You are employed as a manager in a well-known global restaurant outlet. Your team is based in London, with the head office based in Chicago. You are facing a number of significant challenges including high turnover of staff and increased competition with neighbouring restaurants to deal with.

You have been asked by your senior manager in the head office to write a report outlining your assessment of the above scenario and providing recommendations on how you can meet the challenges of leading your team over the next year.

1. Discuss the features of key types of organisation that exist within the economy with reference to your own sector. (350 words).
2. Analyse the functions of management and leadership in an organisation. Identify two models of leadership / management and discuss how these might apply to your management role. (700 words).
3. Analyse how leadership styles impact upon team performance (350 words)
4. Identify the key skills, knowledge and behaviours that effective managers and leaders demonstrate, in particular show how the leader creates a sense of shared purpose.( 900words).
5. Following from the above, identify three recommendations for actions which will help you tackle these challenges. (200 words).