LO1 Understand the relationship between strategic management and leadership
1.1 Explain the link between strategic management and leadership
1.2 Analyse the impact of management and leadership styles on strategic decisions
1.3 Evaluate how leadership styles can be adapted to different situations
LO2 Be able to apply management and leadership theory to support organisational direction
2.1 Review the impact that selected theories of management and leadership have on organisational strategy
2.2 Create a leadership strategy that supports organisational direction
LO3 Be able to assess leadership requirements
3.1 Use appropriate methods to review current leadership requirements
3.2 Plan for the development of future situations requiring leadership
LO4 Be able to plan the development of leadership skills
4.1 Plan the development of leadership skills for a specific requirement
4.2 Report on the usefulness of methods used to plan the development of leadership skills
Assignment 1
Explain the link between management and leadership with specific reference to the difference between the two disciplines. Analyze and discuss how management and leadership impact strategic decisions and explain how leadership styles can be adapted to different situations in the workplace. Give practical examples from your own workplace and evaluate how the leadership style(s) followed there is suitable or unsuitable in achieving organisational objectives.
The assessment criteria that need to be considered are:
▪ AC 1.1: Explain the link between strategic management and leadership.
▪ AC 1.2: Analyse the impact of management and leadership styles on strategic decisions.
▪ AC 1.3: Evaluate how leadership styles can be adapted to different situations.
Assignment 2
Review the impact that selected theories of management and leadership have on your organisational strategy and create a leadership strategy that you believe will support your organisation’s direction. Apply the theories of management and leadership covered in the module and give practical application thereof based on your workplace experience. Rather than just repeating theories, explaining the practical application of them is important here.
The assessment criteria that need to be considered are:
▪ AC 2.1: Review the impact that selected theories of management and leadership have on organisational strategy.
▪ AC 2.2: Create a leadership strategy that supports organisational direction.
Assignment 3
Building on the second task, you now need to use the appropriate methods, as we have discussed during athe sessions, to review the current leadership requirements specific to your organisation’s direction, objectives and goals. Based on the shortcomings and organisational specific leadership and managerial needs, relative to its envisaged strategy, you need to construct a plan for the recruitment and future development for 2 specific leadership roles in the organisation.
The assessment criteria that need to be considered are:
▪ AC 3.1: Use appropriate methods to review current leadership requirements.
▪ AC 3.2: Plan for the development of future situations requiring leadership.
Assignment 4
In conclusion of the assignment, reflect and report on how useful the methods are that you used in Task 3 to plan the development of leadership skills that is required for the specific strategic direction of your organisation.
The assessment criteria that need to be considered are:
▪ AC 4.1: Plan the development of leadership skills for a specific requirement.
▪ AC 4.2: Report on the usefulness of methods used to plan the development of leadership skills.
Word Count/Limit: 1500 words (+/- 10%)
