Leadership and Management: Theory and Practice

Module code: LEM7024-C

Module Aims        

To enable students to develop knowledge and understanding of a range of approaches to leadership and management in health and social care organisations.  To enable students to gain insight into their own leadership and management skills and abilities and areas for development.

Outline Syllabus   

Differences between leadership and management.  Definition of leadership.  Who is a leader? Introduction to a range of leadership theories and styles.   Self-assessment of own leadership style and development needs. Approaches to personal and team motivation, motivation and job and role design Difference between groups and teams; Team formation team roles, high performance teams, multi-agency teams
Power and conflict; definitions and types of power and control. Conflict; causes, types, strategies to prevent and manage conflict. Introduction to managing change.  Organisational culture.

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