Theory and practice Practical challenges of leadership and management, synthesis of theory and practice, gender, culture and leadership, leadership and management ethics, decision making
2. Understand how to improve motivation and performance through the application of relevant leadership skills Motivational theory Taylorism, Mayo, Maslow, Herzberg and Broad theories (e.g. temporal motivation theory), cognitive theory, power, behavioural theories; social constructivism Leadership and motivation How leaders motivate and practical aspects of motivation Performance management Goal setting, reward, performance measurement, job design and characteristics and employee needs
3. Understand the development and effectiveness of teams and development of teams Group dynamics, teams vs groups, motivation of teams and role within teams Team leadership Roles and models of team leadership, effective team leadership, managing conflict, teams in the organisation, value of teams, how teams work and how teams don’t work, communications, collaboration and team decision making, creativity of teams and measuring team success
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