Leadership and Change Management

Code

BUSI4106

School

Business

Level

4

Credits

10

Semesters

Spring UK

Summary

The module will include the following topics: The meaning , nature and evolution of the field of leadership in an organisational, social, environmental and multi-cultural context; Critical issues in leadership, including how leaders are selected, development tools that are available, and issues of evaluation - Leadership development, styles, motivations and competencies; Leadership skills for building teams and securing involvement and participation - working collaboratively, ethically and effectively to support a partnership approach to leadership and management development; Leadership and strategic Change - the key roles that leaders play in creating visions and strategies and the implementation of leadership and management strategies to meet current and future organisational demands; Leadership and sustainable strategic management; Leading change - How leaders influence and persuade others and the key challenges that organisations and individual managers face.

Target Students

Available for FT MBA students OR students on one of the Executive MBA variants OR MBA Executive Senior Leadership students

Classes

• One 4-hour lecture
• One 7-hour lecture

32 hours over a one week block. 68 hours pre-reading, study and assessment.

Assessment

• 70% Assignment: Individual project (3,500 words)
• 30% Presentation 1: Presentation (Group) (20 mins including Q and A)

Assessed by end of designated period

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:
•    People - the management and development of people within organisations
•    Customers and stakeholders - customer expectations, service and orientation
•    The ability to recognise and address ethical dilemmas, corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues, applying ethical and organisational values to situations and choices
•    Business innovation - creativity, intrapreneurial - and entrepreneurial behaviour and enterprise development, and the management and exploitation of intellectual property
•    The importance of sustainability issues, including an understanding of the challenges and opportunities arising from the activities of people and organisations on the economic, social and environmental conditions of the future.
•    Leadership and management of people within organisations - leadership, organisational behaviour and motivation
 

Intellectual skills

This module develops:
•    Being able to think critically and be creative: manage the creative processes in self and others; organise thoughts, analyse, synthesise and critically appraise. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately
 

Professional practical skills

This module develops:
•    The ability to conduct research and enquiry into business and management issues either individually or as part of a team through research design, the collection and analysis of qualitative data, synthesis and reporting
•    Effective performance within team environments and the ability to recognise and utilise individuals' contributions in group processes and to negotiate and persuade or influence others; team selection, delegation, development and management. Leadership and performance management: selecting appropriate leadership style for different situations; setting objectives, motivating, monitoring performance, coaching and mentoring
•    The ability to recognise the need for and initiate change and to be able to manage change
 

Transferable (key) skills

This module develops:
•    Effective communication: networking, listening, oral and written communication of complex ideas and arguments, using a range of media, including the preparation of business reports
•    High personal effectiveness: critical self-awareness, self-reflection and self-management; time management; conflict resolution, displaying commercial acumen, the ability to continue to learn through reflection on practice and experience
•    Soft skills: understanding the needs of others and empathy towards them; sensitivity to diversity in people and in different situations

Conveners

• Dr Jane Nolan
• Dr Luis Dario Torres Retamal