Leading Change Report: Leadership Actions, Styles, and Globalisation

This report delves into various aspects of leadership, starting with an examination of internal, relationship-based, and external leadership actions. It then explores transformational leadership through a case study, highlighting individualized consideration and inspirational motivation. The report further analyzes the challenges women face in leadership, discussing barriers like human capital, gender differences, and prejudice, and suggests ways to overcome them. The Path-goal theory of leadership is also addressed, focusing on how leaders can motivate employees by adjusting their behavior. Finally, the report examines leadership in a global context, emphasizing the need for leaders to adapt to changing environments and possess strategic capabilities such as accountability and self-awareness to navigate the complexities of globalization. The report concludes with a comprehensive list of references.

Leading Change

Table of Contents
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Answer 1......................................................................................................................................3
Answer 2......................................................................................................................................4
Answer 3......................................................................................................................................5
Answer 4......................................................................................................................................6
Answer 5......................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

MAIN BODY
Answer 1.
1. According to Hill’s the internal leadership action based on task are used to enhance and
improve team’s performance. These actions include: Focusing on relevant goals and
Development of appropriate structure to achieve team’s goals. The leader Adopt process that
make decision easy. While, training and development of team members through educational
activities and fixing performance standards, the leader will be able to lead the team to focus on
project’s goals.
2. The internal leadership action based on relationship are used to enhance and improve
interpersonal skills within team and help in relationship building. These actions include:
Providing coaching to team members for development of interpersonal skills. Increase
collaboration among team members and management of conflicts within the team (Dochy, and
Segers, 2018). Building the sense of commitment. Attempt to provide means that helps in
satisfaction of needs of the team members and modelling principles that helps to improve
behaviour that will help to improve relationship among the team members and eliminate fighting.
3. The external leadership actions are based on external environment of team required for
network building and protect team from the external environment. These actions include:
Network building through information gathering and formation of alliance. Advocating for the
team members. Negotiation from the top management to provide required resources and support.
Protection of the team members from the external challenges. Assessment of the external
environment and sharing of important information among the team members. That led the team
to get recognition and required support from the management. (250 words)

Answer 2.
1. Dr. Cook is passionate about teaching students archaeology and it also help him to advance in
his scholarly work. He involved himself with the team by calling a meeting to examine the
situation and behaviour of the students. As a leader Dr. Cook inspire the students to talk about
the issues they facing and appreciate the activity. Dr. Cook was concerned about the students, so
by conducting a meeting and sharing his past experiences, he create a positive environment for
the students. He influence students by telling stories and shared his thought on how as a team
they are able to succeed in the venture and the students have independent authority to carry out
their own research. With this actions he is able to bring transformation in the attitude of the
students (Andriani and et.al, 2018).
2. Individualised Consideration: transformational leader involves in providing support and
encouragement to the team members. Transformational leader encourage exchange of thought
and keep communication open so as to make team members share their issues. Dr. Cook by
conducting a meeting take an initiative to understand the issues faced by the students and need
for change. He shared his views from the students and create a sense of mutual understanding
within the students.
Inspirational Motivation: transformational leader provide a direction and generate same
passion and motivation within the team that will help to achieve objectives. Dr. Cook told
students several stories of past digs that create motivation among the students and inspire them.
(250 words)

Answer 3.
1. The concept of leadership labyrinth provides the issues faced by the women in the leadership
positions. It has been seen that women encountered barriers on their leadership journey.
Removing these barriers provide equality, diversity and access to the resources which are linked
to organisational success. There are 3 major barriers i.e. human capital, gender difference,
prejudice.
Human capital: It consists of education, work experience, opportunities for development, Home
and work conflict.
Gender Difference: Effectiveness and style, Motivation and commitment, promotion, traits and
negotiation.
Prejudice: Biased perceptions, cross-pressure, reactance and vulnerability, gender role or
stereotypes.
The gender gap in the leadership position is a circumstance where women are irregularly focused
on the lower level and authority position compared to men (Northouse, 2021). Women in the
leadership role likely to face double standards due to gender stereotype mentality of the people.
2. By changing the organisational culture the bank will help in the creation of opportunities that
will help women to grow further. Women should be made aware of the leadership labyrinth that
will help to develop strategies to cope with the challenges within the organisation.
a. The bank by introduction of career development programs for women will be able to enhance
the capabilities of women that will result in reducing the gap in gender gap in the organisation.
b. Also the bank by offering work life support to women able to decrease the mental and
physical pressure which will lead in the increase in the performance. (250 words)

Answer 4.
According to the Path-goal theory of leadership the behaviour of the leader is related to the
employees’ performance and satisfaction within the organisation. The theory specify the basis on
which the leader may able to understand the issues faced by the employees and try to resolve
those issues that leads to increase in the employees motivation. The basis of path-goal theory are
the evaluation of the factors that affecting the employee, choosing the appropriate leadership
style that will increase the coordination between the employee and the leader, focus on the
motivational factors that will help in increase the performance of the employee.
The leader by making adjustment in his/her behaviour motivate employee to work for the
achievement of the goals (Domingues and et.al, 2017). There are 4 types of leadership
behaviours i.e. Directive, Supportive, Participative, Achievement. The basis of directing is
structured on initiation of process while the later three behaviours are based upon consideration
to employees.
The supportive leadership behaviour is most suited for this situation as Ralph is not feeling
motivated. So, by showing concern and approachable to the employee, the marketing manager is
able to influence Ralph. The marketing manager as a leader devise strategies that will provide
direction to the Ralph to work for the achievement of their own goals and the organisation’s
objectives. Ralph as a creative and contributing member did not feel motivated. The marketing
manager should try to understand the behaviour of Ralph and accordingly adopt a behaviour that
is best suited to motivate Ralph. (250 words)

Answer 5.
1. The business around the world are increasingly interconnecting with each other as a result of
globalisation. With this organisation have to continuously adapt itself to the changing
environment in order to survive. The challenges that arise due to globalisation of economies
change the perspective of the leaders as the skills and practices followed by the leaders in one
region might not be relevant for the other region. Leadership on the global level is defined as the
engagement of the different types of people and cultures that is not affected by the leadership
style which provide desired results. It consist of initialisation of change throughout the culture in
the global organisation (Mendenhall and et.al, 2017). The leaders of the organisation are
increasingly facing challenges to create sustainability and to perform ethical practices across the
nations.
2. In a global organisation the leader must have capabilities that will help the leader to take
advantages of the opportunities that arises due to globalisation. One of the strategic capability is
accountability. It generate authority and provide motivation to the employees to deliver quality
results. Leaders who prove themselves accountable will able to influence employees to work for
the achievement of the organisational goals. Another strategic capability is self-awareness which
provide an ability to leaders to understand the organisation and external environment. The
decision making becomes biased due to the elements that influence ability of leader to make
decisions. Self-awareness help to tackle those challenges which will lead to informed decision
making. (250 words)

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Andriani and et.al, 2018. The influence of the transformational leadership and work motivation
on teachers performance. International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 7(7),
pp.19-29.
Dochy, F. and Segers, M., 2018. Creating impact through future learning: The high impact
learning that lasts (HILL) model. Routledge.
Domingues and et.al, 2017. The interactive effects of goal orientation and leadership style on
sales performance. Marketing Letters, 28(4), pp.637-649.
Mendenhall and et.al, 2017. Global leadership: Research, practice, and development. Routledge.
Northouse, P.G., 2021. Leadership: Theory and practice. Sage Publications.
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