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Unit 02 Strategic Leadership - OTHM Level 7 Diploma In Strategic Management And Leadership
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Level 7
Learning Outcome 1. Understand the principles, concepts, differences, and approaches to contemporary leadership.
Learning Outcome 2. Understand how leadership influences individuals, teams and the organisation.
Learning Outcome 3. Understand the impact of leadership on organisational performance.
Learning Outcome 4. Understand ethical decision making and organisational value.
Task 1
Instructions:
Individually prepare a case study about a business leader of your choice. Examples of business leaders might include Jack Welch, Ricardo Semler, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Dhirubhai Ambani, and Elon Musk to name but a few of many examples.
You have been informed that your case study will be used for training purposes and you should discuss theoretical perspectives supported by examples about your chosen leader contribution to their organisation.
The structure of the case study should include the following:
Background to the organisation and the business leader with a justification of your choice.
Explain the meaning of strategic leadership and importance to the selected organisation.
Contrast the main approaches to the study of leadership and the approach relevant to the organisation.
Critically evaluate the role of the leader in developing strategy.
Critically review leadership values and ethics in driving corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
Task 2
Instructions:
Following your case study, you should now prepare an essay evaluating the impact of the business leader identified in task 1, on the organisation's performance by addressing the following:
Assess the role of the business leader in driving organisational performance.
Critically explore the exercise of leadership power and influence.
Critically explore the main feature and requirements of leadership development for competitive advantage.
Provide the criteria for measuring for assessing an organisations strategic effectiveness from a leadership perspective.
Task 3
Instructions:
Individually prepare a presentation about teams and leadership. The presentation should address the following:
Critically discuss the importance of teams and team leadership in organisational performance.
Distinguish between workgroups and teams and the leadership thereof.
Critically compare and contrast formal and informal groups within organisations and within wider society.
Critically discuss the stages of group and team development and the role of leadership in maximising group and team performance.