Task 1

Jess’s performance as a manager can be related to the concept of functional or action centred leadership style which is focuses on the model of John Adair action centre. The three main points in of adhair is achieving the task, managing team and managing individuals. Jess as a manager has shown traits as a positive manager even though she has limited experience but still has some working knowledge of her role. Jess tries to achieve the tasks albeit she has to do them herself because other employees wont. Jess hasn’t succeeded in managing team because she has tried designed to bring in monthly meetings to generate involvement from staff but staff just sits back and listen and clock watch. Jess is trying to bring the team together but she feels her team are not supportive of her decisions as they feel they have been let down, due to previous managerial decisions. Also managing the individuals isn’t correct for jess because certain employees don’t like her such as Russell who wanted her job and he refuses to work hard.
To rectify this Jess has to have to talk to the employees and say what she wants and tell them to start working harder. Also try to persuade them that she is the correct person for the job. Furthermore jess should assert her authority and talk to each member individually and say what she wants the best out of them.

There is some Henri Fayol principle theory as well because in Fayol theory there is a 5 plan element for management which is planning, organising, coordination, command and control.
Jess has good planning structure because she plans for the long term and short term and has clear ideas and objectives for the company when she got appointed.
Jess is ok at co-ordination because she has tasks for each member of staff.
However her Control and command is poor because the employees are not happy with her and they are not doing