustrate how managers can effectively motivate their teams. The report also highlights the Tuckman's team development model, outlining the different stages of team formation and the role of managers in each stage. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of situational leadership, where leaders adapt their approach based on the specific circumstances and needs of the team. The conclusion summarizes the importance of understanding the different leadership styles and team development models for effective management.

Human resources is considered as one the
most important resource in an organisation and
managing employees is a big challenge for
managers. Workers are human being, they
cannot be used like machines because they
have emotions, thinking ability and own
limitations.
Tuckman team development model has five stages of team
development. Role of managers differ in each stage. In first stage
(Forming), leaders have to guide their group members as they
aren't clear about purpose and their job roles. In Storming,
manager is responsible for resolving conflicts; coaching is another
important part of this step. Third stage is norming where manager,
along with other members, set some rules. Fourth stage is
performing where team focus on attaining set targets and manager
start delegation of power. Final step is adjourning where managers
appreciate workers for their performance.
Organisational Behaviour and Management of People
Introduction Team building development
CONCLUSION
At the end, it can be concluded that building a team takes time,
managers have to understand their roles in different stages and
motivate their subordinates accordingly. Leaders has to change
their leadership style in present business environment as
situational leadership is among most suitable.
Leadership quality of every leader differs,
some have democratic approach while others
may have autocratic. Like of every approach,
these two also have own strengths and
weaknesses but Situational leadership is
considered as most relevant style of leading
employs. It states that leader has to change
his/her leadership style according to the
demand of situation. The main concept behind
this theory is that instead of asking employees
to follow leadership style of leader, managers
should change own leading style.
Leadership
Maslow hierarchy of needs theory can be
used by managers to motivate their
subordinates. The factors behind motivating
employees differ from person to person.
Maslow classified needs of employees in five
different section i.e. Basic needs, Safety
needs, Social needs, Esteem needs and self-
actualisation need. Managers should first
identify the need of employees then provide
them benefits accordingly.
Motivation to work