An Examination of Leadership and Management at Sports Direct

This report provides an analysis of leadership and management principles within the context of Sports Direct. It begins by identifying various leadership and management theories, exploring their perspectives, and outlining their practical applications within the company. The report then emphasizes the significance of leadership and management in Sports Direct's growth, tracing its evolution from a single store to its current size. It delves into the principles of team working, examining relevant theories to underpin leadership and management styles, including the Beblin Team Role model. Furthermore, the report identifies ways Sports Direct can effectively facilitate change procedures, highlighting the importance of ethical and value-based solutions in management practices. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, emphasizing the crucial role of effective management in organizational success.

MANAGEMENT
AND LEADERSHIP
PERSPECTIVE

Table of Contents
1. Description on identification of various theories and its perspective in application to sports
direct. ..........................................................................................................................................1
2. Description on significance of leadership and management enabled Sports Direct to grow
from single store to current size. ................................................................................................2
3. Description on principle of team working and theories to underpin leadership as well
management style........................................................................................................................3
4. Description on the identification of ways of sport directs to effectively facilitate the change
procedures. .................................................................................................................................4
5. Define recognition of ethical as well value based solutions. .................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The management is art of getting things done with the help of others. It is inclusive of
various kind of activities as are planning organising directing, controlling so that enterprise is
able to run its operation smoothly. The main aim of sport management is to assist the leaders in
relation to identifying the appropriate techniques so that working of firm can be improvised
effectively. The term leadership referred as directly motivates the employees of firm in order to
achieve the targets. Without leading employees properly they are not able to conduct operation
of enterprise in smooth manner. Managers and leader are both crucial aspects of firm, without
them the firm is not able to undertake its operation. They both plays essential role in order to
aggrievement of targets. The present assignment will outline the essential theories in respect to
leaders and managers. This is need to be done in order to ensure effective working in sport
direct.
1. Description on identification of various theories and its perspective in application to sports
direct.
The leader and manager are those tools of firm, who undertakes their business activities
in expertise mode. It can be true to said that both of them have power to covert risk into
opportunities.
The role of leader is need to be identified in relation to sport direct. The leader mush have
trait with the help of which he is bale to undertake business activities effectively. As per the
theory of leadership, personalities attributes and traits are need to be in significant manner so that
they can carry out business function in expertise mode. The leader is need to be person who has
following qualities as well skills as are adjustment, carefulness, intelligence, openness to
experience, self-effacing and extroversion etc.
Moreover, Stephen Zaccaro, he is researcher of trait theories who argues as effective leadership
will work as coordinated accumulation of the social abilities, cognitive abilities etc. This all are
works as to influences each other activities. In this manner the leader in the sport direct must
have some abilities and skills as are honesty, creativity, problem solving and interpersonal skills
etc. this all are helpful in relation to have high decision making.
Under this there are various leadership styles which are need to be adopted by leaders for
managing the working of enterprise effectively. The transformation leadership style is one of the
effective method in order to achieve high level of morality and motivation. The transformation
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style of leadership is so deficient and it has its own followers. On the other hand the contingency
model of leadership mainly focus over interaction of leadership styles and its situation. This kind
of leadership style are affective in order to have good working within the enterprise. With the
help of adoption of leadership style there workers able to work in motivational manner. Thus,
transformation leadership style is very helpful in relation to assist as encourage the employees to
perform their job effectively. The leader mush have the quality of self awareness so that he is
able to perform his function in more effective manner.
2. Description on significance of leadership and management enabled Sports Direct to grow from
single store to current size.
The leadership is the complex process and it is need to be defined in the well manner. It
must have smooth functioning so that organization can able to perform its activities in well
defined manner.
The manager and leader both are the essential part of the firm activities and they are responsible
to carry out process of firm in effective manner. The manager perform its role as to formulation
of effective planning and strategies which works as to bring various kind of benefits to the
company. This kind of activities are helpful in relation to attract large number of customer in
market. The managers are the person who has to manage over planning so that he is able to
conduct operation of firm in expertise mode. They need to resolve the conflicts of the entity so
that they work as to manage the overall working of business enterprise. On the other hand the
leader is that individual who works as to lead employees of firm. They take initiates to make
good coordination with the employees of the firm so that they can able to process the activities of
the firm in effective manner. The leader also provide assist to manager in relation to formulation
of plan and policies for short term as well long term. With the help of this kind of functioning
there can be effective working and subordinates to the firm can work in more effectively manner.
Hence, it can be said that the leaders and manager both are the essential individuals who are
responsible to promote continuous improvement by working towards eliminating the barriers of
sunniness enterprise.
By working together they are able to bring betterment at the workplace. With the help of
integrated efforts they are able to make proper identification of the needs of enterprise and take
effective steps to it. In this manner it can be said that in firm there are internal as well
stakeholders so both leader and manager work in coordinated manner to accomplish desire
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objective of the enterprise. They are having high potential to support firm in order to get the
better of critical as well as complex situation. The good and effective working will be helpful to
have growth opportunities. The manager needs to provide training facility to their employees so
that they are able to perform the function of enterprise in effective manner. They need to put
their hard working in the sport direct company so that firm is able to achieve its desire
profitability as well productivity. With the help of continuous learning they are able to bring
improvement in the performance. This kind of activities will be helpful in relation to foster
growth of business enterprise.
3. Description on principle of team working and theories to underpin leadership as well
management style.
The team working will be possible if employees to the enterprise are having effective
coordination. This kind of activities support the sunniness enterprise in order to achieve the
desire profitability. The team approaches are need to be followed by leader and manager so that
they are able to properly conduct operational function of firm. With the help of this the group
work can be promoted and there can be reduction in stress level of workers. In this manner it can
be said that the changes are need to be adopted in relation to effectively manage whole working
in the diverse culture.
Thus, it can be said that working activities of the organization and managing the task
together both are complicated in order to carry out function of firm effectively. The sports direct
company need to have those leaders who perform their business activities in appropriate manner.
In this manner it can be true to said that with the help of effective performance the working of
the can be directed in expertise mode. The team working will be helpful to completion of the task
in the deadline. The team working of the enterprise can be improvised with the help of
implementation of Beblin Team role model management.
Beblin team model- This is helpful in relation to designed to use the talents and personalities of
member effectively. In order to bring improvement in performance of employees there is need to
perform the activities of the firm in efficient manner. In this manner it can be true to said that the
team role are effective process to bring full potential in sunniness activities. Under this there are
nine methods which will be helpful to have systematic team working in the organization. These
are defined in following manner as are-
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Implementer- He is the practical organiser within the team. He works as to puts ideas into
actions. This all are need to be executed in properly manner. With the help do implementation of
ideas in the corrective manner the growth of firm can be enhanced in high manner.
Resource investigator- This kind of the person must have the qualities to perform their business
activities in innovative and curious manner. Under this the team member are need to be
enthusiastic and they should actively work with external stakeholder. This kind of activities are
helpful in order to accomplish the desire objectives. The positivity will be beneficial to carry out
process of business effectively.
Plant- He is creative thinker of the team. They can also mistaken as to be poor communicators
and tend to ignore given parameter and constraints. They can be introverted personal and prefer
to work apart from team.
Monitor- This is need to be done in relation to monitoring of overall activities effectively. With
the help of analysing the situation they are able to achieve the desire objectives of the business
enterprise. In this way the manager and leader needs to evaluate the performance of enterprise
effectively. The sport direct company need to take initiative to evaluate all the things effectively
with monitoring process.
Shaper- under the technique of the shaper the work will be done in the proper deadline and all
goals of the enterprise are need to meet.
Coordinator- The coordination is function which is helpful in relation to coordinated the each
thing effectively. With the help of this the desire objectivity of the firm can be achieved. This
kind of the activities ate helpful in relation to sustain the growth of the enterprise in effective
manner.
Team worker- He is the most effective and sensitive person of the team. This person must have
the qualities in relation to deal with the conflict situation of business enterprise. This kind of the
activities will lead to achieve the desire profitability of enterprise.
4. Description on the identification of ways of sport directs to effectively facilitate the change
procedures.
The changes are need to be taken in order to facilitate effective growth in enterprise. With the
help of implementation of changes in the business enterprise they are able to deal with the
operation of firm in high manner. At the time of changing any policies they need to plan training
programs for their individuals so that all function can be carried out effectively. The manager
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and leader plays the crucial role in relation to bring the changes in the activities of the firm.
Thus, changes are essential to earn the large amount of profitability as well as to sustain firm in
market for longer period.
5. Define recognition of ethical as well value based solutions.
The leader and manager both need to performing activities of firm in the positive manner.
This can be done if they are preforming their activities with the ethical mode. Under this it can
be true to said that this are working as to have direct as well as significant impact on the firm
sustainability, success and growth. Ethics has taken important part in the management of
business activities. Therefore, fundamental values of individuals, teams and enterprise have
significant impact over the working of the business enterprise.
Hence, it can be true to said that managers in sports direct company need to take initiatives to
adopt more ethical approach for managing the activities in expertise manner.
CONCLUSION
Based on above report it can be concluded that management is art of getting things done
with the help of others. It is inclusive of various kind of activities as are planning organizing
directing, controlling so that enterprise is able to run its operation smoothly. The present
assignment will focus on the activities like tram working principles of leader and manager in
firm and coinages management of individual in organization. Managers and leader are both
crucial aspects of firm, without them the firm is not able to undertake its operation.
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REFERENCES
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