Leading Managing and Developing People

Module code: HRM7017-B

Module Aims       

This module explores the complex history of leadership studies and the challenges of leading, managing and developing people in organisations. Taught lectures and group discussion invite students to investigate classic and contemporary leadership research and to consider the continued influence of leadership on organisational policy and practice.

Outline Syllabus   

The module covers a range of perspectives and debates surrounding the study of leadership, leadership development, management education, and managing people. Lecture themes include: leadership and personality, the importance of style and behaviour, transformational and authentic leadership, critical approaches to leading and following, gender and equality, leading ethically, developing leaders and followers, leading organisational change, and contemporary perspectives on workplace training and development.

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