Course Overview
To develop an introductory knowledge and understanding of leadership
as required by a practicing or potential first line manager :
• Understand leadership
styles
• Understand leadership qualities and review own leadership
qualities and potential
Assessment Criteria
• Identify the factors
that will influence their choice of leadership styles or behaviors
in workplace situations
• Explain why these leadership styles or behaviors are likely to
have a positive effect on individual and group behavior
• Assess own leadership behaviors and potential in the context of a
particular leadership model and own organization's working practices
and culture, using feedback from others
• Describe appropriate actions to enhance own leadership behavior in
the context of the particular leadership model
International
Curriculum
Unit 3.10 - Validated by ILM, the
Institute of Leadership & Management.
Course Outline
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Leadership vs. Management
Activity 1
Leadership
Activity 2
Activity 3
WORKBOOK
- What is Leadership?
- The ‘great man’ theory of leadership
- Case Study
- Charismatic leaders
- Trait theories
- Case Study
- Behaviour theories of leadership
- Exercise
- A practical approach to leadership
- Comprehension Check
- Think and Apply
Basic Theories of Leadership
WORKBOOK
- Styles of Leadership
- Autocratic, Democratic or Laissez-Faire?
- Case Study
- Task vs Person
- Being accountable
- Exercise
- Comprehension Check
Trait Theories
Behavioral Theories
Theory X
Theory Y
Contingency Theories
Fiedler's Contingency Model
Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership
Transformational Leadership
Leadership Styles
Tannenbaum and Schmidt
An Overview of the Continuum
Activity 4
Activity 5
Directing, Negotiating, Facilitating, Laissez-faire
Activity 6
Situational Leadership
Directing, Coaching, Supporting, Delegating
Power, Authority And Influence
Legitimate, Coercive, Reward, Expert, Referent
Activity 7
Trust
Activity 8
Integrity, Competence, Consistency, Loyalty, Openness
Activity 9
Activity 10
Activity 11
Conclusion