Inclusive leadership style
Uploaded by JamesKirkland on Oct 28, 2024
1) CMI Assignment
2) Table of contents
3) SWOT analysis
The SWOT analysis is a tool that is used by organizations to assess their internal and external environment
4) The SWOT analysis tool is used by organizations to help them identify and address key issues facing them.
By identifying the strengths, the organization can work to leverage them. This can be done by focusing on identifying their core capabilities, resources, and competencies and build strategies to capitalize on them, thus ensuring growth, improved performance, and competitive advantage.
Moreover, identifying weaknesses helps the organization identify areas where they lack resources or are underperforming. This is to ensure proper resource allocation where needed most or skill development to mitigate the internal challenges.
Evaluation of opportunities can prompt the company to capitalize on them. It can identify external factors that may be beneficial to them such as technology trends and utilize them.
Furthermore, the threats that can negatively impact the organization can be mitigated in good time. The analysis is done to help the management anticipate the threats and develop contingency plans (Ghazinoory et al., 2011).
5) Issues faced from case study
Internal factor
Lack of motivation, creativity and innovation
External factor
Lack of coaching, mentorship, and training
6) Here are several issues highlighted in the case study.
Most new and current employees are demotivated due to the fact that the work environment is not open to new ideas. Whenever anyone came up with a new idea they wish to implement, it was shut down almost immediately. This affected the morale of the employees.
There is also no room for innovation and creativity. The creativity level among staff is limited due to the short amount of time required to cover some of the courses provided. The staff are unable to focus on anything creative as they are supposed to ‘educate’ in a short amount of time.
To curb this, it will take a concerted effort between the prisons and company management. Decisions should be made that make room for employees to exercise their creativity in constructive ways.
An external factor that was observed from the case study is lack coaching or training provided for employees. Moreover, lack of mentorship opportunities affect the workforce as it inhibits personal and professional growth.
The company should spare resources and time to train and coach employees at their different levels to enhance their productivity and development.
7) Internal
Poor leadership style and...