Strategic Leadership and Personal Development Report for Tesco PLC

This report, focusing on personal development for leadership and strategic management, analyzes the skills and knowledge essential for strategic management within Tesco PLC. It explores skills like planning, organizing, and communication, and examines leadership theories such as scientific management and traits theory. The report includes a personal SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Furthermore, it outlines objectives and a personal development plan to enhance skills like communication, multitasking, and decision-making. The report also discusses factors influencing organizational vision and methods for achieving it, concluding with the benefits of review tools for personal and organizational strategy. The solution is contributed by a student to be published on the website Desklib, a platform which provides all the necessary AI based study tools for students.

PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR
LEADERSHIP AND
STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
Skills and knowledge of Strategic management which are used to achieve the goals and
targets of an organization.......................................................................................................4
Factors essential to achieve the strategies and vision of an organization...............................5
Leadership and management Theories...................................................................................5
Justification on theories of management and leadership........................................................5
Analysis of skills and theories of leadership and management which are required for
achievement of organization operational vs creation and achievement of strategy of an
organization............................................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
Knowledge and skills of Personal leadership and management.............................................7
Objectives for meeting personal development needs in order to achieve strategic
organizational needs...............................................................................................................7
Personal development plan.....................................................................................................8
Ways through which objectives and personal development plan used for achieving visions of
an organization.......................................................................................................................9
Analysing development of skills and knowledge through various personal development
activities..................................................................................................................................9
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
Analysis the factors which influences in creation of visions of an organization.................10
Assesses the different approaches to developing vision.......................................................10
Evaluate factors which impact to vision of communication................................................11
Needs of commitment gain by internal stakeholder.............................................................11
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
The benefits of review and explain the tool for achieving personal and organisational strategy.
..............................................................................................................................................11
Sources of information need for taking review program......................................................12
TASK 5..........................................................................................................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13

REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Strategic leadership can be determined as potential of a manager to express a strategic
vision for the organization through motivating and persuading others to acquire the vision of the
organization. Present study is based on Tesco plc which is a British groceries and general
merchandise headquartered in England, UK. This report contains the skills and knowledge
essential for strategic management that helps in supporting the creation and achievement of
vision and strategy of an organization. Further this report consist of a personal SWOT which
helps in analysing personal strengths and weaknesses in order to perform leadership and strategic
management. Lastly this report consist of a personal development plan which helps in
overcoming the efficiencies through preparing a significant schedule for the same.
TASK 1
Skills and knowledge of Strategic management which are used to achieve the goals and targets of
an organization
Major skills of Strategic manager which are essential to achieve the organizational objectives
are-
Planning and organizing: The most important skill of Strategic manager is proper planning and
organizing of resources, employees, events, time and idea. The proper planning and organizing
of all these things increase the effectiveness of the firm and helps them to achieve it business
objectives(Choy and Chua, 2019).
Execution Skills: It is the skill of manager which means the ability to sustain the focus of the
company on the useful and profitable output results which helps to achieve the vision and
objectives of the company.
Collaboration ability: This means the ability of manager to work in group situation in a positive
and flexibly at all level and having a helpful attitude toward the employees and other staff
members, this will promote healthy and effective working environment in the organization.
Factors essential to achieve the strategies and vision of an organization
The factor in leadership that helps in attaining the vision and strategies of organization
are as follows-

Innovation: The ability to bring sometime new and more effective can't be taught but this
factors helps lot in achieving the vision of the organization. Innovation brings improvement in
the product, organization structure and many more. If the manager believes and helps to bring
innovation in the company, it will boost the performance of the company.
Communicate: If the manager of company follow the two-way communication. It will help
management to identify as well as eliminate the problems faced by the employees to perform
their job.
Engagement: The active engagement is the activities of the company helps the manager to
improve their skills of facing uncertain situation, enhance the time management abilities and
many more. These skills and abilities of the manager helps the company to achieve the strategies
and vision because the performance of company directly demands on their employees and
managers.
Leadership and management Theories
These theories of leadership and management helped me in my personal development-
Scientific management theory: The scientific management theory states the management is not
rules of thumb, importance of proper employee training and many more. This theory helped me
in personal development as it help me to understand importance of analysing the synthesizes the
workforce because of these I was able to identify the need of improvement in the organization
structure and policies and develop new ideas, policies etc to increase the productivities of the
company (Daniëls, Hondeghem and Dochy, 2019).
Traits Theory of leadership: The traits' theory of management compares the characteristics
and way of working successful and unsuccessful leaders both. This theory help me to identify
compare my qualities with other managers and where I was lacking or what was my weaknesses,
After identification of my weaknesses I used to work on them to improve that particular weak
skill and characteristic one way one.
Justification on theories of management and leadership
Scientific management theory: The reason of choosing this theory because it is applicable in
each and every business sector across the world. Impact of this theory is also on common
business activities and operations such as planning and operating, cost accounting, quality
control and many more. This theory also helps in identifying the need of proper training

programs for the employees of the company and focuses on effective and efficient use of
resources (Turnnidge and Côté, 2019) .
Traits Theory of leadership: The main motives behind choosing this leadership theory is it help
to compare the skills and characteristic of unsuccessful manager and successful manager, which
helps to identify the weakness in my characteristic and management style. This theory helps in
improving the management skills and characteristic.
Analysis of skills and theories of leadership and management which are required for
achievement of organization operational vs creation and achievement of strategy of an
organization
To achieve the organization operational these skills are required
 Planning and Organizing: It helps to company in proper management of their resources
such as money, machine, raw material, and human resource. Proper planning and
organization of these resources increase the effectiveness of the performance of the
company (Mustafa and et.al., 2019) .
 Innovation: It is the most important factor which affects the success of organization in
achieving the organization operations. Innovation in organization helps the company to
improve their organization structure, policies, management and many more according to
the condition of market. It also helps in gaining competitive advantages.
In order to achieve organizational operation the following theory has been implemented.
 Scientific management theory: It helps to focus on improving the economic efficiency
of the company, productivity of the employees and the labors. This theory is applicable in
each and every business sector among the world.
 Traits theory of Leadership: This theory is used to compare the characteristics of
successful and unsuccessful leader which helps to improve the characteristics and
qualities of the manger but the biggest drawback of this theory is it is not applicable in
uncertain situation(Choy and Chua, 2019).

TASK 2
Knowledge and skills of Personal leadership and management
In order to determine my management knowledge and skills with personal leadership
skills and knowledge, personal SWOT can be performed. This can help me in analysing my
strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities in order to become a successful strategic
manager in Tesco for achieving its organizational vision (Rangkuti, 2015).
Strengths
I am having several strengths which can help me in building my career as a strategic
manager and creating with achieving organizational vision. Majorly I am having project
management skills and organizational skills which can help me in managing the strategies in the
organization. The most essential strength which makes me capable to perform the task of
strategic manager is my personal interest in the same field.
Weaknesses
There are various things in which I'm lacking behind for becoming an effective strategic
manager that includes multitasking, communication and quick decision making skills, these
skills are preventing me from becoming an effective strategic manager and creating with
achieving visions of the organization.
Opportunities
In a recent period, it has been observed that there are various changes taking place in
most of the organizations which creates need of strategic manager, this can help me in building
and developing my career as a strategic manager.
Threats
As I'm lacking behind in my communication skill, it is a threat for me to work within the
nation because I know only few languages that bounded me to work within the country.
Objectives for meeting personal development needs in order to achieve strategic organizational
needs
There are several objectives which are being made by me for the purpose of meeting
personal development skills needs and achieving strategic organizational needs of Tesco
(Frandsen and Johansen, 2017). The objectives are as follows:
 To improve my communication skills for communicating my ideas and strategies in order
to achieve organizational needs

 To develop multitasking skills for performing different tasks at the same time and work
more effective
 To increase my speed in decision making in order to achieve needs of the organization in
a more significant manner
Personal development plan
Skills to be
developed
Resources
required
Activities to be
conducted
Time span Assessment
Communication
skills
Books, internet
and tutor
I will take formal
training,
buddying and a
self directed
study for
improving my
communication
skills.
It will take
around 4 weeks
to improve my
communication
skills with the
help of my tutor.
I will take
feedback from my
friends to assess
that, have I
developed my
communication
skills or not.
Multitasking
skills
Internet, tutor I will attend
several
workshops
regarding
multitasking. I
will also take
coaching and
mentoring for
overcoming my
multitasking
skills in which
I'm lacking
behind.
It will take
around 6 weeks
to improve my
multitasking
skills with the
help of my tutor.
I will monitor
myself by making
a schedule and
planning several
activities at the
same time to
know that have I
successful
overcome
multitasking
skills.
Decision Making
skills (Tasker,
Tutor and
workshops
I will take several
seminars,
It will take
around 5 weeks
I will ask to my
tutor and ask him

2015) workshops
regarding
effective decision
making in order
to develop my
decision making
skills.
to improve my
decision making
skills by
attending
workshops and
seminars.
to take several test
in order to
determine that I
have been
effective in
decision making
or not.
Ways through which objectives and personal development plan used for achieving visions of an
organization
The objectives and the personal development plan which is being created for developing
those skills which are required to become an effective strategic manager of Tesco are to be
executed in such a manner that it achieves vision of the organization (Ansoff and et.al., 2018).
Firstly, communication skills are the most essential skills which are required to communicate the
ideas and missions in a company like Tesco, as it is a huge organization and a communication
gap can lead to ineffective execution of strategies that are being created for achieving
organizational visions. Secondly, for implementing a strategy there are several tasks that are to
be executed at a same time, which needs multitasking skills, these can help me in implementing
all the strategies of Tesco in a more significant manner. Lastly, decision making play a vital role,
this can help me in making decisions in a more effective manner so that the visions of Tesco are
being met more efficiently.
Analysing development of skills and knowledge through various personal development activities
In order to become a more effective strategic manager, I will try my best to improve my
skills in which I'm lacking behind, for each skill I will practice appropriate practice to perform
them in a more significant way. I will talk to my friends and attend tuition classes for improving
my communication skills that will help me to communicate my vision to others which is
essential in an effective leadership. In order to improve my decision making skill, I will attend
several conferences and seminars regarding effective decision making which can help me in
making decisions more significantly. The last skill which I need to improve is multitasking,
which I will improve with the help of my tutor, and performing various tasks at the same time
that will help me to develop my multitasking skills which will be required in Tesco for managing
several tasks at the same time as a strategic manager.

TASK 3
Analysis the factors which influences in creation of visions of an organization
Vision is very important and effective for company. This help to achieve goals and
objective of company which is Tesco. Tesco is retail company which is deals in various product
and its supermarket. Some the factors are impact to formation of organisation vision which are
underneath:
Employees
Employees are impact to business and its growth as well as its vision creation. Employees
have their own perception for work completing. Employee are done their own task and project by
using their technique (Grint and et.al., 2016). This can be impact to vision because in that
manager have to make vision by considering their perception.
Management
Management of Tesco is impacting to formation of vision because that have their roles
and responsibilities to performing their task and work. Management make process of dealing
with or controlling things. This can be impact to creation of vision.
Assesses the different approaches to developing vision.
It is very important to develop vision in proper manner because it is very important for
business and its growth factor. Approaches to develop vision are as follows:
Brainstorming
This is the technique for generating new ideas in order to solve problems for developing
vision. It is potential participants to have drawing associations between ideas in free think. By
using brainstorming strategy of developing vision. This is very effective and valuable strategy to
develop vision of strategic manager and their own goals.
Creativity and intuition exercises
Creativity and intuition exercise is highly help to develop vision for company in proper
and effective manner (Thorpe, 2016). In this manager can think about the creativity like product
develop and new promotion channel. By using this, manager is effectively able to focus on event
or situation intently for a few minutes.

Evaluate factors which impact to vision of communication.
Communication of vision in proper manner is very important and effective part of
business. There are some factors which can be influence to communication of vision to external
stakeholder in proper manner.
 Communication is impact to external stakeholder because lacking of communication is
creating problems for company. Through, this customers are not getting exactly what is
the product and services of company. Interacting customers through social media in this
most of the time network is creating issues for business.
 Legal structure of business is create problem for business achievements for business. It is
very important and effective for business (Macdonald, Burke and Stewart, 2018). Legal
structure of company is divided into various functions and very employees are work
through this. This can be impact to business in order to communicating vision with
outside stakeholder.
Needs of commitment gain by internal stakeholder.
Internal stakeholder relationship are very important for success of business. Benefits of
performance and vision. This factor is highly help to gain commitment of employees, manager.
Both are the internal stakeholder, in terms of communicating vision here is gain commitment
through internal stakeholders.
 Analyzing the benefits of vision (Herman, 2016). It is very important to measure benefits
of vision in proper manner because which is help to gain commitment of employees
through work and benefits.
 Tutor assessment is also help to people to take commitment of internal stakeholder
because tutor is assess the work of people and ensure about the work is done in proper
manner or not.
TASK 4
The benefits of review and explain the tool for achieving personal and organisational strategy.
Review and feedback is very important and effective part of the business in terms of
evaluating performance. This will help to achieving personal and organisational strategy. Some
of tools are explain below for achieving personal and organisational strategy are underneath:
Feedback

Feedback is very important tool for taking review about work and ensure about the skills
are developed. For that, feedback is very effective strategy for ensuring about the work. In this,
assessor is give feedback about work and follower get this and implement. After, that try to solve
mistake and improve skills in proper manner.
Schedule for work
Schedule for work is also effective tool for taking review about own work in proper
manner. In this, self make schedule for work done and do work according to time table. With the
help of this work in done on time and also in proper manner (Bush, Bell and Middlewood,
2019).
Sources of information need for taking review program.
In order to achieve objective and improve their performance for growth. There are two
sources which are highly required for collecting information of review program.
Time line
Time line is effective tool for reviewing program because of positive impact and work
process. Time lines shows work and improvement of people and own. This will shows ability of
employee working proper manner.
Quality of work
Quality of work is help to maintain work quality in proper manner. This will be helping
for business. This will help to collect and gathering information about work and review of work.
TASK 5
Review the progress against the outcomes stated in PDP.
Skills Set objective Outcome Achieved objective
Communication
skills
I am able to lean the
communicating skill
but not fully as I am
ow able to conveying
messages my staff.
This helping me
greatly.

Decision making
skills
I am able to take own
decision by self in
very situation like in
critical and normal
situation. The
outcomes I waiting
for my seniors.
CONCLUSION
From present study, it had been be concluded that influencing employees to voluntarily
make decisions which enhances the organization is the most essential part of strategic
management. Present study concludes that scientific leadership theory and traits theory helps in
assessing private development of an individual. Further this report concludes personal SWOT
can be conducted for auditing own leadership as well as management skills. This study also
concludes that a personal development plan can help in developing several skills as it includes a
significant plan for developing skills that have to be overcome. Lastly this study concludes that
there are several factors that impacts on the creation of organizational vision includes
communication and legal structure.

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