Shackleton Leadership Style: A Case Study on Contemporary Crisis

This case study analyzes Shackleton's leadership style and its applicability to contemporary business crises, highlighting its effectiveness in managing teams and achieving goals through motivation and coordination. The report emphasizes the essential lessons from Shackleton's leadership, focusing on commitment, responsibility, and adaptability in challenging situations. It evaluates the Unilever organization, identifying management issues such as organizational culture, low motivation, and weak leadership, and recommends adopting the Shackleton leadership style to enhance productivity and profitability by fostering better communication, employee involvement, and continuous training. The study concludes that adapting leadership styles and organizational culture is crucial for addressing modern management challenges and improving overall performance.

CASE STUDY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
RECOMMENDATION...................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
There are number of management problem are well evaluated as per the current date in the
world in order to change in the term of technology, trend, market and environment that is
showing situation which is generally impacted the operation as well as probability. Business
environment is showing the chain that is instant rapid for the addition which is usually non
predictive also so that the management must be use their available resource in the effective
manner (Burns and et. al., 2022). Therefore, there are some of the aspect which is focus on the
firm and organisation for the achievement of the performance of the firm goal and the style
which is working that they can use the Shackleton leadership style. It usually helps the manager
of the firm to lead to their employee in the right path which is well useful for the
accomplishment of the goals. The report usually covers the essential lesion which can help to get
the better understanding from the article in the relevance of the contemporary business crisis in
the aspect of firm. In addition, it well highlight the evaluation of the organisation which is related
with the leadership in order to make the recommendation for the improvement of the
performance and increasing the value which is beneficial (Kumar and et. al., 2022).
MAIN BODY
In the context with the article which is related with the Shackleton leadership style which is
effective and help to control and manage and lead the team which may work in order to achieve
the goals with the proper motivation and coordination in order to meet the desired goal in the
time. It is also calibrated within the article that Shackleton formulate the most effective
leadership style and their member help to enhance their moral and values and implement same
skills and preferred interest for the smooth working. In addition, the Shackleton was well known
which is cautious leader and help to make the proper exploration that lead to cross the Antarctica
ice in order to finish the mission. In the context with the crew member, the Shackleton was the
first who used to walk across the continent of Antarctica with the further leading and show the
encouragement that used to show the effective manner. It is also used to provide the context
which may learned from the leadership style of the Shackleton where leader have usually show
the sense of commitment and show role and responsibilities with the great presence of mind in
order to deal with the number of difficult for the working or the completing their mission. In
order to lead with the team and making the appropriate team working that help to motivate them
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in order to give the efforts with various of resource and tool which is taken in order to achieve
the target on the scheduled timeframe (Malik, 2022).
With the context with the subs of imagination, the flexible zone of method and credible
commitment in order to meet the purpose which is well helpful in the achievement of the success
which is most important aspect that is persistent for the 21st century in order to reduce the issue.
In this, the Shackleton was a team leader who is generally successful to made the team efforts
and never force their member which is challenging task which may enhance their tension and
make the workload. They were that is grateful that show the improvisation as well as they never
afraid in order to make the drop the plan and rule book which is usually not working in order to
achieve their goals. As they used to believe in making the behaviour which is adopted for the
new and effective method, rules, policy and other which is help to make the boost the morale of
their people which make the context of the engagement that help to make the improvement in the
performance for the growth which is well related with the future. The Shackleton usually believe
in order to adopt new and effective method which help to take the contribution in the future
growth (Maylawati, Khosyi'ah, and Kholiq, 2022). The team working is always regulated in
order to provide the support and care with the proper interaction with the team member which
make the connection with them so that they can feel which is must value and performed with the
assign task with the proper perfection. It is also analysed with the help of Shackleton leadership
style that every leader used to develop the vision and share it with the whole team with the
proper detail and making the purpose. It is also showing the important aspect with every member
that is well related with the context that they have done as well with each member with the
various ideas of the task where leader must listen while making the plan for the task. It is well
defined as they also used to take place and aspect that help to formulate the interest and
excitement as well as clarity among the team member in order to meet the desired goals on the
time. Therefore, another lesson is also used to learn which is well essential to formulate the unity
with the commitment within the context with the team. In addition, the Shackleton used to
provide the information which is well related with the strength and weakness in order to train and
improve the skill and knowledge. In addition, they also used to make surety which is well related
with the team member which has been ask question and share the issue which is evaluated with
the any kind of hesitation with the main purpose to minimise the issue. Additionally, they plan
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and make decision which is tough and flexible in order to adopt the change as per the situation
by enhancing the productivity of the employee (Shand and et. al., 2022).
There is various issue in management in the 21st century such as environment change, high
turnover, poor team working and coordination and so on. For instance, in order to make the
elaboration with the notion of management issue which is related with the Unilever that is
multinational organisation. It is first established in the 1929 by Samuel in order to regulate good
and service to the people. In the context to the Unilever, there are many management issue which
is focus on the organisational culture, low motivation among the staff member, weak leadership
style and also focus on the lack of training which is hinder the overall performance in the today
dynamic world. With the context to the Unilever, there are number of issue which is related with
the management such as lack of organisational culture, low motivation among the employee and
so on. Therefore, leader use autocratic style and show the aspect of power in the organisation
which have taken the majority of decision that demotivate the employee to perform their task in
the effective manner. The leader of Unilever which does not allow their staff to make the proper
participation for the decision making. The other issue within the Unilever is that the leader and
employee do not have proper interaction and communication which may formulate conflict and
misunderstanding which is related with the issue in working that discourage the working of
talented employee. The outcome is that the talented employee leave the job and environment
become toxic and non-productive for the working (Simina, and Raluca, 2022).
RECOMMENDATION
It is well recommended that the management and new entrepreneur of the Unilever is used
to show the proper customisation in the work practice which is performed by the employee. In
addition, the leadership style must be change in order to demise the issue which is based on the
management in order to enhance productivity and profitability. In addition, they use Shackleton
leadership style which may lead and manage the employee and motivate in such way which that
can follow the context to achieve the desired goals. Before making any decision the suggestion is
used to taken from all the employee as per their view decision are used to made. The proper
training and other approach are used to taken which is beneficial for the organisation to enhance
the growth (Maylawati, Khosyi'ah, and Kholiq, 2022).
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CONCLUSION
As per the above discussion, it is well evaluated that the current time is usually focus on the
various opportunities for the organisation which may arise the contemporary issue for the
management which is related with the firm leader and sometime the behaviour of employee. The
issue is inaccurate leadership style, demotivated employee and lack of communication.
Shackleton leadership style is usually effective style which help manager in order to motivate
their team for the accomplishment of goals. The issue is control and managed with the use of
modified organisational culture and leadership style.
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