Discussion paper with 2 responses

Discussion 1:

1) For a company to grow changes are required from time to time, it might either be a process change or the management change or anything else. Resistance can be caused due to self-interest or any general intolerance for change. Whenever any kind of change happens in an organization it impact its performance and condition overtime and there is a lot of buzz around the employees and opens up a lot of discussions among themselves. There are multiple ways that leadership can reduce negative connotations among the employees, some of them being by making them understand that change is needed for the good of the organization and for employees which can make their work processes easier and also have a better work culture. The management should educate their employees for the need to change, maintain a strong communication in transitioning the changes and also providing support whatever they need.

 

2) While implementing the leadership sets a deadline for the tasks to be completed within a certain period of time whereas management chooses who should be completing those tasks. Structure the team in such a way that it can maximize the changes to its potential by assigning team members appropriate roles and responsibilities which uses their experience in a better way. It can be done by involving each team member in change request meetings as they would have a better understanding why a change is need and how it would benefit them, having major stake holders participate in development/implementation phases and testing so that they can be familiar to the changes and then pass it on to their respective team members.

 

Discussion 2:

In order to answer this question,you should understand that, management involves a variety of skills that are are used to plan, build, and organizationally implement systems that will help to accomplish the set goals.Leadership on the other hand involves a variety of skills that are used to focus on some kind of change by establishing direction and motivating people to work towards that direction.When dealing with cultural issues such as not accepting change,the leadership construct would be more appropriate.This is because instead of imposing the new changes to the employees who are still apprehensive about them due to their culture,making them understand the importance that the new changes will have on them and the organization as a whole will not only boost their morale to implement the changes but it will also help them understand why it is actually being done.This thus promotes a good working environment for the employees who in return generate high profits for the organization.

When dealing with performing work,the management construct is more appropriate. This is because it provides a guideline on what the employer expects of the employee and also provides manners on how to implement them.The working performance of the employees is one way in which the organization implements it's set goals.This being said therefore,the working performance of each and every employee is not to be gambled on but is expected to be at 100% always to generate more revenue for the organisation.Performing work is not something that many organizations take time to try and make employees understand why it is like that because it is expected to be self explanatory. This is something that even employees know that compromising on this is going to be difficult. Employees are obligated to adhere to it regardless of the feelings or thoughts they may have on it.

To answer this question you should note that leadership aims more on making the employees understand why certain structures are the way they are while management aims at implementing the said structures regardless.