The Role of Transformational Leadership in Tesco's Global Success

This essay delves into the application of transformational leadership within Tesco, analyzing its effectiveness in cross-cultural management and its impact on employee motivation and organizational success. The essay highlights how Tesco utilizes transformational leadership to navigate cultural differences across its global operations, fostering a positive and empowering environment that encourages employee engagement and maximizes potential. It contrasts transformational leadership with transactional leadership, emphasizing the former's focus on employee development and its role in driving organizational growth through inspiration and influence. The analysis underscores the importance of communication skills, interpersonal skills, and persuasive abilities for leaders aiming to implement changes effectively and align organizational goals with the diverse cultural values of employees across different nations. The essay concludes that transformational leadership is a highly recommended approach for multinational enterprises like Tesco, enabling them to adapt to changing environments, manage crises, and achieve sustained success by fostering a motivated and engaged workforce.

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In slide 11, I have explained the major aspects and traits of transformational leaders and
how it helps in creating a better workplace where employees are highly motivated and
encouraged. This slide discuss how transformational leaders provide effective assistance in
supporting various job roles and positions. There are various job roles and responsibilities in the
chosen retail sector; Tesco and employees need consistent guidance and instructions as on how
they are supposed to perform the tasks. Through the information covered in this slide, I have
evaluated that Encouraging employees and inspiring them is the main motive of a
transformational leader. They work upon their personality so that they could be able to influence
and persuade employees to perform better. In slide 11, I understood that being a transformational
leader take years of experience and practice and it is definitely not an easy task to inspire
employees in a manner so that their interests aligns with that of the organisational motives. I
have developed my interpretative skills during preparation of various slides in this assignment. I
have analysed what are the crucial skills and traits that are required to become a transformational
leader which must be able to lead changes. A transformational leader is required to work upon
his communication skills, interpersonal skills, persuasive skills and in various other areas for the
purpose of grooming his personality and constructively apply the theory into practice
(Siangchokyoo, Klinger and Campion, 2020). I have understood that a transformational
leadership style is one of the most effective style of operating a multinational enterprise because
such leaders are able to implement changes in highly effective manner. In a multinational
enterprise such as Tesco where operations and employees are expanded on a high scale, through
practising transformational theory of leadership, it would be able to push workers to optimise
their potential even in situations of uncertainty where employees are demotivated and unwilling
to work. I have learned that in order to become a transformational leader in future, I have to
develop a range of skills and build my confidence because leading a group that will bring
transformation requires highly persuasive skills. I have to work upon my communication skills
and the ability to inspire and motivate groups to make the best out of available resources.
In slide 12, the importance of transformational leadership is explained in relation to
cross-cultural management. Tesco is a leading organisation which has its presence and operates
in numerous countries including Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Spain, Malaysia, US, japan and
many other regions. In order to lead an enterprise which is widely expanded in various countries
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and has to consider cultural sensitivity of nations which shows major differences on various
cultural dimensions. Leading employees belonging to different backgrounds and having
differences in assumptions, values, beliefs and attitude, transformational leadership is the most
effective theory applicable in this context (Mahmood, Uddin and Fan, 2018). Through
emphasizing upon importance of different cultures, transformational leaders must be able to deal
with a group of employees which have differences in viewpoints and thoughts. Through this
slide, I have understood that transformational leadership is the theory which reflects and suggests
effective practices and styles which must be adopted in order to lead an enterprise on
multinational level. Through researching content for this slide, I have evaluated that
transformational leadership is the most appropriate and suitable theory in cross-cultural
management. I have examined that while operating the enterprise on a global level with its
activities in various regions, a leader must be able to promote changes and deal with situations of
conflicts and chaos which could be a result of differences of perceptions due to variety of
cultural trends prevailing in different nations. I have evaluated that a transformational leader
would be able to deal with conditions of crisis and implements changes even in nations where
consequences of changes are colliding with their cultural values and aspects. For instance, if
leaders have to implement a more flat and open communication system in place of a hierarchical
structure, countries with high power distance store would oppose the change as they expect the
unequal distribution of power which needs no further justification. In such situations,
transformational leaders would be able to lead change through persuading and influencing
perceptions of staff of a particular nation. They would try to implement change through
motivating them that changes will leads to better results and fast decision making and is in
favour of both employees and enterprise. From this slide, I have understood that transformational
leaders must possess traits which helps them in dealing with cross-cultural management.
In slide 13, the nature of transformational leadership is further elaborated and stated in
relation with management of Tesco. Through information covered in this slide, I learnt that
Tesco adopts practices and styles of transformational leadership which help the company in
cross-culture management and understanding various cultural trends and aspects which is
prevailing within its branches spreaded worldwide (Alrowwad and Abualoush, 2020). I have
analysed from this slide that the leaders of Tesco tries to aligning the organisational practices
conducted in its parent nation with practices of its host country. The leaders of the company
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takes into account the cultural sensitivity and its influence on the employees and thus lead the
personnel of the enterprise in constructive manner. In the theories of cross cultural management,
I have examined that it is associated with practices and strategies used in managing employees
from various countries. The corporate culture of its various branches depends upon the cultural
trends prevailing in the particular region and thus the leaders of Tesco has to manage employees
from a diversified range. In this slide, I have understand that leaders of Tesco are able to build a
company so prominent and significant through managing cultural differences within various
branches of the enterprise. In this slide, I have determined, that to become a leading leader who
is able to handle cultural differences and deal a range of perspectives, theory of transformational
leadership is most relevant and suitable. I have examined that the leaders at Tesco analyse
cultural aspects of various nations in which it is operating. They formulate effective strategies as
on how these cultural differences can be understood and attempts at aligning with cultural trends
prevailing in its parent nation. The transformational leadership helps in maintaining
effectiveness and influence through driving motivation of employees and through implementing
change by inspiring the employees. In order to understand cultural sensitivity and manage
employees in cross-cultural management, transformational leaders push employees to perform
effectively irrespective of changes in practices and approaches of the organisation. In this slide,
it is being reflected that how Tesco becomes a market leader through executing its contemporary
management and devising strategies to implement changes through transformational leadership.
The leaders of the company tries to integrate the cultural interests and trends of various operating
nations with the organisational goals and objectives for growth and success.
In the final slide 14, it has been stated that transformational leadership is the most
effective style and is highly recommended and applicable in management of Tesco. I have
researched in this slide that transformational leadership is more constructive than transactional
leadership as it helps in creating a positive and affirmative environment whereas transactional
leadership make use of rewards and punishments to motivate employees. I have examined that
transformational leadership is associated with treating employees as one of the most crucial
assets of organisation and thus it is focused upon maximising their potential through motivated
them and encouraging their participation (Jensen, Potočnik and Chaudhry, 2020). I have
developed understanding of the concept of leadership on completion of this assignment and I
have analysed that transformational theory of leadership is most recommended and constructive
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theory which boost morale of employees and thus leads an organisation towards growth and
development. I have determined that the application of transformational leadership requires
experience and expertise and more importantly high skills in area of personality and
communication. A person must be highly influential and persuasive in order to become a
transformational leader and leading a group of personnel in effective manner. Through this
slide , I have understood that transformational leaders are able to implement changes through
influencing behaviour and attitude of employees. I have understood the influence of leadership
styles and how attitude and approaches that are undertaken by employees are likely to impact the
overall performance of employees and the organisation. Leaders are different in their leading
styles and how they get work done in organisation through guiding employees make a huge
impact on overall productivity and efficiency of employees. Through this slide, I learnt that in
managing different aspects of an organisation, it is important for leaders to determine theories of
leadership so that they can devise effective strategies and decide the approach that is required to
be taken to enhance performance of the employees. In this slide, I have learned that leaders are
able to motivate and encourage the employees of Tesco by following a positive and empowering
approach through transformational leadership style. Thus, it is considered as a very effective
style in leading groups and I learnt its significance through this presentation.
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