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Level 2: Leadership and Managing Teams

Module Description

This module aims to:

1. Evaluate the relationships among an organisation's culture, its leadership, and its employees;
2. Examine the concept of organisational culture and the role of the leader as decision-maker and influencer;
3. Evaluate contemporary models of leadership;
4. Examine the leader's role in change management.

Module Content

• Leaders and team members in different organisational cultures Influence of culture on performance
• Approaches to organisational effectiveness and team performance
• Organisational roles in the decision-making process
• Group decision making methods
• Approaches to leadership for situational effectiveness
• Application of leadership theories to actual leaders
• Employee empowerment and performance
• Theories of motivation
• Issues related to change management
• Reducing change resistance

Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, students will be able to:

• Analyse and assess the influence of leadership on an organisation's culture
• Critically evaluate the major attributes of effective leadership
• Apply understanding of various approaches to decision-making as they relate to effective leadership
• Analyse and distinguish among leadership approaches to managing change
• Critically evaluate the impact of change on people, processes, products, and organisational culture

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