Management and Leadership Styles in Operations at Toyota Plc

This report defines and compares the roles and characteristics of modern leaders and managers in a general context, further examining how these roles apply within Toyota Plc. It highlights the differences between managers, who focus on planning, controlling, and managing business activities, and leaders, who motivate and encourage employees to achieve organizational goals. The report provides examples of how Toyota utilizes both leadership and management functions to navigate challenges such as high raw material costs and enhance operational efficiency through strategic planning, supplier selection, and the adoption of advanced technologies. Ultimately, the effective integration of leadership and management is crucial for Toyota's success in a competitive business environment.

Management and Operations at Toyota
Plc.
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Table of Contents
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Define and compare the different roles and characteristics of a modern leader and a
manager in general context..........................................................................................................3
P2 Examine examples of how the role of a leader and the function of a manager apply in the
different situational context in Toyota.........................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6
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Task 1
P1 Define and compare the different roles and characteristics of a modern leader and a
manager in general context.
Managers: In Toyota manager play a very major role in the growth and development because
they manage and design whole work to achieve set goals and objectives effectively. Managers
develop various plans and strategies for accomplishing set target in the certain time period
(Morley, et. al., 2015).
Managers are the person who appraises employees for their performance so that they can
perform allocated task in a proper manner. The manager hires high skilled and qualified
employees for the organisation in order to enhance organisational revenue and sales. In an
organisation, it is a major responsibility of managers to control, design and manage all business
activities (Ramos, 2014).
Leaders: They also very important role in the Toyota by motivating and encouraging employees
through their communication and leadership skills. Leaders encourage employees to work in
same directions to attain objectives and target (Yukl, 2013).
Leaders are those who provide right directions to employees and encourage them to attain the
better result. The major role of leaders is to inspire as well as encourage employees to increase
their productivity for achieving organisational goals and objectives (Johnston and Marshall,
2016).
Difference between modern leader and manager are as under:
Managers Leaders
Toyota is a largest automobile manufacturing
company in all over the world in which
managers set objectives and goals for the
Leaders of Toyota help to achieve the set goals
and objectives in the certain time period.
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company.
It is the major duty of the manager to
communicate policies to the leaders.
Leaders influence staff members to execute the
task as per organisational policies.
They control and manage employees to achieve
better outcomes (Yukl, 2013).
They set a direction for employees so that they
can perform their work in an effective way.
Manager of Toyota set budgets and develop
strategies as well as plans to improve the
performance of employees.
The major role of a leader is to motivate and
encourage employees to attain high
profitability.
The manager takes appropriate action to
resolve problems of employees so that they can
perform well.
Leaders of Toyota create a team and directing
them how to perform allocated task.
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P2 Examine examples of how the role of a leader and the function of a manager apply in
the different situational context in Toyota.
With the help of role of leaders and various functions of managers, Toyota is able to perform in
the desired direction to achieve set goals and objectives. There are so many styles and traits of
leadership as well as functions of managers which assist in the proper functioning of operations
within the organisation.
Leaders play a very important role in the Toyota plc who encourages staff members to bring
changes in the functions and operations to achieve high profitability in the large competitive
business environment. Managers of company implement so many changes in the business
practices to decrease the high price of manufacture, equipment, as well as raw material
(Amanchukwu, et. al., 2015).
In the condition of the high cost of raw material and production, Toyota faces difficulties in
which manager develop great strategies and plan like the selection of suppliers who can give
low-cost raw material. Whereas leaders motivate and encourage employees to adopt high
technology and advanced methods in order to decrease the cost of manufacturing.
Toyota plc. Face so many problems and issues where the cost of fuel, equipment, and material
are enhanced rapidly, in such condition functions of managers and role of leaders play a very
important role as they develop and implement strategies to handle the price of manufacture to
enhance revenue and sales of cars.
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References
 Morley, S., Cormican, K. and Folan, P., 2015. An analysis of virtual team characteristics: A
model for virtual project managers. Journal of technology management & innovation, 10(1),
pp.188-203.
 Ramos, J., 2014. Crowdfunding and the role of managers in ensuring the sustainability of
crowdfunding platforms. JRC Scientific and Policy Reports, 85752.
 Yukl, G.A., 2013. Leadership in organizations. Pearson Education India.
 Johnston, M.W., and Marshall, G.W., 2016. Sales force management: Leadership, innovation,
technology. Routledge.
 Amanchukwu, R.N., Stanley, G.J. and Ololube, N.P., 2015. A review of leadership theories,
principles and styles and their relevance to educational management. Management, 5(1), pp.6-14.
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