Q1. (i) Refer to The Situational Model of Leadership and explain how Amanda may engage the Model to improve her leadership skills? Q1. (ii) Outline and discuss the two (2) most suitable leadership style/s in the Situational Model for Amanda to effectively manage the following: a) the Task Needs; and b) the People Needs (relationship) in the Commercial and Business Development, and Administration Departments? Q1. (iii) Define Leadership and explain how Amanda should engage the four (4) Contemporary Leadership Approaches?

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Q1. (i) Refer to The Situational Model of Leadership and explain how Amanda may engage
the Model to improve her leadership skills?
Q1. (ii) Outline and discuss the two (2) most suitable leadership style/s in the Situational Model
for Amanda to effectively manage the following:
a) the Task Needs; and
b) the People Needs (relationship)
in the Commercial and Business Development, and Administration Departments?
Q1. (iii) Define Leadership and explain how Amanda should engage the four (4) Contemporary
Leadership Approaches?
Transcribed Image Text:Q1. (i) Refer to The Situational Model of Leadership and explain how Amanda may engage the Model to improve her leadership skills? Q1. (ii) Outline and discuss the two (2) most suitable leadership style/s in the Situational Model for Amanda to effectively manage the following: a) the Task Needs; and b) the People Needs (relationship) in the Commercial and Business Development, and Administration Departments? Q1. (iii) Define Leadership and explain how Amanda should engage the four (4) Contemporary Leadership Approaches?
Amanda Cruz is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from UWI. Amanda was recently promoted
to the post of Vice President (VP), Operations Division at T&TEC. The Operations Division
co-ordinates various departments to ensure the efficient administration of accounts and
transactions relating to the provision of electricity and customer relations. It also performs the
information technology function and is the procurement hub for electricity components. The
Division consists of the Commercial, Metering, Information Systems, Supplies Departments,
Business Development and Administration Department, and Corporate Communications
Department. After one year of tenure in the position of VP, Amanda recognized that she had
made little progress in reducing the considerable inefficiency in the Operations Division. She
accepted the fact that that her past training and work experience were of a technical nature with
little exposure to leadership techniques for successfully leading the Operations Division. In this
regard, Amanda decided to research literature published on the subject of leadership and soon
realized that there are differences in leadership styles. She was confused further when she read
that leadership can be seen as a relationship between a leader and a follower and that the
management of situational factors might play a role in determining her effectiveness as VP. In
addition, Amanda is also concerned about the ability and readiness displayed by the Manager
Commercial, who lacks confidence and to whom she is often required to provide clarification; as
well as the Manager, Business Development and Administration who leads a team in which
individuals at the strategic and tactical levels are able to do the job but they require close
supervision. To this extent, Amanda is required to transform the task and people needs in these
two Departments if she is to achieve a turnaround position in the Operations Division.
Transcribed Image Text:Amanda Cruz is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from UWI. Amanda was recently promoted to the post of Vice President (VP), Operations Division at T&TEC. The Operations Division co-ordinates various departments to ensure the efficient administration of accounts and transactions relating to the provision of electricity and customer relations. It also performs the information technology function and is the procurement hub for electricity components. The Division consists of the Commercial, Metering, Information Systems, Supplies Departments, Business Development and Administration Department, and Corporate Communications Department. After one year of tenure in the position of VP, Amanda recognized that she had made little progress in reducing the considerable inefficiency in the Operations Division. She accepted the fact that that her past training and work experience were of a technical nature with little exposure to leadership techniques for successfully leading the Operations Division. In this regard, Amanda decided to research literature published on the subject of leadership and soon realized that there are differences in leadership styles. She was confused further when she read that leadership can be seen as a relationship between a leader and a follower and that the management of situational factors might play a role in determining her effectiveness as VP. In addition, Amanda is also concerned about the ability and readiness displayed by the Manager Commercial, who lacks confidence and to whom she is often required to provide clarification; as well as the Manager, Business Development and Administration who leads a team in which individuals at the strategic and tactical levels are able to do the job but they require close supervision. To this extent, Amanda is required to transform the task and people needs in these two Departments if she is to achieve a turnaround position in the Operations Division.
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