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Level 7 Diploma in Business and Organisational Psychology

Servant Leadership in Practice

BOP704 · Leadership and Management Style — Week 7 of 16

CourseBOP704
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Servant Leadership in Practice

  1. Greenleaf's core philosophical tenets
  2. Stewardship and empowering followers
  3. Emotional healing and community building
  4. Psychological safety and prosocial behaviour in teams
  5. Servant Leadership (Chap 10) Leadership by Northouse, 8-10th editions
  6. What is Servant Leadership?
  7. The importance of psychological safety: Amy Edmondson

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Evaluate the distinctive feature of authentic and servant leadership in an organisation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the distinctive feature of authentic and servant leadership in an organisation.

Study materials

Videos

  • Servant Leadership (Chap 10) Leadership by Northouse, 8-10th editions · YouTube · David Dunaetz · 17 min · for registered students
  • What is Servant Leadership? · YouTube · Management Courses - Mike Clayton · 9 min · for registered students
  • The importance of psychological safety: Amy Edmondson · YouTube · The King's Fund · 3 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
  • Leader emotional intelligence, leadership styles, commitment and trust on job performance · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
  • Principles of Social Psychology, ch. 9: Helping and Altruism · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 436–490 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Distinguishing Leadership and Management
  • Week 2: Trait Theories and Personal Characteristics
  • Week 3: Skills, Competencies, and Emotional Intelligence
  • Week 4: Situational and Contingency Perspectives
  • Week 5: Transactional Leadership in Contemporary Organisations
  • Week 6: Transformational Leadership Theory
  • Week 7: Servant Leadership in Practice
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Authentic Leadership and Ethical Governance
  • Week 10: Contextual and Organisational Variables
  • Week 11: Leadership Adaptability, Crisis, and Change
  • Week 12: Applying Leadership and Management Style 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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