Analysis of Leadership Roles in Coca-Cola's Operations Management

This report examines the leadership and management roles within Coca-Cola's operations. It begins by differentiating between leaders and managers, highlighting their distinct characteristics and responsibilities. The report emphasizes how leaders inspire and motivate employees, while managers focus on achieving specific goals and maintaining the efficiency of operations. It then delves into the practical applications of leadership and management theories within Coca-Cola, providing a comprehensive comparison of their functions and impact. The analysis covers various aspects, including the role of leaders in setting visions, communicating with staff, and influencing employees, and the role of managers in allocating tasks, establishing policies, and overseeing processes. The report concludes by summarizing the key differences between the two roles and their importance in ensuring high performance and efficiency within the organization, ultimately focusing on how these roles contribute to the effective production and delivery of goods and services.

MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS

INTRODUCTION
 Operation management is a process that can administration of enterprises practices that create the
high level of performance and efficiency within the organization. It is based on the converting the
raw materials into the better quality of good or services effectively and efficiently.

P1 Define the comparison between the different role and characteristics of leader and a manager.
 Leader- A leader is a person that can hold the entire position within the Coca cola firm and able
to maintain the high degree of control. Leader always influenced the other staff members towards
their specific tasks.
 Manager- An individual person those who will control and manage the overall business
operations. It is based on the groups with certain subset of organization. It is the responsible
person that can work within organization to maintain the product and services.

Cont.
Role Leader Manager
Motivate and inspire
Take a risk
 Leader is mainly engage and
inspire with the other people
towards the reality.
 In coca cola, leaders are trying new
things and also understand that the
failure is path of success.
 Manager is mainly focus towards
the setting, measurement and their
specific achieving objectives.
 Manager work with the minimum
risk and avoid problem in business
operations.

Cont.
Working style
 Leader always change their
working style due to their
innovative idea and also
understand the changes of
system.
 Manager stick with the
operations which refining the
overall system, process and
structure in better ways.
Style  Leaders are implementing the
leadership style for improve the
business operations and functions.
 Manager are implementing the
management style to control and
manage the existing functions of
enterprises.
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Cont.
Leader Manager
 A leader always focused on their specific vision of business.
 It usually inspires other team members with their specific
role.
 A leader has a communication skill to provide the
information related their current project.
 A leaders have become transactional leadership.
 It has an ability to execute the vision.
 It is responsible for putting efforts while review the
necessary resources.
 Process management.
 Focused on the staff members.
 A managers have become the transformational
leadership

M1 Evaluate the role of leader and manager function that can apply in
different types of theories and concepts in Coca cola.
Leader Manager
Leader influence or inspired the other employees in
the coca cola.
Manager provide the specific goal of business.
Leader has responsibility to communicate with other
staff members according to the set of policy.
Manager will communicate with other employees that can
follow proper policies and procedures.
Leader motivate the staff members towards the works. Manager allocate the specific work for each employees.

CONCLUSION
In above discussion, it concluded that Operation management is a type of process in the business that
help for creating the high level of performance and efficiency within the organization. It is based on
the converting the raw materials into the better quality of good or services effectively and efficiently.
It may involve the planning, managing and controlling the entire process of productions. It
summarised that the difference between the role and characteristics of manager and leader,
considered the specific role in business operations according to the situational and condition.

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