ES93B-15 Personal Leadership and Influencing Change
Introductory description
The aim of this module is to provide participants with the opportunity and resources to determine their own learning needs to enable them to develop as an authentic leader.
Participants should be able to develop skills in learning to learn and promoting self-responsibility and to specifically address behavioural issues that limit individual achievement and develop solutions that allow participants to achieve higher performance in the workplace.
Module aims
The aim of this module is to provide participants with the opportunity and resources to determine their own learning needs to enable them to develop as an authentic leader.
Participants should be able to develop skills in learning to learn and promoting self-responsibility and to specifically address behavioural issues that limit individual achievement and develop solutions that allow participants to achieve higher performance in the workplace.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
- Individual responsibility for growth and development
- Understanding personal learning needs and ways of learning
- Recognising and resolving personal blocks
- How to choose and use key skills for effective behaviour
- Exercises with feedback
- How to develop and maintain personal excellence
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Identify, interpret, and critically analyse a range of leadership perspectives and theories.
- Evaluate and practice effective behaviour in a range of settings.
- Critique personal performance barriers and identify creative ways to deal with them.
- Demonstrate an enhancement to their authentic leadership development through a reflection on their learning in the module.
Indicative reading list
Why should anyone be led by You. R Goffee & G Jones. Harvard Business School Press. 2015.
The three laws of performance: Rewriting the future of your organization and your life (Vol. 165). Zaffron, S., & Logan, D. John Wiley & Sons. 2009.
TA Today. Ian Stewart & Vann Joines. Lifespace Publishing. 2012.
The Art of Possibility. Zander & Zander. Harvard Business School Press. 2006.
The Seven habits of Highly Effective People Steven. Covey Simon & Schuster. NY. 2014.
Subject specific skills
Self-knowledge, leadership behaviour, reflective practice, influence and persuasion, dialogue, critical evaluation, creative expression, managing change and creating culture, innovative, agile
Transferable skills
Self-awareness, Intercultural awareness, Organisational awareness, Communication, Teamwork, Critical thinking, Ethical values, Sustainability, Problem solving, Information literacy
Study time
| Type | Required |
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| Lectures | 9 sessions of 1 hour (10%) |
| Seminars | 20 sessions of 1 hour (22%) |
| Work-based learning | 18 sessions of 1 hour (20%) |
| Online learning (scheduled sessions) | 1 session of 1 hour (1%) |
| Online learning (independent) | 20 sessions of 1 hour (22%) |
| Other activity | 22 hours (24%) |
| Total | 90 hours |
Private study description
No private study requirements defined for this module.
Other activity description
The module requires the students to maintain their reflective journal on an ongoing basis.
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group A2
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
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Assessment component |
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| Reflective essay and creative artpiece | 100% | 60 hours | Yes (extension) |
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During the module students will be required to keep an ongoing reflective/reflexive journal. For the assessment, students will produce a written reflection based on this journal to develop how their personal leadership has developed based on their learning in the module. In addition, students will create an art piece representing their leader identity and produce a written discussion of their art piece. Note the art piece will not be assessed per se. |
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Reassessment component is the same |
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Feedback on assessment
Immediate oral feedback will be provided after case studies / practical workshops, which will be
focussed upon the learning targets of each session. Feedback will also be provided to any
questions which arise from students with the lecture session.
Assessment marks and feedback-feedforward will be provided via Tabula in line with University guidelines for the end-point assessment.
Courses
This module is Core option list A for:
- Year 1 of TWMS-H7BG Postgraduate Supply Chain and Logistics Management (awarded jointly with Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
- Year 1 of TESS-H7PE Postgraduate Taught Supply Chain and Logistics Management (Overseas and Self-Financing)
This module is Option list A for:
- Year 1 of TESA-H7PD Postgraduate Taught Supply Chain and Logistics Management (Home Fees)