Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
1. Understand major leadership theories and concepts, with attention to how leaders influence others.
2. Apply leadership theories and concepts to a range of complex organisational situations, such as those involving power and influence, decision-making, organisational change, and cross-cultural working.
3. Develop the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, build trust, and influence others across diverse cultural contexts.
4. Evaluate your own approach to leadership and how it shapes your work with others.
5. Identify your personal strengths and areas for further leadership development.
6. Apply ethical, inclusive, and adaptable approaches to responding to challenges and supporting people through complex and changing organisational situations.
Indicative Module Content:
The module will cover the following topics:
o The nature of leadership: Exploring key approaches to understanding leadership and the factors that shape effective leadership.
o Behaviour and relationships at work: Exploring how task- and relationship-oriented behaviours influence individuals, relationships, and teams.
o Adapting to people and situations: Understanding how leaders can adapt their behaviour to different people, situations, and demands.
o Working with others and sharing responsibility: Exploring empowerment and shared decision-making, and how leaders can create conditions in which others contribute, take ownership, and exercise agency.
o People, change and uncertainty: Examining how people experience organisational change, including resistance and uncertainty, and the role of leaders in communicating change, supporting others, managing resistance, and helping people navigate uncertainty.
o Interpersonal dynamics: Exploring how people influence one another, how power shapes interpersonal relationships and interactions, and the skills needed to communicate effectively, influence others, and navigate power dynamics.
o Inspiring and motivating others: Exploring how leaders can inspire others, including charismatic and transformational approaches and their implications for relationships and performance.
o Ethics and responsible behaviour: Developing an awareness of ethical challenges and the skills needed to act responsibly, make ethical choices, and navigate difficult situations when working with others.
o Leader–follower relationships: Exploring how relationships develop between leaders and others, and the skills leaders need to build positive, respectful, and productive working relationships.
o Working across difference and diversity: Exploring how culture and individual differences shape the way people work together, and the skills leaders need to communicate effectively across differences, understand diverse perspectives, and foster inclusive and collaborative working relationships.