BUS7AN Human Resource Management

At very short notice, recent events have forced businesses across the globe to change  how they work. Many organisations have offered some degree of remote working for a  number of years now, but to be in a position where the entire workforce has to suddenly  work from home is challenging even for the most prepared of organisations. Remote working has moved from being ‘flexible working’ and an ‘employee benefit’ to a  “must-have,” and at least for the foreseeable this is now the new normal. The  challenges business leaders have in ensuring there is limited disruption to the  workplace, and employees continue to be motivated, engaged and supported is  paramount to business success. However, this style of working poses huge challenges to  leadershipExplain the challenges leaders face due to ongoing remote working in an  organisational setting Evaluate traditional leadership traits and practices, and critically analyse the  advantages and disadvantages of each of those styles has when leading teams and  projects remotely, explaining the positive impact they have on performanceCompare and contrast your findings with more contemporary leadership styles and  traits, and critically examine – from both an academic and practical perspective - whether both traditional and contemporary leadership have a role within organisations  when leading teams and projects remotely to meet strategic business objectives.  Propose suitable leadership solutions that you believe will achieve the required  organisational results and provide a supporting rationale.