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Level 6 Diploma in Business Management

Leadership Styles in Organisational Contexts

BM601 · Leadership and People Management — Week 2 of 16

CourseBM601
Week2 of 16
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This week’s topics

Leadership Styles in Organisational Contexts

  1. Situational leadership models
  2. Autocratic vs democratic approaches
  3. Servant leadership
  4. Executive vs operational leadership positioning
  5. Leadership Styles and Approaches
  6. Servant Leadership (Chap 10) Leadership by Northouse, 8-10th editions
  7. Tannenbaum & Schmidt: The Leadership Continuum

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Compare and contrast leadership styles for different management positions.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: compare and contrast leadership styles for different management positions.

Study materials

Videos

  • Leadership Styles and Approaches · YouTube · Galton College · 34 min · for registered students
  • Servant Leadership (Chap 10) Leadership by Northouse, 8-10th editions · YouTube · David Dunaetz · 17 min · for registered students
  • Tannenbaum & Schmidt: The Leadership Continuum · YouTube · Management Courses - Mike Clayton · 15 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 12: Leading People Within Organizations · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 494–544 · for registered students
  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 12.6: Situational (contingency) approaches · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 345–348 · for registered students
  • Participative Leadership: A Literature Review and Prospects for Future Research · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Leadership Fundamentals and Managerial Differences
  • Week 2: Leadership Styles in Organisational Contexts
  • Week 3: Motivation Theories and Strategic Alignment
  • Week 4: Reward Systems and Organisational Leadership
  • Week 5: Monitoring Employee Engagement and Workplace Performance
  • Week 6: Planning Performance Monitoring Systems
  • Week 7: Assessing Individual Development Needs
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Evaluating Appraisal and Assessment Systems
  • Week 10: Team Building Models and Organisational Benefits
  • Week 11: Conflict Management and Resolution in Teams
  • Week 12: Applying Leadership and People Management in practice: case…
  • 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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