Leadership and Management Strategies for Soft Company: Report

This report examines various leadership and management theories and their practical application within the context of Soft Company. It begins by defining leadership and exploring common leadership theories, such as behavioral, management (transactional), and relationship theories, and their impact on organizational operations. The report then delves into management theories, including McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y, and Vroom's expectancy theory, to determine the effects of management on the company. A comparative analysis is conducted between Soft Company, OPPO, and Samsung, examining different leadership styles and management approaches in response to various business situations, such as Brexit. The report also analyzes the factors that improve organizational culture and measures the value of culture on execution. Leadership and management theories are critically evaluated for their impact on decision-making and organizational culture. Motivational theories, including content and process theories, are introduced, followed by the development of a detailed motivational strategy for Soft Company considering intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The report assesses the use of leadership and management approaches for managing performance and supporting continuous improvement, concluding with recommendations to improve performance management and ensure continuous improvement within the company.

Leadership and
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
Explain the various theories of leadership and their application in soft company in
regards to analyse the impact of leadership in the company. ...........................................1
Explore the various theories of management and their application in consider company in
regards to determine the impact of management in the company -...............................2
Comparing at least two other organizations compare the different styles of leadership and
management approaches taken for a range of business situations and on their impact on any
decisions taken........................................................................................................................3
Analyze the constituent that power the improvement of culture in organizations And measure
the value of culture on the execution in various form............................................................4
Critically evaluate the leadership and management theories and their impact on decision
making and the factors that influence their organizational culture........................................5
Introduce the motivational theories such as Content and Process theories , performance
management and continuous improvement............................................................................5
Produce a detailed motivational strategy for Soft Company that considers both intrinsic and
extrinsic motivation It should be clear how the strategy supports the achievement of
organizational objectives and can enhance the organizational performance at Soft Company. .6
Assess how leadership and management approaches are used for managing performance and
to support continuous improvement.......................................................................................6
Make recommendations to improve performance management that will ensure continuous
improvement...........................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................7
References:.......................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Leadership Is the quality that person had inside with in them no one teach person that
how to lead a team, it is inbuilt with in the person. This includes the understanding of
employees mindset and interest within the operation and other activity. It is being evaluated
that the good leader creates a perfect team and motivate them to give there level best with in
the company they have also a quality of treating every employee equally that makes them feel
satisfied with the job and increase the sustainability. The leaders are responsible for managing
team operations and guide them that how they can altogether come along and attain an industry
goal. This report is based on the soft company, in which joan Pearson is previously working as
a head of production department . As she is new for this field she is facing a lot of issues in
leading a team that leads in demotivation of employees. Thus the report will assist them in
explaining the various kinds if leadership theory and other management approaches that helps
In reaching the company goals systematically.
TASK 1
In management there is various departments that is required to manage a various
activity for that leaders are allotted so that work can be done systematically. They have an idea
if their team members skills and ability as well as the professionalism of an employers they
understand the mindsets and encourage them to give there level best in an operations. They
have to deal various issues like different opinions of team members and many others .
Explain the various theories of leadership and their application in soft company in regards
to analyse the impact of leadership in the company.
These are the common leadership theories that are crucial to analyse the recognize
particularly when business management is practising to make the systematic operations with in
the company here are some theories that is listed in below -
1. Behaviour theory - this approach concentrate on how mentors behave and analyse
these traits can be matched by another mentors. Certain times this is known as style
theory, it advices that leaders are not born successful but can be make on the basis of
practices attitudes. If soft company adapts this kind of approach then the leaders can
learn and make decisions that what actions they want to execute to become the type
of leader they want to be.
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2. Management theory - it is also known as transactional leadership and concentrate on
directing , managing and group actions . It is a system of rewarding and punishing
is constantly utilized in business . When employees act something successfully
managers rewards them. If joen adapts this kind of leadership in soft company his will
leads in motivate directly to the workers. This is an effective theory in business.
3. Relationship theory - this kind of theory concentrate on leaders who are majorly
concerned regarding their interactions with others. They are often mentors for staff
setting routine time to talk tot them and operating to reach their requirements. These
kinds of leaders are concentrated on creating operations memorable for workers .
Explore the various theories of management and their application in consider company in
regards to determine the impact of management in the company -
Motivation is the state of mind, which is fully encouraged and ebullience which drives
a person to operate in a some manner to attain wanted goals. Motivation is a force that
pushes people to operate with the huge level of promises and focus, even if things are going
opposite towards the correct direction . It translates into a some kinds of human attributes.
Here are some theories that is listed in below -
1. Mc Gregor's theory X and theory Y - it was initially established in the books of
McGregor named the human side of enterprise and they states to two styles of
management. There two factors are listed in below -
 Theory X - Managers who accepts this model believes that there team member is not
involving in their activities have little motivation requires to be look constantly and
are incapable of being answerable for the operations, ignores liableness and neglect
operations whenever possible . For joen who is joining soft company can use this
approach as it is very hands on and basically includes micromanaging people activity
to ensures that is goes complete accurately.
 Theory Y - mentors who accepts this theory believes that of people are interested to
operate without management , take pride In their operations seems it as a issues and
want to attain more. They can directly their own practices take directorship of their
activity of impacted by themselves. These mentors utilise a decentralization,
involvement management style.
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2. Vroom's expectancy theory- it states that the employees are motivated, when they believe
that they will receive the reward if they do a good work and they have ability to achieve their
goals by their ability of working. It belong three vrooms models.
 Valence- this states that the grade of the demand of an worker for publicity and wealth
etc. the leader must find the worker quality.
 Expectancy- it states that employees have various anticipate and assurance on the work
they are doing. The administrator should find out that what opening , preparation and
guidance worker need.
 Instrumentality- it describes that director should ensures that seriousness of rewards
must be consummated which has been secure to the worker.
Comparing at least two other organizations compare the different styles of leadership and
management approaches taken for a range of business situations and on their impact on any
decisions taken
Management consists of controlling a group or a set of business in order to finish an
objectives. Whereas leadership states to an individuals ability to attracts, motivate and
enable others to contribute towards company success. Influence and inspiration divides
leaders from managers not powers and control. Here in this section will take two companies
that are using various leadership approach and motivations theory in varied condition
Situation
(leadership)
Soft company OPPO Samsung
Brexit - it is
movement in
which Britishers
were exist from
Europe and this
cause a huge loss
on business.
While Brexit is going on
soft company adopted a
democratic leadership
approach so that they can
have a good and creative
production and marketing
so that the ideas that
company get from the
employees will make an
activity more creative.
During brexit
Evolutionary
change
Conditions Soft company OPPO Samsung
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( Motivation)
Brexit
Change in business
operations
Analyze the constituent that power the improvement of culture in organizations And measure the
value of culture on the execution in various form
Culture represents the value, ideologies, policies , practices of an institution . It
provides the workers a sense of navigation and also manages the way they act with each
other. The work trends brings all the workers on a basic stages and unites them at the
company. Here are some components that impact the organisational culture -
 the initial and the foremost components that impact company culture is the
particular working with the concern. The workers in their own manner contributes to
the trends of the workplace. The attitudes, mentality , involvement, perception and
even through the workers impact the company culture.
 The nature of business also impacts the trends of the company. Inventory broking
industries, financial services , banking industry are all liable on external factors just as
demand supply. When the market crashes these business have no other option than to
terminate the workers and eventually impacts the trends of the location. Market
fluctuation tends to unusual, stress and various demotivate the particulars. The
management also feels uneasy when situation can be managed by none.
 Employee sex is other component that has an impact on business culture. Research
presents that male and female workers varied in running style and values. Female
features includes being self sacrificing, caring and obedient whereas male candidate are
violent ,and self sufficient. Females are more focused to issues concerning whereas
their male counterparts are only with there duties in the company.
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 It also effected by the business objectives or impacted by the goals and aims laid by
the managers and leaders. This is because of the fact that policies and process
contended to attain the aims of an business are very crucial in its culture. In instance,
people operating in government institution stick to set up rules.
In order to soft company they desire to have a impacting business that makes it more profit
and expansion in global world. They have been go through with the various strategy and
practices that makes the company operations successful and profitable. Soft company
approaches smooth functioning and the administration tries to have a systematic and
peaceful working in the company . The activity management acts for the aim of motivating
workers so that they can give their 100 % within the company operations . This may leads in
employee satisfaction and other advantages that is all for staff members.
Critically evaluate the leadership and management theories and their impact on decision making
and the factors that influence their organizational culture
Leadership has a straight effect relationship on company and their success. Leaders
analysis values , culture and employee motivation. They design institutional strategies
including their implementation and influential. The influence of leaders and their allocation
services served and gathered for the aim of improvement policy. This attracts the leaders
in going forward to share ideas and advice team in order to guide them so that team can
work accordingly. Here are some basic styles that will show the impact on organisational
success -
1. Autocratic - This leaders are classic these bodies are not that much experienced in
comparison of others it cab damage an institution constantly as they pressure their
team members to implement and services in a very broad manner on the basis upon
a subjective thoughts of what success looks like.
2. Charismatic - these leaders have a vision as well as a personally that motivates team
members to implement that objectives. It leads kind has traditionally been one of the
most valued . They give good base for innovation and creativity, and is often hugely
motivational. With this kind of leaders
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Introduce the motivational theories such as Content and Process theories , performance
management and continuous improvement.
Motivational theories is the process of analysis what drives the study of what motivates
a person to work toward a specific goal or end is known as motivation theory. It affects everyone
in society, but it's extremely significant in business and management.
Theories of motivation that examine the substance of what motivates us. Maslow's hierarchy
of requirements, Alderfer's ERG model, Herzberg's two-factor model, and McClelland's desire
for achievement, affiliation, and power are all examples of content theories. According to content
theories, we direct and sustain our behaviour in order to address unmet wants. Maslow claims
that we are motivated by higher-order or 'growth' wants after we have met basic requirements
such as shelter, food, and warmth known as deficiency needs satisfying work, personal self-
fulfilment. However, some theories suggest that we are not always driven by unmet wants and
can revert to being motivated by what we can do, while others just as, the two-factor model
argue that factors that can enable us to achieve are factors that can enable us to achieve.
Process theories of motivation attempt to explain why people engage in certain
behaviours. These theories are concerned with the method by which we select a target and the
effort required to strike it. operant conditioning, equity, aim, and expectation are the four major
process theories.
Alderfer's ERG model-
Clayton Alderfer reformulated Maslow's need hierarchy theory of motivation in his own words
to bring it into line with empirical findings. ERG theory of motivation is his revision. Maslow's
hierarchy of requirements was recategorized by him into three simpler and larger categories:
Existential requirements include the requirement for fundamental materials. In a shell, it refers to
a person's biology as well as physical safety requirements.
Individuals' desires for significant interpersonal ties whether with family, peers, or superiors, as
well as public fame and recognition, are examples of relatedness demands. This category of need
includes Maslow's social needs as well as the external component of esteem needs.
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Self-development, as well as personal progress and advancement, are among the needs for
growth. Maslow's self-actualization needs and esteem requirements are intrinsically linked
Goal setting theory -
Locke and Latham were the pioneers of goal-setting philosophy (1990). People will be driven to
the extent that they embrace precise, hard goals and receive feedback that shows their progress
toward those goals, according to this theory. accomplishment. The following are the basic
elements of goal-setting theory:
• Employee acceptance of goals - Goals that are effective must be accepted by employees. Goals
That are not accepted on a human level will have limited ability to influence behaviour.
Allowing employees to vote is a strong way to gain acceptability.Become a member of the goal-
setting process. Defining and communicating the goal The goal's necessity also ensures a higher
level of dedication to it.
• Clarity - Clear, measurable quantitative goals are common in specific goals.Improvement
targets in the behaviour of interest According to research Because setting explicit performance
objectives is far more effective that particular performance goals are far more effective than
those in which there are no specific performance goals"Do best," someone is instructed.
• Difficulty - Challenging goals are difficult to achieve, but not impossible. They cause people to
increase the intensity and perseverance with which they labour. when they meet a person's
accomplishment and self-actualization needs are satisfied. Empirical research backs up the idea
that goals that are measurable are more likely to be achieved. Objectives that are difficult to
achieve are more motivating than goals that are relatively simple to achieve accomplish.
• Feedback - Any information that people receive about the project is referred to as feedback. as
a result of their actions It's crucial to goal-setting since it allows to focus on what they want to
achieve. specifies which behaviors are appropriate or necessary in a given situation.
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Produce a detailed motivational strategy for Soft Company that considers both intrinsic and
extrinsic motivation .
It is simple to present the huge employee motivation leads to more productive and
hence more accountable business growth. Hence, it is crucial for a manager to analyses
motivation and how to gain it from their workers. It has two kinds that is elaborated in below
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1. Extrinsic motivation - it is when they are motivated to act a behaviour and engage
in an activity due to this kind of motivation come from outside that includes rewards,
recognition and many others . It has some kinds that helps in motivating employees -
Extrinsic motivation is a concept that applies whenever someone engages in a behaviour
in order to achieve a certain goal. Extrinsic motivation, on the other hand, contrasts with
intrinsic motivation, which refers to merely doing something. for the sheer pleasure of the
action, rather than for its use. Unlike other perspectives that regard extrinsically
motivated conduct as invariably non autonomous, soft company proposes that
extrinsically motivated behaviour is invariably autonomous. The degree to which it is
autonomous varies substantially. A good example is a kid who only finishes his
homework because he is afraid of parental repercussions He is performing the work in
order to not do it, hence he is extrinsically driven.to achieve the distinct result of avoiding
punishment
2. Intrinsic motivation - it is a kind of motivation that is being used to come from
inside of the person. This is all about the mindset of an individuals , and person . It is
being equal to self motivation and others Intrinsic motivation is described as engaging
in an activity for its own sake rather than for some external benefit. When a person is
intrinsically driven, he or she is inspired to behave for the sake of fun or challenge rather
than external ploddings, pressures, or rewards. The occurrence of Experiments on
intrinsic motivation were the first to recognize it Many organisms have been discovered
to partake in animal behaviour Even in the absence of a stimulus, people engage in
exploratory, playful, and curiosity-driven actions Reward or reinforcement). Despite the
fact that these spontaneous acts plainly benefit the organism, they do not appear to be
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adaptive.done not for any such monetary gain, but rather for the wonderful sensation
connected with stretching and exercising one's capabilities.
Assess how leadership and management approaches are used for managing performance and to
support continuous improvement
This concept in current days has become a huge task and many company uses this
as a important instrument for added a rivalry benefits in the company. Improving
leadership trait is one of the most important feature of activity management presently, as the
system has modified from an evaluation to an improvement and leads move in structure.
The income from the personal improvement plans, performance strategy, performance
appraisals and competency structure gives essential details for determining the leadership
talent in an institution. Here are some points that will show how it assist in managing
performance -
1. It is an integrated framework and is interlinked with another process of an institution,
improvement in leadership must be integrated with the main company strtaegies
trends and the another crucial processes and sub process for attaining the analysed
aims . Currently soft company pays a high significance to the measurement of return
on investments subsequently to the execution of any leadership development.
2. Company currently uses a plethora of assessment tools to determined and develop
the particular talents and the skills pool for attainable reaching their present needs
and for their future. The company uses various tricks to manage and measure the
performance of an employees , just as they uses 360 degree, kpi methods to calculate
the performance of an employees in order to view there exact position.
3. As per the current study the soft company offer internal training to their executives
for raising leaders. They prefer to invest major time and capital on adding a
competitive benefits.
4. Company like soft company aims at improving team instead of just the particular ,
they implements which concentrate on leadership instead of just the leaders. Equally
they runs inspirational leadership for motivating leaders at the top.
5. It supports in continuous growth of the business and constant development in the
operation of the business that increases the long term sustainability.
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Make recommendations to improve performance management that will ensure continuous
improvement.
A modern, human-centered method to promoting, evaluating, and enhancing employee
performance is continuous performance management. It allows company to establish a
trustworthy environment in which employees feel empowered to manage their own development.
Employees assist each other with a wide spectrum of real-time performance feedback —
celebratory, educational, and constructive – in a culture of true continuous performance
management. A deliberate, comprehensive employee recognition programme builds a foundation
of trust and gratitude, which is the foundation of an effective performance management strategy.
Growth takes place on a positive foundation. It serves as a safe foundation on which constructive
criticism can be used as a learning opportunity. Employees at thought the current annual review
procedure was only a "check in the box" to justify salary and merit choices. The organization
was searching for a performance management method that included more regular, authentic, two-
way interactions rather than top-down conversations, as well as integrating crowd sourcing
feedback. This case study looks at how soft company collaborated with Work manlike to change
its performance management system and realign its people process to the needs of the business.
CONCLUSION
It is concluded from above report that leadership and management is the crucial activity
which plays a vital role in business also it makes the systematic functioning in the company. It
assist in motivating employees and encourage them to give there best in business . It is social
relationship among two or more persons who depends on each other to achieve some mutual
goals in groups. Good leaders helps in setting the goals and vision mission for the company
also they assign the duty according to the capability of the person. They helps in understanding
the nature and mindsets of an employees. These are the major management system of an
institution . This is being consist with various theories and studies that is describe in above
report also it explains that how it impact on business administration in making it more effective
and attainable so that the business can have a long term sustainability in marketplace.
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