Understand the relationship between strategic management and leadership Strategic management refers to the coordination of material‚ human‚ financial and technological resources of an organisation to enable it and all its stakeholders to achieve their stipulated goals in an effectively and efficiently. Leadership is the process of organising‚ supporting and directing the individuals in an organisation with the aim of influencing them to work in pursuit of the goals and missions of an organisation
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Theories of Leadership and Management I. Systems theory The systems management theory has had a significant effect on management science. A system is an interrelated set of elements functioning as a whole. An organization as a system is composed of four elements: • Inputs — material or human resources • Transformation processes — technological and managerial processes • Outputs — products or services • Feedback — reactions from the environment Advocates of the leadership/management theory
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Distinction between leadership and management has for long been an interesting subject matter for academicians and industrialists alike. There has been a definite shift of focus from management to leadership in the context of business organizations. This shift can be attributed to the need of organizations to sustain their growth in the face of rapidly changing competitive landscape across the industries. The differences in leadership and management have been widely acknowledged but the matter of
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Unit 2: Understand children and young person’s Development 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development that would normally be expected in children and young people from birth-19 years Social/Emotional/Behavioural Birth-12 months- Babies will begin to smile at adults especially at their careers. Will gaze at faces and will copy facial movements. They respond to faces and voices of familiar people around them‚ they are still shy around strangers but enjoy affection from
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LEARNING ISSUES 1.1. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT? Leadership and management are two notions that are often used interchangeably. However‚ these words actually describe two different concepts: LEADERSHIP IS A FACET OF MANAGEMENT Leadership is just one of the many assets a successful manager must possess. Care must be taken in distinguishing between the two concepts. The main aim of a manager is to maximize the output of the organization through administrative implementation
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Contents Introduction ……………………………………………………………………… 2 Company background ………………………..………………………………… 2 SWOT Analysis …………………………………………………………………. 4 Strengths ………………………………………………………………... 5 Weakness …………………………………………………………….…. 5 Opportunities ……………………………………………………….…... 6 Threats ……………………………………………………………..…… 6 Key Challenges ………………………………………………………………… 7 Evaluation key challenge with McKinsey’s 7s Model …………………………. 9 McKinsey’s 7s Model ………………………………………………….. 9 Alternative approaches …………………………………………………
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Bibliography: Barber‚ J. (2010). Reflective Practice . Child Care. 7 (1)‚ 24-25. Beaver‚ M (2008). CACHE level 3 in childcare and education. Cheltenham: Nelson Thorne’s Cheminais‚ R Department for Education. (2012). The CAF process. Available: http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/strategy/integratedworking/caf/a0068957/the-caf-process. Last accessed
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Communication and effective leadership are widely considered to be the major challenges facing managers in the 20th century in their respective workplace. It is crucial in any management scenario for an effective leader to be a fluent‚ competent and expert communicator. In essence‚ this can be applied to all leadership scenarios whether it is organisational‚ recreational or even military based. If not utilised properly‚ the situation of a manager who is lacking key communication qualities can easily
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1) Fill in the blanks with either “a”‚ “an”‚ or “the”. Jim‚ 1)______ old friend of mine‚ used to work in downtown Los Angeles. He had 2)______ good job in one of 3)______ biggest law firms in 4)______ city. He was 5)______ honest‚ hard-working lawyer‚ but he hated his job. So he decided to quit‚ and to become 6)______ surfer instead. Now Jim spends his days surfing 7)______ waves of Malibu. It isn’t 8)______ easy life‚ but it makes him happy. Soon after he quit his job‚ Jim met 9)______ beautiful
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Wal-Mart Management and Leadership Analysis XXXXXXXXXXX Organizational Behavior and Group Dynamics/Mgt 330 November 11‚ 2009 Ronald Sprague Wal-Mart Management and Leadership Analysis Wal-Mart is arguably the most dynamic corporation in the last 50 years in the United States‚ if not the world. Arising from its beginnings in Bentonville‚ Arkansas‚ it has grown to over 4‚400 discount stores‚ super centers and corner markets worldwide. Wal-Mart continues to expand despite public
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