Unit 14 Working with and Leading People

The recruitment and selection process can affect the efficiency and effectiveness of any organisation so it is crucial that the right person is employed for the job. The selection process also involves the image as an employer and its ability to attract quality staff. When an individual is applying for a job, he/she will need to undergo some steps.

In Leadership: Theory and Practice Peter G. Northouse examines various leadership styles and also looks at the concept of leadership from different perspectives. As a future leader I used Northouse's book to explore my leadership styles and ways to apply them in

A case study into the recruitment and selection processes at Tesco and how they link to business success.

* Recruitment policy; will provide a framework for recruitment policy. Policies and procedures on how to recruit, who to recruit and based on what.. Policies and procedures will be adhering to Legal Factors such as: Law and various acts such as Child Labour Act 1986, Equality Act 2010 & Discrimination, Immigration etc.

Sources of information:Bevan J, Dransfield R, Coupland-Smith H, Goymer J and Richards C – BTEC Level 3 National Business StudentBook 1 (Pearson, 2009) ISBN 9781846906343Bevan J, Goymer J, Richards C and Richards N – BTEC Level 3 National Business Student Book 2(Pearson, 2009) ISBN 9781846906350Coupland-Smith H and Mencattelli C – BTEC Level 3 National Business Teaching Resource Pack(Pearson, 2009) ISBN

They inspire team members with their passion and enthusiasm for achieving the defined objective. I am use this leadership style on the meetings e.g. when I shared that we need to make some energy savings – Green Plan.

Describe your own leadership style in terms of one or more of the theories covered in class, and discuss how your leadership style contributes to your organization’s culture and climate.

The contents and assignment in this course has helped me understand the various theories of leadership and how different leadership styles can have a negative or positive effect on followers and organizations. The leadership theories helped me understand the concept of leadership better because it educates me on the different leadership options that are available. Leadership and followership is not based on specific characteristics. Leaders must draw from things and approaches to find the right style. A follower’s attitude determines the way a leader leads. According to Johnson (2011) “Being a good follower means ensuring your boss is supported, but only if he is making optimum decisions”.

For learners the objectives of learning and development are to develop new skills leading to growth in their professional or personal life. There are many ways to identify objectives, they can be identified by the learner and discussed at the review process. Or identified by the organisation and again discussed at the review process. For the organisation the objective of learning and development is to make the workforce more efficient, flexible and able to deliver the organisations results in challenging times. Within Standguide the organisation has created what is known as a competency framework which lays down the skills required for the job role, it is used for promotion, development reward and recognition.

identify the learning and development need of staffs under their leaderships and directions. This can be achieved through observing performances, undertaking formal and informal discussion with staffs,

The third major chapter deals with people skills, which is the art of anticipating how others feel, how to influence their emotions and how to works together with others. These are the skills necessary for performing well in group situations. Being able to anticipate, what others want and how to use this to reach one’s own goals.

Each member is vetted for specific skill sets and place in the correct environment or assignment so he or she may succeed. The idea is to develop the

Recruitment includes those practices and activities carried out by the organisation with the primary purpose of identifying and attracting potential employees (Breaugh & Starke, 2000). Heneman et al (1997) defined recruitment as part of the staffing process where the individual and business become mated to form the employment relationship. By encompassing these definitions they can be seen as bringing a ‘technological neutral’ perspective.

Managing the human resources is an important task and in latest years has become the top priority for the organisations world over. The pressures of competition and global skill shortages have made staff recruitment very important. This assignment is about attracting and retaining key for an IT start up business. Selection and recruitment is assumed that the writer has successfully gained a position as a human Resource Manager.

Research states that a company’s most important task to undertake is recruitment (Wilden, 2014). One of the many reasons a company recruits is not only to succeed as a business, but also to surpass their competitors. One can agree that finding good talent in today’s market is rather difficult and HR managers across the nation have tried different methods of recruitment in order to find the best candidates for their company. Dressler (2010) states recruitment is the process of having the right person in the right place at the right time, to carry out specific functions in an organization. Montgomery, (1996) highlights the idea of “fit” as the key to job success, suggesting having the right person in the right place at the right time that “fits” in with the culture of the organization is the key to successful recruitment. While Chatman, (1989) argues “fit” as where both the prospective candidate and the company have the same goals. Price (2009) states that the quality of employees recruited in an organization will be the difference between a successful profitable company and that of a declining company whose choice of recruitment is lacking. An employee is an essential part of a business, without them a business cannot succeed. That is why recruiting new employees who will improve the organization and move it in a forward direction is easier said than done. Since this is no easy task it is easy to denote that the more we focus on the selection process, the