Introduction to Leadership

This course is a basic introduction to leadership and will seek to distinguish leading from managing, and communicate why each is essential to organisational performance. It will be characterised by a contingency approach to management recognising the complex and highly individual nature of organisations and encourages managers to analyse their own particular situation using a variety of tools and techniques. The aim is to equip managers with the knowledge and skills to develop a tailored approach rather than apply any 'catch-all' solutions Introduction to Leadership will feature a contemporary case study that gives an insight to a business related situation and the latest critical thinking in this subject area.
The objectives of the course are:
 To compare and contrast leadership and management
 To identify trait, behavioural and contingency perspectives of influencing and leadership
 To understand the difference between transactional and transformational styles of leadership
 To outline leadership theories that focus on power (both personal and organisational) as the course of influence
 To work with a model of the tactics that people use to influence and motivate others