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Level 3 Diploma in Business Management

Leadership Styles and Approaches

BM303 · People Management — Week 10 of 16

CourseBM303
Week10 of 16
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This week’s topics

Leadership Styles and Approaches

  1. Autocratic and paternalistic leadership
  2. Democratic and participative leadership
  3. Laissez-faire and situational leadership
  4. Evaluating the impact of leadership behaviours on team performance and culture
  5. Management & Leadership Styles | Autocratic, Democratic, Paternalistic, Laissez- Faire and More
  6. 10 Most Common Types of Leadership Styles (With Real-World Examples) | From A Business Professor
  7. Situational Leadership (How to Pick the Right Management Style for the Right Team and Situation)

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Explain different leadership styles.
  • 4.3 Compare key differences between managers and leaders.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain different leadership styles.

Study materials

Videos

  • Management & Leadership Styles | Autocratic, Democratic, Paternalistic, Laissez- Faire and More · YouTube · Two Teachers · 9 min · for registered students
  • 10 Most Common Types of Leadership Styles (With Real-World Examples) | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 8 min · for registered students
  • Situational Leadership (How to Pick the Right Management Style for the Right Team and Situation) · YouTube · The Right Questions · 6 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 12.5: Behavioural approaches to leadership · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 342–344 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 6.4: Leading, guiding and motivating others · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 197–201 · for registered students
  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 12: Leading People Within Organizations · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 494–544 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Theories of Employee Motivation
  • Week 2: Methods and Organisational Benefits of Motivation
  • Week 3: Flexible Working and Remote Employee Wellbeing
  • Week 4: The Employment Relationship and Workplace Dynamics
  • Week 5: Employee Engagement and Relationship Improvement
  • Week 6: Monitoring Employee Performance
  • Week 7: Performance Management Tools and Mutual Benefits
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Functions of Management
  • Week 10: Leadership Styles and Approaches
  • Week 11: Improving Leadership and Management Practice
  • Week 12: Applying People Management in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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