Leadership and Management Assignment
Qualification - BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business
Unit number and title - Unit 14 Working with and Leading People
QFC Level - Level 5
Unit Code - M/601/0908
Assignment Scenario
You have been recently appointed as the General Manager of a UK based company (of your choice). The company wants to develop a core team who can perform to the level of company's expectation to achieve its goals and mission. Currently 25 staff are working on a regular basis and considering future development plan the company board members are planning to recruit and develop some more staff in order to enrich the teamwork and ensure proper operations. To achieve this objective the company needs to hire ten more members of staff.
Introduction
The introduction should explain how you report will be structured. You can use it to state some details about the business sector the company operates within, if this helps explain your planned actions.
Please use the above scenario to answer the following four tasks.
Task 1
1.1 Prepare documentations to recruit and select new staff members in your organisation. [P1.1]
1.2. Assess the impact of the legal, regulatory and ethical considerations in recruitment and selection process and identify the areas of improvements.
In doing so, you must use relevant legislation and current regulatory frameworks to support your analysis. [P1.2. M1]
1.3 As part of personnel selection, write how did you take part in the selection process and evaluate your own contribution in the selection process in your capacity of the company Manager responsible for recruitment and selection. Use theories to support your evaluation. [P1.3, P1.4, D1]
To achieve M1, you will have produced an effective judgement of the recruitment and selection procedures in your organization using relevant theories,
To achieve you will have arrived at conclusions through synthesis of and have been justified to evaluate the skills and attributes effective leadership and management in your organisation
Task 2
Explain the and attributes you need as a Manager using the theories on leadership and management to bean effective leader in organisation. [P2.1]
Using your organisation, explain the differences between leadership and managerial skills.[P2.2]
Do you think you are a situational leader? Using leadership theories, compare different situations where you applied different styles and explain motivational theories to motivate your to follow you and achieve organisational objectives [P2.3,P2.4,M2]
To achieve M2, you will have used two relevant leadership theories and techniques to compare two different situations you used to motivate yourstaff.
Task 3
As a manager how you assess the benefits of team work in organization? [P3.1,M3]
A common problem in teamwork results from conflicts. Demonstrate how you resolve conflicts in teamwork in your organisation? Use theories relating to to strengthen analysis.[P3.2]
a possible strategy to improve the effectiveness of the team in your organisation. [P3.3, D2]
To achieve M3, you will have used an appropriate structure and approach to assess the benefits of teamwork.
To achieve D2, you will have demonstrated independence in discussing the importance of cooperation and team working your organisation.
Task 4
Explain the factors involved in assessing the work performance of the employees in your organisation. [P4.1]
How would you plan and deliver the assessment of the development needs of your employees? [P4.2, D3]
Evaluate the success of the assessment process used in your organisation and of supporting the needs and development of employees. [P4.3]
To achieve D3, you will have generated sophisticated and creative to improve the assessment process inyour organisation.
Task 1
LO1. Be able to use recruitment, selection and retention procedure
1.1 Prepare documentation to select and recruit a new member of staff;
1.2 Assess the impact of legal, regulatory and ethical considerations to the recruitment and selection process;
1.3 Take part in the selection process;
1.4 Evaluate own contribution to the selection process.
Task 2
L02. Understand the styles and impact of leadership
2.1 Explain the skills and attributes needed for leadership;
2.2 Explain the difference between leadership and management;
2.3 Compare leadership styles for different situations;
2.4 Explain ways to motivate staff to achieve objectives.
Task 3
LO3. Be able to work effectively in a team
3.1 Assess the benefits of team working for an organisation;
3.2 Demonstrate working in a team as a leader and member towards specific goals, dealing with any conflict or difficult situations;
3.3 Review the effectiveness of the team,
Task 4
LO4: be able to assess the work and development needs of individual
4.1 Explain the factors involved in planning the monitoring and assessment of work performance;
4.2 Plan and deliver the assessment of the development needs of individual;
4.3 Evaluate the success of the assessment process.