please answer this question using organizational theories and concepts and explain in the way that whoever is going to read this does not know anything about ob.

2. Ash is the leader of very diverse team of office workers at a downtown head office of a supermarket chain. Ash has had a lot of success in their role as department manager. Ash has been known as someone very "business-like", and rarely develops friendships with co-workers. Ash focuses on getting work done, and making sure members of the department do so as well. In their position as department manager. Ash has the ability to make their own hiring -and firing- decisions. The work done in Ash's department is usually clear and straightforward, and despite not trying to make friends, most of the people who report to Ash say that Ash is a good boss, they enjoy working in the department and everyone (including the manager) gets along well. Everything was going well for Ash and their team until the Covid-19 pandemic caused a shift to work-from-home (WFH). With WFH, department workers are less clear on the job that needs to be done. Without regular face-to-face meetings, the relationship between Ash and the department workers has gotten worse. Ash still keeps decision-making authority over hiring, firing and promoting workers in the department. Some workers from Ash's department are still doing well in the WFH environment. These people tend to be self-motivated and capable or the exact opposite- lacking in both capability and motivation. The majority of workers, however, are struggling to succeed in the new working world. Ash is aware that overall things are not going well, but they are unsure of how to make things better for the workers. You are Ash's boss. You have been studying leadership theories to try to figure out the problems in Ash's department. You are looking for a solution to make things go better. You have come across two leadership theories. One theory seems to lead to the conclusion that Ash should be fired and replaced with a different manager. Another theory seems to suggest that the solution is to coach Ash to adjust styles or act differently to suit the new situation-or each individual worker. Explain each of your two theories, and how they lead to opposite decisions (firing Ash vs. keeping Ash). Explain which theory you will follow, and what decision you will make regarding Ash as manager. Remember to structure your answer in the format described in the Test Question Marking Guide (20 marks). 2. Ash is the leader of very diverse team of office workers at a downtown head office of a supermarket chain. Ash has had a lot of success in their role as department manager. Ash has been known as someone very "business-like", and rarely develops friendships with co-workers. Ash focuses on getting work done, and making sure members of the department do so as well. In their position as department manager. Ash has the ability to make their own hiring -and firing- decisions. The work done in Ash's department is usually clear and straightforward, and despite not trying to make friends, most of the people who report to Ash say that Ash is a good boss, they enjoy working in the department and everyone (including the manager) gets along well. Everything was going well for Ash and their team until the Covid-19 pandemic caused a shift to work-from-home (WFH). With WFH, department workers are less clear on the job that needs to be done. Without regular face-to-face meetings, the relationship between Ash and the department workers has gotten worse. Ash still keeps decision-making authority over hiring, firing and promoting workers in the department. Some workers from Ash's department are still doing well in the WFH environment. These people tend to be self-motivated and capable or the exact opposite- lacking in both capability and motivation. The majority of workers, however, are struggling to succeed in the new working world. Ash is aware that overall things are not going well, but they are unsure of how to make things better for the workers. You are Ash's boss. You have been studying leadership theories to try to figure out the problems in Ash's department. You are looking for a solution to make things go better. You have come across two leadership theories. One theory seems to lead to the conclusion that Ash should be fired and replaced with a different manager. Another theory seems to suggest that the solution is to coach Ash to adjust styles or act differently to suit the new situation-or each individual worker. Explain each of your two theories, and how they lead to opposite decisions (firing Ash vs. keeping Ash). Explain which theory you will follow, and what decision you will make regarding Ash as manager. Remember to structure your answer in the format described in the Test Question Marking Guide (20 marks)