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Individual research - Styles of Management and Leadership
Due Date: 25th March 2021 (1hr)

Assessment 1- 10% (47 marks)

 Who are you going to call? One or two styles may suit?
 USE:
 A – Autocratic
 B- Bureaucratic
 D-Democratic
 L-Laissez-faire
(8Marks)

PROBLEM STYLE

1 Employees are having serious problems getting the job done.

They have not responded to your efforts to be friendly or to
your invitations to get involved in discussions.

2 You are considering a major change in your program.

Employees enjoy participating in the planning.

3 Employees are working with dangerous or delicate equipment

that requires a definite set of procedures to operate.

4 Employees have pride in their work and the drive to it

successfully on their own.

5 You want to encourage team building and participation.

6 Decision are easier and more cost-effective for the manager to

make the decision.

7 Employees have lost interest in their work and are poorly

motivated.

8 Employees need to understand certain standards or

procedures.
 PROBLEM Style

Autocratic
1

Laissez-faire
2

Democratic
3

Bureaucratic
4

Give your own examples of a situation where each style would suit. (4 marks)
1. Which style of management and leadership would you personally choose for your future Business? Ensure you
justify your choice with consideration of the style’s advantages and drawbacks as well as your own strengths
and personality traits. (10 mks)

2. As you are now an expert in management and leadership you have been approached by two different
managers who are currently struggling in their role and have asked for your advice on the scenarios below.
Pick only one scenario and write a detailed response as to what management and leadership style they
currently use and make clear comparisons with a style that you would recommend instead with clear
justification for this recommendation. Please use Leadership theories to justify recommendations. (25 Marks)

Scenario 1: Jasmine is 19 and has just started on a trainee management scheme for a nationwide supermarket
and before she started, she feared that she would not be respected by her team so decided to go into the role
with an extremely stern approach where she micro managed everyone so she had full control and tried to
discipline anyone who stepped out of line. This approach has not gone down well with her team as most have
them are competent at their jobs and have worked for the supermarket for over 10 years. Also, questions have
been asked by senior members of the supermarket’s management team around her suitability for the role
because of complaints from staff. She is really upset and is determined to overcome this and succeed but is
unsure what to do.

Scenario 2: Gregory is 41 and has worked for a marketing business since leaving University at 19, progressing
from a variety of junior roles to a management role which he has now been in for the last 15 years. He has
always had a relaxed approach, allowing staff to have a lot of autonomy and make decisions which he is
ultimately responsible for if it goes wrong. Gregory has always found success in this approach as many staff were
extremely competent and experienced in their roles. However, in the last few years, the business has gone
through numerous changes and budget cuts have caused redundancies and experienced staff have been
replaced with apprentices over time. Gregory has stuck to his laid-back philosophy through all of this, but his
team’s performance has got significantly worse. He is now having to have regular meetings with the CEO about
his team’s underperformance. He does not understand why his approach suddenly does not work and really
requires your advice.