btec national business unit 6 Principles of Management

1 State three different management and leadership 2 State three qualities of a good leader. 3 Define the term ‘delegation’. 4 Explain two advantages for Bruce of using delegation
styles. when he is running his business.
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12 Explain two benefits for a new dance teacher at Lindy 5 Explain two management skills which would be most
Hop League of having a team leader who has strong Business Profile important for Bruce when he first established the business
leadership skills. in London.
Management and leadership styles and skills
Lindy Hop League
Lindy Hop League is a London dance business started by Australian Bruce
James. Lindy Hop is a dance style that was very popular during the Swing era
of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Bruce started with one weekly class eight
years ago, and an objective to create a “community of dancers”. It worked
well: Lindy Hop League now offers over 40 weekly classes at 35 venues
around London and in Brighton, Sussex. There is also a programme of
11 Explain why a motivated employee who is enthusiastic one-day workshops, where you can learn to dance in a day. 6 Explain which management style you think would be
about their role would make a much better dance teacher most suitable for Bruce as he manages teams of dance
than one who feels discouraged and undervalued. Bruce won an award as Dance Teacher of the Year in 2015, but with up to ten classes teachers running classes across London.
each day, he needs a big team of staff and volunteers. Some of the staff are employed
full-time, and others teach just one or two classes a week. What all of them share is
a real love of dancing. Bruce manages the classes in London, with a team of around
15 teachers, and tries to lead by example; with the teachers spread across the city,
he aims to use plenty of clear objectives, consultation and feedback. He delegates
the management of the Brighton classes to one of his first teachers, Linda. She
knows that, with such a wide-spread team, one of the most important skills for
her to use is Emotional Intelligence.

10 Explain two circumstances in which autocratic 9 Explain why Bruce may find it difficult to communicate his 8 Which of the following types of leader is most likely to 7 Leadership skills can help a manager to achieve the
leadership might be appropriate for Bruce or Linda. business objectives to all of the teachers and volunteers rely upon extensive two-way communication between business objectives. Explain how these particular skills
who work for Lindy Hop League. employees? might be helpful to Lindy Hop League:
a Autocratic a Emotional intelligence
b Democratic b Leading by example
c Paternalistic
d Charismatic
Principles of ManagemenT suggested answers
1 Autocratic; Democratic/participative; 2 Knowledgeable; creative and innovative; 3 Passing authority (but not responsibility) 4 He has a very large team spread over a wide
Paternalistic; Laissez-faire; Transactional; self-motivated; decisive; possessing authority; down the line of the organisation. area and so cannot control every decision
Transformational; Charismatic. good communicator. and action himself.
Decisions can be made more quickly.
He will be free to consider more
strategic decisions for the business.
He will be able to motivate his staff by
12 The new teacher will understand the
business culture much more EXTENSION ACTIVITY giving them some authority.

quickly. Now you have checked your answers to the consolidation questions,
The new teacher will feel valued and complete the extension activity below.
supported as they learn about their new
role in the organisation. 1 Identify the potential leadership issues for Lindy Hop League. 5 Set objectives for business planning; decision
maker for first venues and contracts;
problem solver for finding premises, gaining
finance and marketing; build positive
interpersonal relationships with his first staff
and clients.

11 Because, in that sort of role, it is very

important that the teacher gives the
right impression to the clients/pupils. 6 Probably Democratic or Paternalistic – the
classes have to fit a particular style of dance
so should follow Bruce’s vision, but he is
employing experts so their opinions and ideas
will be helpful.

2 You are a Recruitment Adviser. Bruce has decided to recruit a deputy to help him to manage the
10 In an emergency, when a very quick decision London dance classes, and has approached you for help. Write a report for him to explain the 7 a Emotional intelligence
is needed – eg if a dance venue is flooded three leadership skills which would be most important for the person he recruits for that role. Self-awareness and social awareness
out and so unavailable for lessons at the should help to bring the team of
last minute. dance teachers together, as they work
When the decision involves a new member 9 Because some of the teachers and volunteers 7 b Democratic in very wide spread areas.
of the team who has too little experience only teach one or two classes a week, and b Leading by example
of the business to take the decision for may not see other staff, or Bruce, very often. This will help the spread-out teams to
themselves. This means that they will not have much understand the culture and vision of the
opportunity to see and understand the business.
business culture.