Leading and Managing Change: Improving Workplace Relations

This essay addresses critical aspects of organizational dynamics during periods of change. It highlights the importance of maintaining positive manager-employee relationships and suggests actionable steps such as regular check-ins, feedback solicitation, recognition of work, and career development support. The essay also discusses different theoretical perspectives like Unitarist, Pluralist, and Marxist perspectives, providing a comprehensive understanding of workplace relations. Furthermore, it delves into strategies for increasing female representation in senior talent pools, emphasizing the need for fair opportunities, training, attractive pay offers, and succession planning. The arguments are supported by research and aim to foster a more inclusive and productive work environment, addressing gender gaps and promoting diversity in leadership roles. This student-contributed essay is available on Desklib, a platform offering a wide range of academic resources.

Leading and managing change
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Contents
SECTION A.....................................................................................................................................3
Question 2 Explain what steps could usefully be taken by organisations to improve working
relationships between managers and employees during times of change?..................................3
SECTION B.....................................................................................................................................5
Question 4 What steps can organisations take to ensure that their senior talent pools are filled
with more women than at present, and why is this important for change?.................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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SECTION A
Question 2 Explain what steps could usefully be taken by organisations to improve working
relationships between managers and employees during times of change?
It is necessary for organisation to maintain relationship between employee and manager.
This is because it helps in ensuring that workplace culture is maintained and positive. Besides
that, during times of change it often happens that relationship between employees and manager is
impacted in negative way. It can be due to various reasons such as resist to change, conflict
between them, ineffective communication, etc. these all led to interrupting relations with
managers and employees. In recent times, it has been highly difficult for management to improve
working relation. This is because of frequent problems which occurs and also procedure to solve
it is long and time consuming. Moreover, there is no proper policy by which issues are deal with.
However, in solving of issues HR manager play vital role in it. They try to deal with both
employees and managers during time of change. During the change leaders and managers play
important role And it is necessary for the company to bring changes on time so they can take
competitive advantages and show their presence. during the change Employees get demotivated
and they can have fear to lose their job. it is necessary for the leaders and managers to take some
necessary steps to motivate and overcome the fear from the employees. communication is
important for both manager send it as so they can make employees understand why change is
necessary. Leaders and manager should communicate with the employees face to face so they
will understand that why changes are necessary for the company and it will be also beneficial for
them to get develop new skills and they were able to develop their career as well. managers will
be responsible to set a short goals for the employees so they can be motivated and provide them
training so they can understand what they have to do and what will be their responsibility and the
organisation after the change. Training will be necessary and it is necessary step for the leaders
and managers overcome the fear from the employees if they will be trained then they will able to
perform the new task within the company. one more step that can be taken by the leaders and
manager during the change taking the help of change management model that will enable them
to follow the proper process of change and bring change successfully. It is important for
organisation to work in collaboration so that goals are attained in effective way. Furthermore,
there are certain steps which can be taken by organisation to improve working relationship. Thus,
the steps taken are as follows :
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Scheduling regular one-on-one check-ins
The organization can conduct face-to-face meeting between the employees and the
manager to begin the positive relationship. The employees and manager can discuss the ideas,
track goal progress and solve the problems together. This will help the employees to become
freer to their respective manager to ask help from and help the mangers to get a closer look of the
employee’s unique personalities along with how they are motivated.
Ask for feedback
The organization can start the constructive feedback that makes the employee-manger in
a two way street. Employees can ask the manager when they are doing right and who can they
improve certain things and the same way the managers will ask what is working for the
employees and what is not. The manger can ask what they can do to make things easier and
effective for the employees. The employees can suggest what king of change they want to see in
the policies and the process.
Recognize great work and coach often
A manger should give the teams credit for their work. The manger can praise their
employees in front of the office for their work, ideas, success and projects. The manager can
make the employees see that they can see their work and recognize by appreciating them. Doing
so will allow the employees to make open constructive feedback.
Focusing on career development
The organization can make the mangers to help the employees with their career. Let the
manager invest in the growth of the employees and help them moving up in the career. The
managers can discuss the long term career goals and make short goals to reach there.
There are some theories as well which can be applied. They are
Unitarist perspective
According to Unitarist perspective, the organization is a place where the groups of people
are considered to be following one culture. The organization gives importance to the mutual
corporation between the employees and the managers. The employees in this ling of organization
have the same purpose. Such organizations require the employees with high loyalty rates. The
managing department of this organization is very well due to their hard work and correct
application. The conflict between the employees and the manager is called pathological, these
conflict cause disruptive outcomes due to communication breakdown and interpersonal friction
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Pluralist perspective
According to the pluralist perspective the organization is made of various groups. The
group present in the organization has its own goals, loyalties and leaders. The two main groups
of the organization are trade union and management. The main goal of the management is to
coordinate and persuade instead of controlling and enforcing anything on the employees. Any
conflict in the organization is solved by collective bargaining. The conflict in these organizations
can create evolution as well as positive change if managed well.
Marxist perspective
This perspective is also known as radial perspective. This perspective helps in revealing
the nature of the capitalist society. The workplace relations are against the history according to
the perspective. It identifies the inequalities of power in the relationship between the employees
and manager. Hence, the inequalities are considered as the inevitable outcomes of the
relationship. According to the perspective the position of the manager in the organization can be
improved by periods of acquiescence.
These all the steps which can be taken to improve working relation between
employees and managers. Training is for leaders and managers overcome the fear from the
employees if they are trained then they perform the new task within the company. one more step
that can be taken by the leaders and manager during the change taking the help of change
management model that enable them to follow the proper process of change and bring change
successfully.
SECTION B
Question 4 What steps can organisations take to ensure that their senior talent pools are filled
with more women than at present, and why is this important for change?
A talent pool is basically define a database of candidate profiles interested in working for
organisation. It can be mix of individual people, who are applied before, weren’t right fit at the
time. Different people with having specific expertise and handle any kind of business complexity
through abilities or capabilities. Nowadays, there are different companies focus on the senior
talent pools which are filled with more women than at present. This is because where companies
are considerations of fair or equal chance opportunities for both male, female.
On the basis of research, it has found that women’s view point differs significantly from
those of their male peers and employers. In fact, 1/3 of working women surveyed around the
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world, because they though personally experience gender discrimination when applying or
interviewing for job as compared with just 6% of men.
Meanwhile, the perception of employers are biased in favour of male candidates when it
comes to attract on the basis of their talent, skills and knowledge. General views are expressed
by 28% of female, up from 15% in 2011 and by 30% of women’s. In today world’s, it has been
rapidly changed the perception of differences between male and female. Each and every
companies are finding the best talent that support for growth and development of enterprise. it
does not matter’s when a male or female. It all about the way in which analysed the talented
people, who can put their efforts in the business to achieve their desirable goal or objective.
According to the different steps of organisations, it ensure that their senior talent pools
are filled with more women. It raises an important aspect for women’s, employers should fix
some kind of selection criteria which bring their protective biases. In this context, multi-national
companies are actively trying to recruit more women but they become successful and going to
achieve tasks. On the basis of research, the experience and perception of talented women always
supports for organisations. Therefore, it will be increasingly overall business profitability as well
as productivity in marketplace. Apart from it, organisation can also take other steps such as they
can provide training to women more as compare to men. This will help in improving their skills
and abilities. Besides, that they can focus more on women and offer them job opportunities. In
this way they will try to maintain balance in men and women in senior level. Moreover, business
can allow women to train staff and ensure that they are able to utilise this opportunity well. With
that it will be easy to engage with women more. Another step which business can take is to give
attractive pay offers and bonus to women. Through that they will be able to attract talent women
pools. Furthermore, in this way they can reduce gap between gender pay. In this way a positive
work culture is developed. In senior women roles more priority must be given to women so that
they are able to compete with men and it results in reducing gender gap. Here, another step
which can be taken is organisation can focus on succession in which they provide leadership role
to women in order to climb up ladder. By that it will be easy to maintain their progress and help
in sharping their skills. this will also help in gaining their experience and drive business. One
more step that can be taken is to find out skills gap in gender. By that organisation can identify
weak areas of women in senior roles and on basis of that training is given to them. Therefore,
when gender skill gap is addressed then it led to empowering women in senior roles.
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The reason for giving the priorities of women in the workplace and provide the opportunity
of senior talent pool filled by women’s. This kind of change will support for creating a
diversification and provide the equal treatment for both male, female. Companies are judged the
candidate not only the basis of gender but they can find talented candidates that’s all. In most of
cases, multi-national companies are basically using data driven approach which enable us to
debunk common myths: that the equal gender representation at every stage of enterprise. In point
of career, women were leaving to their families and give their best performance in the
workplace. in this way, it is very important to do some changes in working style of enterprise
and applied diversify strategy. In order recruit, hire talented women candidate by employers.
Moreover, the change in necessary because it is found that women are more capable in
handling and managing of senior roles in business in effective way. With this change it will
result in creating a positive culture. Also, women will get more chance and opportunity to run
organization. In future as well this will allow in leading a team by women.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
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