Leadership & Management: Analyzing Organizational Objectives

This assignment comprises a report addressing key knowledge questions related to organizational leadership and management. Task 1 involves defining organizational and workplace policies, exploring the connection between business ethics and leadership, describing organizational research and implementation methods, identifying actions to maintain a positive work environment, explaining the purpose of an organizational mission statement, and discussing the importance of motivating goals and planning. Task 2, Part A focuses on communicating organizational goals using Woolworths as an example, detailing objectives, values, standards, and communication strategies. Part B explores team and individual accountabilities, objectives, skills, and resource needs within Woolworths. Part C addresses improvements to organizational policies, creating a positive work environment, and encouraging innovative approaches to work tasks. This report provides comprehensive insights into effective leadership and management practices within an organizational context. Desklib provides a platform for students to access similar solved assignments and past papers.

Assignment conditions
1. Don’t worry about turnitin and no references are required.
2. Please consider word limit provided
3. Don’t skip any question (Happen many times before), just answer them
precisely what is asked considering the word limit,
4. Please don’t change pattern style text size table colour etc, just need to write
answers where “answer” is mentioned.
Task 1: Knowledge Questions (total 600 words)
Question 1
 Describe 2 (two) organisational and workplace policies and
procedures related to providing leadership in the organisation.
(80-100 words)
Answer:
Code of conduct:- code of conduct is being
considered as the most common
organisation or workplace policy which
found in most of the firms. Behavioural
standard for the employees is established
by this which assist in effective leadership
within the organisation. In relation to ASDA,
management follow such code of conduct
within their company.
Health and safety policy:- this policy covers
an organisation obligations under work
safety laws. This policy cover risk
assessment, accident training and many
more which protect the employees. In
relation to the ASDA, safety policy is follow
by the management which assist in effective
leadership within the workplace.
Question 2
 How is business ethics connected to leadership and an
organisation’s mission, objectives and values? (80-100 words)

Answer:Business ethics assist the leaders on
focusing on the values moral and beliefs of
the employees. The business leaders of the
ASDA company exemplify the ethical values

and embody the heart of a company. Along
with this, the mission and objectives of the
respective company reflects the ethical
beliefs. The management of the company
displaying the good ethical behaviour which
not only assist the leaders in achieving the
set goals but also help in making the good
relations with the clients. The management
of the ASDA beliefs in their employees
which increases the retention rate.
Question 3
 Briefly describe the following concepts: “organisational
research” and “implementation methods” (80-100 words)
Answer:
Organizational research:- this may be
defined as a research which only obtain the
information about the firm and not about
the employees of the firm and the people
which are served by the organisation. The
organisational research is divided into three
categories such as information about the
firm obtained form the publicly available
record, non sensitive information obtain
form the interview and sensitive
information obtain through questionnaires.
Implementation methods:- implementation
methods is basically the methodology which
assist the organisation in implementing the
projects technically and operationally in the
field by using contractors and
subcontractors. This include two parts
method declaration and method body.
Question 4
 What actions can an organisation take to establish and
maintain a positive work environment for individuals and
teams? Name 3 (three).

Answer:
Clear communication:- it is very important
for the organisation to understand that,
what they want from their employees to
accomplished and along with they also have
to understand the needs of the employees.
The equal amount of communication
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between the workers and the managers
develop and effective working environment.
Appreciate them:- if the employee of the
firm are appreciated or the managers
recognised the employees hard work, then
this is the best method to encourage the
positive working environment within the
workplace.
Listen their ideas:- if the manager listen to
their employees effectively or encourage
workers to voice ideas. Then this assist in
developing positive environment in the firm.
Question 5  What is the purpose of an organisational mission statement?
(100-150 words)
Answer: There are three main purpose of
the mission statement:-
1) Communicate the organizational
purpose to stakeholder:- these are basically
the key parties of the firm and with the help
of mission statement the information has
been effectively circulated and discussed.
The better understanding of the
organization purpose through this, the
better they will implement the strategy.
2)Inform strategy development:- the
mission statement of the company
effectively described all the strategies which
assist in achieving in set goals and
objectives. These statements develops a
bridge between the strategies and vision.
3)develop the measurable goals:- the
mission statement is basically a high level
guide which showcase the success and
failure of the strategies in order to achieve
the goals and objectives of the firm.
Question 6  Why is setting motivating goals important? (50 words max)
Answer: Motivating goals played a very
important role within the organisation. This
assist management in trigger the new
behaviour. Their is an important
relationship between the motivating goals
and the performance of the employees. If
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the motivating goals are utilized to evaluate
the performance then this create a sense of
commitment.
Question 7  How is planning relevant to setting expectations in an
organisation? (50 words max)
Answer: Planning basically gives direction
to the management of the company and
allows the manager to select the project for
the workers so that that they can get the
sense to fulfill the objectives of the
organization. Effective planning assist the
management in achieving the objectives,
make the workers accountable and many
more.
Question 8
 What are the steps involved in organisational change
processes? (50 words)
Answer: Organizational change processes
comprises of five stages:-
Step 1:-prepare the organization for change.
Step 2:-Craft a vision and plan for change.
Step 3:- implement the changes.
Step 4:- Embed changes within the
organization company culture culture and
practices.
Step 5:- Review progress and analyze
results.
Task 2 – Written Report (Part A, B and C)
Part A: Communicate organisational and mission goals (total 150words max)
Organisation: Woolworths Shopping Centre
Objectives,
values and
standards
Answer:the objective of the Woolworths company is focus on the
three key principle that is:-
1)Offer:- improves the offers so that customer put Woolworths
first.
2)Growth:- innovate their product according to the customers
needs.
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3)Efficiency:- value to their customers for the further success.
Language and
media use for
communication
Answer:
English language is used within the firm to communicate and
along with e-mails, video calls and many more media are used to
communicate.
Internal
expectations
(team)
Answer:
The internal expectation of the management of the respective
company is from their team is that they respect each other and
be flexible about their job and task assessment.
Internal
expectations
(individual)
Answer:
The internal expectation form the individual is that they are totally
accountable for their work and treat their job as part of their
career.
Incident (team) Answer:
Conflicts resolutions:- an conflicts has been arises between the
marketing and finance team of the Woolworth company which
result in reducing the goodwill and profits.
Incident
(individuals)
Answer:
Gender discrimination and Equality:- legal action is taken by the
employees of the respective company to fight in cut the wages
and racism.
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Part B: Influence, build and support teams and individuals (total 350words max)
Team:the team ofWoolworths accountable for
What is the
team
accountable
for?
Answer:
The team of the Woolworths is accountable for being responsible
for their actions and decisions which are taken by them in order to
achieve the set goals. Along with this the everything which are
going in the department and finish the projects on time and meets
the goals.
What are your
objectives for
this team?
Answer:
The objectives of the team is carry out all the given task within the
set time limit and with the full productivity. Works in towards the
direction of reaching the company objective. Along with this
motivate each other in order to achieve the set goals and increase
the revenues for the firm. In addition to the objective of the team
is to improve their customer services by implementing different
types of procedure and policies and improve the end to end
customer experience.
What skills and
knowledge does
the team have?
Answer:
Communication skill:- the team of the Woolworths have the
effective communication skills by which they can easily
communicate with their manager that what are the problem are
facing by them or the difficulties which are came in their way to
achieve the organisational goals.
Motivational skill:- motivational skills assist the team members to
motivate each others. With the help of this skills, individual team
members works towards attaining the set objectives.
Collaboration skill:- this skill are also posse by the team of
Woolworths by which they can work collaboratively towards the
same direction and also help each other.
What resources
does the team
have and need?
(e.g.
professional
development,
Answer:
The employees of the Woolworths are well educated as well as
well experience. The experience of the team members assist the
other employees in carry out the task with utmost productivity
and also guide them how to attain the self as well as the company
objectives. Along with this software resources are needed by team
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hardware,
software, etc.)
of the respective company so that they can complete the given
assignment as fast as possible and with less errors and time.
Individual 1: (state the individual you are referring to here xyz)
What is the
individual
accountable for?
Answer:
The XYZ of the Woolworths company is accountable for updating
the senior leadership on the progress of different types of
marketing activities and reporting on the outcomes of the
campaigns to the VP of marketing.
What are your
objectives for
this individual?
Answer:
The objective of XYZ is to achieve the satisfaction of the consumer
and increase the profits.
What skills and
knowledge does
this individual
have?
Answer:
Effective communication skill are posse by the XYZ which assist in
communicate with the customers in a very proper manner. Along
with this creativity and the problem solving skill are also posse by
them.
What resources
does this
individual have
and need? (e.g.
professional
development,
hardware,
software, etc.)
Answer:
The XYX of the company need the time to overlook the market, so
that they can make the strategies and effectively implement
them. With the help of software they can develop the online
marketing campaigns which attract the consumer.
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Individual 2: (state the individual you are referring to here xyz)
What is the
individual
accountable for?
Answer:
The XYZ is accountable for managing the employees life cycle.
What are your
objectives for
this individual?
Answer:
The objective of the XYZ is to provide excellent training to their
staff so that they can achieve the organisational goals.
What skills and
knowledge does
this individual
have?
Answer:
The XYZ of the company posse the managing as well as the
administrative skill by which they can effective complete the
assigned task.
What resources
does this
individual have
and need? (e.g.
professional
development,
hardware,
software, etc.)
Answer:
Effective training to the staff members is given by the XYZ which
improves the job satisfaction level of the employees.
Part C : Knowledge questions and answer (total 250 – 300 words)
How can you facilitate improvements to organisational and workplace policies and
procedures to avoid the incidents identified in Part A in the future? (50-100 words)
Answer:
In order to avoid the workplace conflicts within the organisation the management of
the Woolworths have to listen the problems of employees instead of avoiding them.
Along with this they have to give follow the minimum wage act as well as the equality
law to avoid the discrimination and racism.
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How can you create and maintain a positive work environment at your chosen
organisation? (50 – 100 words)
Answer:
The management of the Woolworths can create the effective working environment by
conducting the regular check inn and by providing different types of opportunities to
their employees. They can also promote the hybrid workplaces and remote
workplaces which assist in maintaining the positive working environment.
How can you encourage your team and individuals to develop innovative approaches
to work tasks? (50 – 100 words)
Answer:
Give employees a reason to care:-A reason to care has been give to the employees so
that they feel always connected to the company, input has been taken form the
employees so that they fee engaged.
Empower the employees to make and take action:- this approach allow them to take
the risk and also assist in developing the new ways of doing the things.
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