Theories of Motivation and Leadership

Question: Discuss about the Theories of Motivation and Leadership. Answer: Introduction: Kurt Lewin in his theory of Force Field Analysis tried to deal with two forces that are important in change management of an organisation. This includes the driving forces and the restraining forces (Burnes and Cooke 2013). In an organisation like Qantas the maintenance of the equilibrium between these two forces were important. However, in case of Alan Joyce the issue was related to the restraining force. There were certain changes that were brought by him. This situation created obstacles like customer and employee satisfaction. There has to be a status quo for resisting change. Alan Joyce took few steps that offended not only customers but also other shareholders of the company. These abrupt changes were the core causes that created an imbalance in the equilibrium that was cited by Kurt Lewin. Alan Joyce could understand that there were necessary steps that were required to take for the organization. However, he could not move to the correct there steps that were formed by Lewin in his theory. The steps included the unfreezing of the present situation, proceeding towards the change that is desirable for the organisation and finally freezing the required changed that has been attained by the organisation (Miner 2015). In relation to the Kurt Lewins idea of change management, there are certain other essential matters. Alan Joyce had to understand the emotions of his shareholders in order to deal with the critical situation. Joyce failed to understand and track the behaviour of the shareholders with his initial change management forces. He could have analysed the situation and this would have helped him to perform as per industry standards. The necessary changes could have been brought with the help of slow and analytical movements. This would have helped to retain the equili brium as specified by Lewin. The most important aspect that the CEO of Qantas missed in bringing change in the organisation was brainstorming. Mind mapping would have helped him in dealing with the situation easily and effectively. The evaluation of the driving and restraining forces through rating would have been important for holistically analyzing the situation. Reference Burnes, B. and Cooke, B., 2013. Kurt Lewin's Field Theory: A Review and Reà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ evaluation.International journal of management reviews,15(4), pp.408-425. Miner, J.B., 2015.Organizational behavior 1: Essential theories of motivation and leadership. Routledge.