CDU MAN506: Leadership, Culture, and Performance at MeatPack

This case study analysis examines the leadership, cultural, and performance challenges at MeatPack, a family-owned food processing company. The analysis addresses questions regarding Derek Bison's leadership approach, the effectiveness of senior leadership changes, and the impact of the compa...Read More

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Introduction
In the paper, the discussion is on the case study in which the focus is on the concept of
leadership, cultural and performance change problems in MEAT PACK. It is the families owned
food processing organization with headquarter in Australia. The company has an experienced in
the sector of meat production. The company has processing plants which are located in
Queensland and New South Wales. Founder of the company is Mr. Derek Bison who is engaged
in the activities of the meat sector. The paper will highlight the questions which are concerned
with MEAT PACK case study.
Answers to the questions
Answer 1
a.) It is the responsibility of the leaders of the company to focus on boosting the culture of
the company so that workers can carry their routine work on time and also with efficiency. It is
important for leader to maintain the culture so that the workers can easily have the knowledge of
the values of the company. This will ensure that workers should not be reminded on continuous
basis which are important for them to complete. If the mission of the organization is kept in mind
then it can be simple to maintain the values of the organization (Bolman and Deal, 2017). In
context to the given case study, it has been noted that employee will perform the activities
according to themselves and they will take actions which are important to be considered to
manage the entire scenario of the organization.
By considering the given case study, it can be stated that there are various forms related to styles
of management. The styles of management can assist in realizing the goals which are strategic
for the company. There are managers in the company who have the responsibility to boost the
morale of the employees so that they can be meeting the goals and in the workplace there is only
top management who can give positive motivation to the employees in the company
(Tannenbaum and Schmidt, 2017).
By emphasizing on the MEAT PACK CASE, it has been examined that Bison need to evaluate
that how to control the workers and how to give them direction. For example: motivation is
considered as the factor that can only be boosted in the employees when proper directions are
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given in relation to the work. These types of workers are aligned towards the overall set
objectives of organization.
The workers are also the one who do not take the responsibility and take accurate decisions
according to the situation. So, in this case it is important to control the activities so that positive
outcome can be attained. It can be examined that there are managers who are engage with the
workers towards the work and by analyzing their performance feedback is given from time to
time. If such types of activities keep on existing them the employees will not be able to give their
best and work with efficiency. It will also affect the ideas in relation to the vision and mission of
the company (Covin and Slevin, 2017).
To consider and to focus on the changes in relation to culture and performance, it is important for
the company to focus managing the activities. In the company the style of leadership also exist
which can create partnership and also they do not criticize it. Also, the changes that are taking
place in relation to the new leadership can consider the approach related to hand off. The leaders
in this category boost the motivation of thee employees towards the set objectives as a leader. It
also allows them to consider the hand off approach which can assist the workers to attain growth
and success (Babalola, Stouten and Euwema, 2016).
For Bison, hand off approach should be considered so that the activities can be managed of the
team without impacting the line of authority. He should not involve in the organizational
activities when the strategic change is considered. If this takes place then it also impact on the
changes that are taking place in the workplace.
The productivity level is also important to be maintained so that the customers can consider the
strategic change. There are various areas which are necessary to considered in relation to hand
off approach as it emphasizes on the direct reports that will assist in considering the entire
workers activities taking place in the department and they will be able to meet the set targets
(Bernato, 2017).
For Bison, it can be one of the challenges as in hand off approach the employees are not able to
develop their skills and if it is developed then it takes place in a slow way. It can also take place,
when the hand off managers do not assist in supporting at right degree as it is important for the
workers to boost their skills so that positive results can be attained. If the change management
technique is considered then it will be important for Bison to emphasize on the acts related to
time related to time bound as it can be seen that hand off approach can led to slow process from
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the workers and it can also be when there is a chance of achieving the positive outcome. The
reason behind it is also related with the hand off manager in which the emphasis will be on the
programs related to change. In the last the workers could not emphasize on the set targets and
even they emphasize on the approach in relation to creativity.
Therefore, by evaluating the entire case, it is recommended that Bison should focus on
considering the style of leadership according to the situation which exists. The Hand off style
should be considered by the workers as there are many employees in the workplace who does not
prefer to follow them and also to manage their operations of the company. It will also make the
people nervous and less efficient towards the assigned work. It sometimes makes the employees
nervous and less efficient towards the work. When the workers are nervous then it can be
difficult for them to concentrate towards the work and also it is necessary to focus on the style of
leadership style as it can boost the overall operations of the organization (Fairhurst and
Connaughton, 2014).
Answer 2
b.) By evaluating the case study, it can be noted that Bison team members who are on the
good position in the company should take into consideration the concept of training and coaching
which is given by Bison. If the activities are stopped of coaching, then the senior leadership of
the workers should be worked by considering the overall technique of leadership. At the time of
implementing the human synergistic circumflex to the organizations, the workers should give
rating to the performance of the employees (Heifetz and Linsky, 2017). It has also been noted
that the behavior can be categorized into colors of three. One of the colors is red which stands for
defensive, the second color is green which stands for passive and the last color is blue which
stands for constructive. So, by seeing the overall situation it can be said that the culture is red
which means that it is defensive.
The culture of the company is defensive because there are many workers in the company who
have a defensive attitude towards work or with the customers. So, by considering this it has been
observed that the overall change in the leadership campaigns was to make commitment that they
should make the changes and it should be blue so that it can be easy for the employees to share
their views and opinions which are constructive. It will also boost the overall productivity level
in the highly competitive market (Holten and Brenner, 2015).
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In reference to the case study, it is important to make the changes in the overall structure of the
company and it is important to focus on horizontal companies in relation to the front line
employees as it will help to bring improvement in working structure of the employees. In the
workplace it has been noted that there are only 30% workers who have dedication towards their
assigned work and also there are many executives who have to face the challenge that will
reduce the gap between the talented and potential workers under the overall leadership style. In
the Bison Company, it can be noted that there are different departments and there are workers
who have enthusiasm to give positive outcome towards their work.
To bring change in the workplace, is considered as one of the important aspect that should be
there and it can be horizontal in nature and also it can engage the workers of the front line to
control the overall operations of the organization. It can be stated that there are employees who
are not efficient towards the work and also the challenges are faced by the executives that helps
in closing the gap between the workers. The gap is closed by the employees who have the talent
and also the potential workers who are managing their activities in a different sector. Through
this it can be examined that employees should manage the activities by taking helps from the
leaders or the top management (Rosenbach, 2018).
If the top management considers the change then it can be called as the blue leaders and they
focus on boosting the overall efficiency towards change of the employees. If the workers are
defensive towards work then they don’t have the intention to complete the task. The challenge
can also be related with the lack of proper understanding related to change as it considers the
leadership aspects (Hornstein, 2015).
In the workplace, there are employees who do not analyze the changes that are important to
maintain the efficiency. It can be seen that leaders does not emphasize on the approach which
can also be called as the blue king of leadership and also it was introduced by Bison. The
leadership style which was blue can be best when focus is given on controlling the new customer
segments. The method is also important as it can assist the managers of the organization to boost
the talent of the employees by reducing the entire cost of coaching. Leadership gives guidance to
the employees to give their best towards their work and it is also the strategy that embraces the
employees in the workplace. The leader in the organization should focus on maintaining the
customer base so that performance of the workers can be enhanced and also they feel good
towards the activities which are performed by them (Northouse,2017).
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It is also important for the employees in the department to take help from the managers so that
they can get enough knowledge about the nature of work. It has been examined that when the
employees provide value to the employees in context to leadership then they focus on boosting
the skills of leadership. It can be analyzed that Bison should focus on considering the acts related
to commitment and also the emphasis should be given on the non-customers of leadership.
It can be seen that Bison should consider the style of leadership in which it has been analyzed
that concept of coaching should be created among the senior employees. It is also important for
the management to focus on the employees who are not able to work with the non-customers as
it impacts the overall share market of the company. It has been noted that blue leadership can be
considered as the major factor that helps to boost the engagement level of the workers. It has
been observed that blue leadership enable the employees to focus on the mission and vision of
the company and also it does not depend on availing salary.
Blue leadership style focuses on the overall change in relation to strength of the company. By
studying the case, it has been noted that top management consider the mode of Bison in which
there are various forms that are different from the traditional leadership as it also related with the
concept to development in different methods (Lewis, 2016).
It can be stated that the change also bring influence in the actions and in the overall activities in
the companies. The studies also states that there are values, qualities and characters that can
assist the leader to be an efficient leaders towards the overall operations of the company. If the
leaders offer proper training then it can also be known as the leader characteristic. The changes
also take place in qualities and characters which can also help in maintaining the performance of
the workers. The senior leaders can also be considered in this in which they consider the
objective to maintain the coaching methods of Bison and also it focuses on the overall concept of
change. The transformation in the behavior should also take place so that objectives can be
maximized. It is also important to consider the style of leadership in relation to internalizing and
also it helps to embrace the leadership which can help to boost the motivation level of the
employees. At last, it is necessary to focus on analyzing the various differences that take place. It
can be simple to focus on the changing behavior of the people as it helps to boost the overall
activities in the workplace and also it will help the company to attain the competitive advantage.
This can also impact the issue in relation to the changes that take place in values, qualities and
also in different traits. So, it can be seen that the link is with the high authorities who focuses on
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maintaining the values and qualities in the company. It also focuses on boosting the behavior of
the employees by considering the values.
Answer 3
c.) In MEAT PACK CASE, it has been noted that it is important to consider the strategy
related to innovation friendly structure of the company as this can assist in boosting the style of
leadership. By considering this structure it can be simple for the company to attain the
competitive advantage prevailing in the market. Through this the emphasis is also on the
structure and flat companies that help in attaining set goals and targets. It can be stated that
employees do not focus on shifting the responsibility to the top management which state that the
accurate decisions should be taken by the company. It can be examined that there are various
benefits which are related to leadership and management and it should be there so that the flat
structure can be maintained (Sanders, 2017).
By analyzing the MEAT PACK CASE, it can be stated that there are various benefits related
with the structure of the company. Through this case, it can be said that MEAT PACK has not
considered the different level of management. But this can also be different from the tall
structure which should be considered by the organizations. BISON also focuses on considering
the activities in which the employees will transfer the data to BISON. In this case, there are
many managers who have different departments but by having different departments they have to
report and give each and every information to BISON. It has been noted that the different
management level has impacted the activities of the company and due to this it is important for
MEATPACK to focus on creating the accurate structure of the company.
One of the advantages in relation to MEATPACK is the overall method of communication.
Through this it can be analyzed that the proper channel of communication should be present
between the managers and workers. Also, the management of the company which is democratic
can provide the innovation approach so that their activities can be managed effectively. In tall
structure, it can be examined that the flow of communication can be improved and also due to
this different reasons in which the employees put more efforts has enhanced. It also provides a
platform to the workers to maintain the overall productivity in the company (Hargreaves and
Ainscow, 2015).
By focusing on the tall structure, it can be examined that the members of the staff should
emphasize on the need of approval from the higher authorities. This is also linked with the
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MEAT PACK as the employees have the authority to take into consideration the accurate
decisions in relation to the entire activities of the company. The reason can also be related to the
structure of reporting in which the decisions are considered by evaluating the levels of
management through mobility in the workplace.
At the time of maintaining the performance, the changes are made that focuses on the flat
structure. In relation o he MEAT PACK CASE, it can be seen that the flat structure is considered
which will help to train the workers. The workers are dedicated towards their work and also have
the knowledge to manage the operations. So, it can also lead to the positive outcome of boosting
the overall satisfaction level of the customers towards their work. It can be seen that the
satisfaction level of the customers can only be boosted when there is proper employees in the
workplace. For instance: it is necessary for the companies to focus on providing offers at the
time of purchasing the material in bulk of meat but if any one denies then they belong from the
different departments. The strategic development approach can also be considered in this
prospective as it can help in maintaining the competitive advantage in highly competitive
business environment.
Conclusion
Therefore, it can be analyzed from the case that it is necessary for the company to maintain the
overall change in the workplace so that the activities can be smoothening in the workplace. It is
also necessary to train the employees in the workplace as it helps to boost their knowledge and
also it motivate the employees to give their best towards the organizational activities. The
structure of the company also plays a role in helping the company to attain growth in the market
as it will boost productivity level with the change in the working pattern of the employees.
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