Management Principles: Applying Leadership in Business Case Study

This case study analyzes the leadership and management strategies employed by Ange Postecoglou, the manager of the Brisbane Roar soccer team, to achieve 36 consecutive wins. It explores key concepts such as team leadership, planning, strategy, human resource management, and organizational culture. Postecoglou's approach involved recruiting players who aligned with his vision, fostering a strong team culture, and implementing a high-possession strategy. The study examines the importance of stability, instability, and restabilization in change management, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of cross-functional teams. It also applies the SMART framework (Specific, Measurable, Agreed, Realistic, Time-bound) to assess Postecoglou's practices and analyzes his leadership style based on the Blake Mouton leadership grid. The case study highlights the significance of clear communication, a distinctive vision, and the effective management of staff to achieve organizational goals and success. The study also provides a detailed analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats faced by the team.

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Ange Postecoglou, manager of the sports team is also searching for a particular type of
individual "players that could equally perform the style of game he desired and most
significantly, to ‘purchase into' that team style (rather than single) play. Hiring individual that
communicates a vision of Postecoglou's, he can effectively build a team which will work to
attain the same goals and also maximize the performance.
Leadership
Team leadership was also one of the key strategies discussed in this article which allowed
Postecoglou to lead the Brisbane Roar soccer team to achieve 36 consecutive wins (Zaccaro, S.,
Rittman, A. & Marks, M., 2001). It is evident that the Brisbane Roar soccer team is operated by
team leadership as it had many different components that worked together to make the team
successful; Ange Postecoglou is the coach of the team who works with manager, who is in
charge of managing goals and the activities of the team, and also works with other workforce
such as subordinate coaches and sport science groups to achieve Postecoglou’s vision for the
team.
Planning
In the case study, there was step by step strategy used by Postecoglou. He did not target
the people individually and made a change in the environment. He made training as a task into
full time with a morning and afternoon session with a new philosophy.
Strategy
The strategy of Postecoglou was based on the high possession strategy in which team
associate ‘short pass' toward other associate of the team to more often other teams hardly do.
Postecoglou focused on the long term success by recruiting, training juniors.
Organizational culture
Brisbane Roar is acknowledged as a manager-led side within a larger organization, as the
manager is responsible for managing processes and goals including a selection of members of the

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team and have to be skilled in their particular role in the team and related roles to operational
productivity and interactively. The culture also consisted of the forward-looking and attacking
and short passing.
In the following case study, Postecoglou has changed the concept of team and applied
methods according to his style of management. According to me, the key elements are as
follows.
Stability
This is the most important fact for an outcome, product, and process improvement. This
should consist of a solid foundation for clarity and successful implementation (Elli, 2015).
Instability
This will be the roadmap for me to identify the route and destination. This is also the
crucial element to practice patience by procedures and avoid shortcuts (Shannon, 2011).
Restabilization
The strategies of change management should be adjusted by a project. Communication
should be passed by all steps to remove and identify roadblocks (Simoes, 2014).

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I agree with the statement as he was more than a leader for the team as he had the power
to manage the team according to his style of leadership that is also known as a lead from the
front. If this concept looks in the manner of the organization prospect than it explains that a
manager or leader has limited power. Manager of the organization works as administer and direct
the schedule of the organization. But in the following case study, Postecoglou pushed things to
preserve the status quo and influence facilities to direct the team.

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The cross-functional team increases creativities. This helps to solve the problems that are
generated by the compositions of cross-functional teams. This supports broaden perspectives to
create synergy (Ghobadi, 2015). A cross-functional team has disadvantages as members have
different backgrounds and experiences. A leader should have careful relations to avoid a high
level of conflict due to egos and rivalry (Federico, 2014). Postecoglou includes team member
that has skilled in an individual role within the team and related roles to developed detailed
ideas. He recruits the right player to achieve the crucial long term success.
Specific
In the following case study, Postecoglou was specific about the practice of the game in
two scenarios.
Measure
Postecoglou measured the organization aspect to progress and develop enough meet to
perform goals.
Agreed
Postecoglou as a leader set the time of practice and direct the team regarding short pass
and shared thoughts to narrow focus with stress-free nature.
Realistic
Postecoglou was realistic as his players were up to the mark to help the team by giving
their best to achieve the target.

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Time
A frame of time is important in the game as a player will require to reach their potential.
Strength
Team of Postecoglou was a dynamic team as they trained well.
Weakness
Continue up-gradation was centered around to move from talented players
Opportunities
Strong association with players presented the team with the top grade coach and big name
with the legendary name.
Threats
Losing good players can result to retain the team players and higher competition with
other teams.

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Conferring to Blake Mouton leadership grid, Postecoglou possessed the dictatorial style
of leadership. In the case study, he stated their employees towards the goals and made the rules
to follow effectively. As the team was continued facing the failures, so his style of leadership
should be known as a dictatorial leadership style as he managed the team effectively and brought
success to the team. He developed detailed ideas as a player and manager to achieve the vision.
He didn't want to know that competitors know his objectives to win the grand finale.
Brisbane roar presented the culture of manage and lead an organization with the
responsibility to manage processes and goals. There was a clear direction about the evidence to
focus on communicating towards strategy and distinctive vision. The staff like assistant coach,
administrative staff, and sport science group was full filed to manage roles and implement vision
and strategy. There was the clear role of management to establish more channel of football.

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Shannon, R. (2011). Instability. International Journal of Operations and Production
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Simoes, M. (2014). Nature of Change Management. Journal of Management Development,
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