LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT - LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT ANALYSIS

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Note: All scenarios in this assignment are fictional.

Real Business

It can be difficult for a business to improve how it operates from  inside the organization. Sometimes, an outside perspective is needed.  The large discount retail store you work for wants to improve its  in-store restaurant management team.

Your Role

Companies like Target and Walmart often work with outside  consultants—people who are not employees of the company but who are  hired on a contract basis to help with a specific project. As a  Leadership Consultant, you’ve been hired by a large discount retail  company to help the company improve its leadership structure and  approach to management.


WHAT IS A LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT

A leadership consultant is a person called in to a company, be it a  large corporation or a small business, to evaluate how it operates and  make recommendations for improvement. Leadership consultants are  typically hired when a business is struggling and needs to make changes  in order to remain profitable. Such consultants are often highly  educated in the field of business and have experience in managerial  roles.


INSTRUCTIONS

Step1 Organizationl Structure

Take a look at the Organization Chart provided by the company.

  • Based on your knowledge of hierarchies, would you say that this team has tall structure or flat structure? Explain your answer.
     

Step 2: Human Resources

The company would like to improve the culture of its team and the  quality of its work. Its leadership has provided you with a Process  Chart detailing how it currently applies Human Resources best practices.

  • What step of the Human Resources Cycle is missing? Explain why it is important to include this part of the process.
     

Note: You should complete Step 3 after reading the material in Week 9.

STEP 3: Leadership Style

You have been asked to help improve the leadership style of the  team leader in order to meet the team’s performance goals. The team  leader has given you a description of what is most comfortable in terms  of leading others.

  • Identify this leader’s style of leadership, and list two  benefits and two drawbacks to that style as it relates to the  performance of the team
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Step 4: Real-World Application

Apply the thinking in Steps 1-3 as if you were a Leadership  Consultant hired by the company where you work or for a previous  employer.

  • Review the organization chart for your company. Based on  your knowledge of hierarchies, would you say that your company’s team  has a tall structure or flat structure? How does this affect the way  your team works? Explain your answer.
     
  • Consider the work conducted by the Human Resources team at  your company. What steps of the Human Resources Cycle do they implement  well? What steps of the Human Resources Cycle might be missing from your  company or are not implemented as well as they could be? What is the  effect of this on you and your team? Explain your answer.
     
  • Lastly, reflect on the leadership style of either yourself  or your supervisor. What leadership style do you have, or what  leadership style does your supervisor have? What are the benefits and  drawbacks of this style for your team? What might you or your supervisor  do to improve leadership? Explain your answer.
     
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