Leadership Styles and Strategies for J&J Furniture: A Report

This report delves into various forms of leadership, focusing on a case study of J&J Furniture. It examines transformational, autocratic, and transactional leadership styles, assessing their effectiveness in different scenarios. The report analyzes the application of budgeting and risk management tools, and the use of legitimate, expert, and reward power in influencing teams. It addresses challenges faced by project managers, including employee concerns and team dynamics, and provides insights into fostering a positive work environment. The report also explores the importance of effective problem-solving, team skills, and the need for companies to analyze risks before launching new products. The bibliography provides a comprehensive list of sources supporting the analysis.

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Name of the University
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Project 1.....................................................................................................................................3
Answer one.............................................................................................................................3
Answer two............................................................................................................................3
Answer three..........................................................................................................................4
Answer four............................................................................................................................4
Answer five............................................................................................................................4
Answer six..............................................................................................................................5
Answer seven.........................................................................................................................5
Project two (Kloppenborg, Contemporary project management, 2014)....................................5
Answer one.............................................................................................................................5
Answer two............................................................................................................................5
Answer three..........................................................................................................................6
Answer four............................................................................................................................6
Answer six..............................................................................................................................6
Project three...............................................................................................................................6
Answer one.............................................................................................................................6
Answer two............................................................................................................................7
Answer three..........................................................................................................................7
Answer four............................................................................................................................7

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Answer five............................................................................................................................7
Answer six..............................................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The report majorly concentrates on the different forms of leadership and analyses the
same. The analysis of the best form of leadership depends on the case study that has been
provided of the J&J furniture. Since few years, the company has focused on certain goals of
leadership out of which few are faulty and few are good. The report analyses both the
conditions and evaluates the same. The report further concentrates on the tools that can be
adopted to increase motivation and team development. The report concentrates on the
challenges that can be faced as a project manager.
Project 1
Answer one
By analyzing all the cases, it can be mentioned that the best leadership style is the
transformational leadership style. In this style, the leaders must have good communication
skill with the employees. In the first, project the goals of the managers are to develop a long-
term relationship with the stakeholders of the company (Scheid, 2016). In this case, it is
important for the managers to adopt the policy of transformational leadership. In the second
policy, the leaders must adapt the autocratic leadership style. In the third policy, the manger
should be transactional to develop a good strategy for the increase of revenue.
Answer two
The tools and techniques that can be applied in this project is the budgeting tool. In
this, the company is planning to bring out few substitute products, which will require the
proper budgeting plan. It includes the preplanning of the products, the development of the
resources. The resource utilization, integration and coordination, evaluation and integration is
the important part of this tool (Wong, 2007).

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Answer three
The legitimate power can be applied in this policy to influence the team. In the first
project, the managers must inform the employees about the changes they are planning. The
manager must completely be able to make provide proper information about the changes in
the company (Portny, 2017).
For the motivation of the team members, the manger must put into exercise the
reward power. The team members who does good job and are capable of getting acclamation
of certain rewards they should be given certain rewards. (Sons., 2015).
The manager can apply the expert power in the case of the impact of the success of
the project. In this, the manager must have the capability to administer the information or the
knowledge or the expertise to the others.
Answer four
The reason behind selecting the power of legitimization, expertization and the power
of reward is that all the three powers are applicable in all the discussed cases. The manager
has the complete legitimate power to deal the staffs and the employees and he is completely
in charge of dealing the employees. Regarding the new entry in the products, the managers
must have all the information regarding the changes (Osseiran, et al., 2014).
Answer five
The problems are a common factor in many workplaces. The managers must solve
them in an effective manner. The mangers must listen to them and try to understand the
situation. In case of solving the problems, the mangers must take suggest (Bourne, 2016)ions
from all other people as well.

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Answer six
The challenges that can come up in the workplace are the quarries of the employees.
The employees can come up with promotion issues, the recognition issues, the social
harassment issues, the sexual harassment issues and many others issues (Kerzner, 2013).
Answer seven
A project team must have the special skill of tackling the problems effectively and
giving an impressive production. They must experience a better company environment, and a
good learning experience.
Project two
Answer one
The tools that can be used in this policy are the tool of risk management. The
company before taking out the new products must analyze the situation before hand and the
risk should be calculated from before itself (Raelin, 2016).
Answer two
For influencing the team, the manger must put into exercise the reward power. The
team members who does good job and are capable of getting acclamation of certain rewards
they should be given certain reward. In this case, the power of motivation should be applied.
The manager can apply the expert power in the case of motivating the team members.
In this, the manager must have the capability to administer the information or the knowledge
or the expertise to the others. (Kloppenborg, Contemporary project management, 2014)
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The legitimate power of the manger includes the right to have the legitimate power in
order to tell the group them about their job. In the second project, the managers must inform
the employees about the changes they are planning (Jian & Fairhurst, 2016).
Answer three
The reason behind selecting the power of legitimization, expertization and the power
of reward is that all the three powers are applicable in all the discussed cases. On the other
hand, the power of giving reward is important as it serves as an encouragement for the
employees (Avolio & Walumbwa, 2014).
Answer four
The mangers must listen to them and try to understand the situation. In case of solving
the problems, the mangers must take suggestions from all other people as well. The final
decision should completely remain in the hands of the manager (Carvalho, et al., 2014).
Answer six
A project team must include the skill of dealing the problems effectively and giving
an impressive production. They must experience a good environment in the company, and a
good learning experience. The team must have the capability of producing good production
and establishing itself in the market.
Project three
Answer one
The tools that can be used in this policy are the tool of risk management. The
company before launching a new product must think about the pros and cones of the situation
before hand and the risk should be calculated beforehand (Shatzer, Caldarella, Hallam, &
Brown, 2014).

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Answer two
The tools and techniques that can be applied in this project is the budgeting tool. It
includes the preplanning of the products and the development of the resources and the
resource utilization, integration and coordination, evaluation and integration is the important
part of this tool. (Wong, 2007).
Answer three
The legitimate power can be applied in this policy to influence the team. The manager
must completely be able to make provide proper information about the changes in the
company (Portny, 2017). For the motivation of the team members, the manger must put into
exercise the reward power. (Sons., 2015). The manager can apply the expert power in the
case of the impact of the success of the project.
Answer four
In case of solving the problems, the mangers must take suggestions from all other
people as well. The final decision should completely remain in the hands of the manager
(Carvalho, et al., 2014).
Answer five
The employees can come up with promotion issues, the recognition issues, the social
harassment issues, the sexual harassment issues and many others issues (Kerzner, 2013).
Answer six
The team must have the capability of producing good production and establishing
itself in the market.

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Conclusion
The report analyzes the situation of the two projects. The situation includes the
effective leadership plans that should be executed. The report focused on all the aspects of
leadership and the ways of facing the challenges that can arise in the workplace.

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