Leadership and Team-Management Report: Key Concepts and Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive overview of leadership and team management, exploring various leadership styles and their impact on team dynamics. It delves into the definition of leadership, differentiating it from management, and highlighting the importance of attitude and relation...Read More

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Leadership........................................................................................................................................2
Leadership and Management...........................................................................................................4
Attitude and Relation with Others...............................................................................................5
Framework for Managerial Leadership...........................................................................................5
Strengths of Leadership...................................................................................................................6
Risks in Leadership..........................................................................................................................7
Tim Smit’s Leadership Style...........................................................................................................8
Collaboration and Team Work in Non-Profit Organization............................................................9
Tim Smit Approach.......................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
The world is changing as time is moving in its own rate and innovative thoughts, and
great leadership is the only option left for any organization to be spread in the world. It has been
a very long time from since the leadership is getting different definition with the change in the
market and business (Northouse 2015). It can be sated that leadership is a quality that is
generally an inheritance property of the individual but embracing it according to the new age is
the most challenging and most emphasizing factor of a leadership. Tim Smit is one of the living
examples how he enrolled his leadership quality and presented an innovative thought that helped
in overcoming the globalization and motivated his team towards the success (Durkee 2014).
Leading the workgroup and team towards a positive direction and leading business to the top is
one of the major benefits of a good leadership.
The purpose of this report is to throw light on the objectives related to the better
leadership and related consequences whether it is positive or negative. This report explains about
an example related to the leadership of the Eden Project. This is one of the organizations, which
are building big revenue in very less span of time through better and innovative leadership. This
repot emphasize on the facts related to the leadership in workgroups and team management could
be helpful in achieving a great leadership in business or any project.
Leadership
Leadership can be defined in many ways and many interceptions could be interpreted
related to its meaning. Leadership can be denoted in simple ways such as ‘motivating others to
follow’, ‘manipulating others to work accordingly’, or it could be interpreted through

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emphasizing particularly such as ‘role played by authority in decision-making’ (Nahavandi
2016). It could be referred as the behavioral category of an individual or the function of the
personality. This led to make the statement that leadership could be defined in many ways as per
the perspective of the individual who is talking about it. Leadership plays an important role
during the nature change in the working premises as it mainly focuses on emphasizing on the
output through close control of the workforce and for creating an environment of support,
training, and empowerment. Thompson (2015) stated, “The leader–follower relationship is
reciprocal and effective leadership is a two-way process that influences both individual and
organizational performance. Leadership is related to motivation and interpersonal behavior.”
A perfect leader should be capable of both motivating the employees towards the overall
goal of the organization and designing the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. These
broader concepts should be the prior objective any leader in manner to lead the organization to
its success (Bolman and Deal 2017). ‘Teamwork and inspiration’ are the new concepts those
could be refereed as it inherited from the leadership, nowadays leadership does not focuses only
on control and command only rather, it should be focusing on the collaboration between the
team. Effective collaboration between the team and promoting them to put forward their
innovative thoughts and ideas should be the objective of any leader. Based on the theory
presented by Gregoire and Arendt (2014), it can be sated that the focus of the leader should be
on moving organization and related stakeholders to look forward in manner to increase the
competency level between the employees and teams incorporated for the output of the
organization in manner to increase the efficiency of the organization. It is a job of the leader that
he or she contributes to the enthusiasm of the individuals and motivates them to be contributed
towards the goal of the organization.

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Leadership and Management
Management and leadership are the two terms those are in general being used
interchangeably in the real world. However, management can be referred to the achievements
those have been gained through getting activities done though other people or employee. This
should also include roles and responsibilities of each individual as the contribution to the
organization (Renz 2016). On the other hand, leadership emphasize on the interpersonal behavior
of the individuals in wider context. It can also be associated with the enthusiastic and willing
behavior of the individuals following the leaders. Hallinger (2013) shows their interest in the
related topic and stated “Leadership does not necessarily take place within the hierarchical
structure of the organization. It occurs at different levels and can be manifested in different
ways.” Leadership and management could be kept in different pockets as they focuses on
different objectives despite of having the same goal. Management is applicable in the context
related to the organizational control only whereas, leadership could be used in many contexts and
is applicable wherever, group of individuals are working for the same achievement or goals
(Hallinger and Chen 2015). Management has been formally appointed and for leadership, there is
no need of any appointment. The slogan for the management could be stated as ‘doing things
right’ and in context with the slogan of the leadership, ‘doing right things’ can be stated ad the
perfect slogan. Management is nothing but an exercise that influences the individuals over using
extrinsic motivation introduced by the manager of the project or the organization and those are
based on the externally determined legitimacy. However, leadership is an exercise that is capable
of influencing others through reflective subjective, and intrinsic motivation, and follower-based
legitimacy.

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Attitude and Relation with Others
Based on the attitude towards conception of work, goals, development, relation with
others and self-perception, there are many differences between the management and leadership.
Leaders focus on active and personal attitude towards the goals whereas, managers focus on
passive or impersonal attitudes towards the goal (Armstrong 2016). Other difference between
management and leadership can be sated as managers always tends to balance and coordinate
with the individuals to accept the solutions in manner to eliminate the facts related to the conflict
between the employees. However, the leader tends to excite the workers and develop options that
allow the system to give substance to images (Fischer et al. 2016). Management does not connect
emotionally with the employees, staffs or other individuals whereas, leaders have to show
empathy and keep emotional attachment with the individuals involved in the team or group.
Framework for Managerial Leadership
Qualities: It can be assumed that leaders cannot be made, they are leaders by birth and a
good leadership consists of certain personal traits or inherited characteristics. Better leader do not
always focuses on the job of the individual itself rather; it focuses on the individual in the job.
Group or Functional Approach: Attention should be given on the responsibilities and
functions of the leadership, activities of the leader, and the nature of the group (Jaques 2017).
Assuming that leadership could be developed and learned with practice, a leader should continue
his practices.
Leadership as a Behavioral Category: Leader should understand the fact that the
behavior of the individual performing the responsibility of the leader influences the performance
of the group and the members of the team (Lewton and Paez 2015).

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Leadership Styles: This emphasis on the ways through which the functions related to the
leadership should be carried out and the behavior of the manager should be adopted in manner to
subordinate the staffs. A manager should adopt leadership in manner to be “concerned with the
effects of leadership on those being led” (Bolman and Deal 2017).
Contingency Models and Situational Approaches: It is necessary to consider that single
leadership style cannot be applicable for all the types of situation that might be faced during
collaborating with groups and the teams. The approaches should be made according to the
situation faced by the leader or the manager while executing any project (Vogel and Masal
2015).
Transformational Leadership: It can be described as the process of engendering
commitment of leadership and motivation. That could be helpful in creating vision for enhancing
the performance of the organization and requesting for the higher values and ideals of the
individual following the leaders (Jonson, Miller and Hamrin 2014).
Strengths of Leadership
There are many advantages of a better leadership. It is a very crucial factor that the
leadership should follow in a positive direction while focusing on enhancing the output of single
employee considering the overall enhancement in the performance of the organization (Welch et
al. 2014). A better leadership provides vision for rest of the team members and allows the
followers to follow a single direction focusing the ultimate goal. Better leadership brings clarity
in the thoughts of the individual whether they are following the right path or not. Believing on
the fellow employees and individuals will help in gaining the confidence and belief of them
(Burkhardt 2015). A good leader will always attempt to stretch the thinking of the individuals

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and improve their skills through proper and regular communication between the team members.
Hard decisions are other important aspect related to the leadership that a leader must take while
decision-making. Leaders enhance the thinking capability and capacity of the innovative thinking
relating them with experience he gained with his work experience (White et al. 2015). Leader
protects his or her team members and promotes the working of the team members through
motivating them.
Risks in Leadership
Leadership plays important role in all aspects for the enhancement of the overall
performance of the organization but as not everything is perfect, there are certain risks that
should be mitigated or tried to keep at minimum level (Ainsworth 2014). Following are the lists
of certain risks that might affect the leadership or leadership career of the individual.
Risk of forgiveness: Forgiveness or giving second chance to a team member could result
in good manner for the production or output of the organization whereas, it might result in loss of
faith by rest of the team fellows. Other members might feel that the individual is getting priority
from the leader and might not feel safe.
Risk of Vulnerability: The idea or the direction, to which the team members are being
pushed, should be accurate and efficient in manner to achieve the goal. The thought and planning
of the leader might lead the whole team to fall in a dug.
Risk of Integrity: It is not possible that a leader would be able to present innovative ideas
every time or every innovative thought presented by him will be integrated with rest of the team
members (Leautier 2014). It is very important for a leader to listen to others and admit the
mistakes that might had been made by him ion pasts.

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Risk of Supporting: In the above report, it has been reported that he or she should support
the innovative thoughts and ideas presented by everyone and needs a great courage to listen to
the innovative thoughts presented by others. However, this might be effective while executing
the project or running business but might lead to several instances that might affect the business.
Risk of overcoming adversity: As a leader, an individual should always welcome the
obstacles or hurdles, and adversities and should always try to transform those hurdles into an
opportunity (Leutier 2014). This lead to the statement that the individual who embrace risk will
be able to overcome the inevitable challenges those are the parts of a leadership.
Tim Smit’s Leadership Style
Tim has shown an innovative approach in collaborating tem on the same pitch as his
daily motivational actions reflect. Tim is managing his 700 staffs with a unique management
process that includes nine principles of management those are very unique in its own place. He is
trying to trying to push conversation through establishing ‘say hello to twenty people then start
the day’ rule (Bianchi 2017). This will lead to make conversation between the staffs that is one
of the necessary elements for a collaborating work environment. He put emphasis on reading
books, playing games, watching movies and concerts that could enable the staffs in learning
different cultures and will result in innovation thinking. There are various other activities those
are being imposed by Tim Smit within the work environment that in not only helpful in
collaborating between the staffs but also helpful in going straight in the same direction along
with everyone and enhance the performance of the Eden Project (Pak 2015).

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Collaboration and Team Work in Non-Profit Organization
For a non-profit organization, a leader should understand what is going to work and what
is not going to work, while concerning about the staff nurturing across generations. Making
positive relationship with the team members at the working environment and cultivation of
strong beliefs on the leader could be helpful in enhancing the performance and reaching goals as
per the expectation of the organization (Osula and Eng 2014). Several aspects need to be
concerned while talking about the leadership for a non-profit organization. Firstly, relationship is
a strong factor that states that overwhelmingly, the members of the non-profit organization will
be giving their 100 percent contribution to the organization, if they have a better relationship
with their direct supervisors. It is very important to make good communication and better
relationship with the staffs or team members. Another aspect is that, the leader should always
push the other members about the strong belief in the mission of the organization. It is very
crucial for the team members to understand the mission of the organization in manner to
motivate them about reaching the goal of the organization. In addition to the above objectives,
job requirement, evaluation of the progressing work, and clarity about the choices or decisions
and by the leader are the considerable facts related to the better leadership. Choosing explicit
paths along with the hurdles that might affect the efficiency can be regarded as the key for the
career advancement (Hurlburt et al. 2014). The individuals in the working group or in the team
always needs a clear path advancement including the facts related to the success along with the
salary that is about to be paid for the success. Most of the group members are aware when higher
responsibilities come at the work and how salary is being decided.

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Tim Smit Approach
Tim Smit sees the benefits with individual accomplishment of the staffs in the overall
project, despite of the hazards or risks that might be raised in the organization. He understands
the fact that working within an organization and among so many workers, he must have good
resonance with other team members and this will alternatively lead to achieve the success
subjected by him. He understands that having high moral and high occupation satisfaction will
be helpful for the team members to work hard and be specific about the goals and achievements
(Kissy Dainty and Tuuli 2013). It also seems that the team under Smit tend to be mirror
reflection of the leaders. He believes the teamwork should be completely occupied with workers
in well manner in order to motivate the team to achieve the goals and milestones. He is doing
many fancy works those have been stated in the above report could lead to the biasing for him
while determining devising. Smit needs to be emotionally resilient as said by Tyssen et al. (2014)
“it besides shows some of the really human jobs associated with such an endeavor including
struggles of involvement between the undertakings chief intent and some of the professional
tea.” The engaging tactics imposed on the team by the decisions taken by Smits re far effectual
and valuable, as the accomplishment of the goals set by Tim Smit requires decisive and focused
leadership besides the control over the team. Tim Smit shows that a good leadership is an act of
motivating the team members to work more volitionally and shows his passion and efficiency in
the leadership. It is an accomplishment leading for Tim Smit by the frequent type of leadership
of himself in the way end theory. He used transformational leadership that could be the best
approach for the team and group as stated in the above paragraph. Well stated by Aga,
Noorderhaven and Vallejo (2016) “the large word now associated with leading is vision. The

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ability to see the bigger image in order to take the long term position” he could be seen as an airy
leader.
Conclusion and Recommendations
Based on the above report it can be concluded that leadership and management are two
other things but a great manager is that who indulges the leadership qualities in the management
process and that is what Tim Smit is showing the whole world. Leadership requires all the facts
those have been stated in the above report but practicing them could be challenging part for any
individual. Collaboration and well communication between the team could lead any organization
to real upon the goal set by the head of the organization. This report discusses about the facts that
help an individual in embracing his or her leadership qualities. In addition, how management and
leadership having same goals are two different perspectives for an organization. The above
report also presents a discussion on the leadership qualities within the work group and team
members in a non-profit organization. This report also focused on the concepts related to the
leadership qualities in the team and work group. In addition, how a leader can practice them to
motivate the team members toward the ultimate goal of the organization. The above report is
based on an example set by Tim Smit and his innovative leadership practice and the objectives
related to the better leadership.
Recommendations: The facts and objectives stated above could be used by an individual
in manner to accomplish better leadership qualities and drive the team towards the goal set by the
administration of an organization. Secondly, Tim Smit should connect emotionally with the
staffs, as it was not seen in his overall team management or leadership duties. Thirdly, Building a
strong bond with the team members is one of the crucial objectives related to the

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transformational leadership. Focusing on transformational development that emphasizes
empowering initiatives can also be recommended for Tim Smit.

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