Introduction Management and Leadership: Report on Styles and Teamwork

This report provides a comprehensive overview of management and leadership principles. It begins by defining management and leadership, highlighting their key differences and providing real-world examples. The report then delves into various leadership styles, including autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire approaches, discussing their appropriate and inappropriate applications with contextual examples. Furthermore, it explores the critical aspects of teamwork, such as communication, commitment, participation, and decision-making, using examples of both successful and unsuccessful teams. The report also examines the role of a team leader, emphasizing their responsibilities in guiding the team, resolving conflicts, and delegating tasks effectively. Finally, the report covers the definition, purpose, steps, barriers, and benefits of delegation for both managers and employees. The content draws on various academic sources to support its arguments and provide a well-rounded understanding of management and leadership concepts.

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Introduction
Management and leadership
Leadership styles
Teamwork
Team leader
Delegation
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Management and leadership are among the most important
activities of human life. Organizational goals cannot be achieved
individually, therefore, people developed organizations, developed
work division and performed teams. Teamwork is very important
to organizations' success, survival and goal achievement
(Amanchukwu, et al., 2015).
Introduction

Management
Management refers to the activities required for setting and achieving
the goals of the organization (Popovici, 2012).
According to Henri Fayol, management refers to the process of
conducting business affairs and moving towards fulfilling the business
objectives through improvement and resources optimization
(Schimmoeller, 2012).
Management and leadership

Management
There are three main forces that impact management:
• Political
• Social
• Economic
Management and leadership
Cont.

Management and leadership
Management example
In an organization with a hierarchical structure, the
information and decisions flow from the top management,
through the middle management, to the employees who
represent the lowest levels.
Cont.

Management and leadership
Leadership
Leadership is the process that takes place between leaders
and followers, where both parties try to influence each other
in order to achieve common goals (Popovici, 2012)
Leadership example: leadership qualities
Cont.

Leadership styles
Autocratic leadership style
The autocratic leadership refers to one person who makes all
of the strategic decisions for his subordinates (Bhatti, et al.,
2012).
Examples: Wal-Mart’s Sam Walton and McDonald’s Ray
Kroc

Leadership styles
Democratic (Participative) leadership style
The autocratic leadership refers to the leader willingness to
involve the team members in the decision making the process
(Bhatti, et al., 2012).
Examples: Twitter's founder Jack Dorsey
Cont.

Leadership styles
Laissez-faire leadership style
The laissez-faire leadership style refers to the leaders non-
interference policy through which he provides the employees
with complete freedom in achieving goals (Bhatti, et al.,
2012).
Examples: Retail buyers
Cont.

Teamwork
Communication
Team leaders are the best people to identify communication
requirements within the working team.
Commitment
Team commitment is a function of the team ability to take decisions
in an effective way.
Source: Sullivan & Mckimm (2015)

Teamwork
Participation
Every one of the team members should be involved in achieving
common goals.
Decision making
Team members' involvement in decision making varies according to
the leadership style.
Source: Sullivan & Mckimm (2015)
Cont.