Leadership & Management Skills and Motivation Practices at ACV Company

This essay provides an analysis of leadership and management within ACV Company, focusing on the skills and attributes necessary for effective leadership, the differences between leadership and management roles, and a comparison of paternalistic and democratic leadership styles. It also examines the application of various motivation theories, including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y, and Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, in motivating ACV Company staff. The essay references several sources to support its analysis of organizational behavior and management practices.

WORKING WITH
LEADING PEOPLE
TASK 2

2.1 SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES NEEDED FOR
LEADERSHIP IN ACV COMPANY
Leader of ACV must possess different types of skills
and attributes such as:
 Problem solving capabilities
 Strong Communication
 Positive attitude
 Strong coordination
 Confidence
 Motivator

2.2 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT SUPPORTED BY EXAMPLES WITH
REFERENCE TO ACV COMPANY
Factors Leadership Management
DEFINITION Leaders in ACV
Company are those who
have ability to help the
company as well as
employee. With their
guidance, workers can
effectively achieve their
goals and objectives.
Managers of ACV
Company have their
direct control on all the
activities in the
organization towards
completing the
objectives.
PERSONALITY
STYLES
Positive attitude, Good
communicator,
Confident.
Intelligence and
determination.

CONT.…
Factors Leadership Management
APPROACHES • Uses risk taking
approach
• Problem solving
approach
Uses risk-averse or
balanced approach
STYLE Participative,
consultative and
transformational
Democratic, autocratic,
transactional,
consultative and
authoritative
APPEAL TO Little bit emotional Highly focused and no
place for emotions

2.3 COMPARE THE LEADERSHIP STYLES FOR
DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
FACTORS PATERNALISTIC
LEADERSHIP
DEMOCRATIC
LEADERSHIP
DEFINITION In this type of leadership,
leader takes care of all his
subordinates
Leader shares decision
making abilities with the
group
PERSONALIT
Y STYLES
Fatherly figure, role model Balanced approach,
Intelligence and
influencer
FOCUS Have helping attitudes and
make new interns comfortable
with the work environment and
teach them the way to work
Manage the interest of all
the people in the
organization
OUTCOMES Get loyalties and trust from the
subordinates
Get commitment of
people towards the
organization

2.4 PRACTICES OF MOTIVATION FOCUSING ON MASLOW,
MCGREGOR AND HERZBERG IN MOTIVATING STAFF
ACV follows different motivational theories in order
to motivate their workers such as:
Maslow Hierarchy theory:
 Five stages of Maslow’s theory are:
 Self Actualization
 Esteem Needs
 Belonging and Love needs
 Safety needs
 Biological and physiological needs

CONT.…..

MCGREGOR MOTIVATION
THEORY

HERZBERG TWO FACTORS
MOTIVATION THEORY

REFERENCES
 Ellis, C. W, 2005. Management Skills for New
Managers. 1st edition. p.79.
 Jain, 2005. Organisational Behaviour. 1, Volume .
1st edition. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p.17.
 Jennings, M., 2007. Leading Effective Meetings,
Teams, and Work Groups in Districts and Schools.
ASCD.
 Mentor, P., 2013. Developing Employees. Harvard
Business Press.