WELCOME TO THE GREAT EXPLORATION! CRITICAL REFLECTION ON SELF
AS LEADER AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICE
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LEADERSHIP IS COMPLEX The landscape of leadership seems to be
always moving with new themes emerging. Leaders and the practice of
Leadership requires you to deal with uncertainty, complexity,
collaboration. How ready are you?
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OBJECTIVE OF THIS UNIT This Unit explores leadership through a
reflective lens to enable critical reflection on Self as Leader,
leadership practice in a complex settings and leadership
development. It will enable critical reflection using a Leadership
psychometric profiling combined with a theoretical framework. This
will provide an approach for critically evaluating the self as
leader, leadership practice and leadership development. Exploration
and critical evaluation of emerging and traditional theories of
leadership, dynamics of power, trust, collaboration and
context.
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EMBRACING THE THEORY & PRACTICE Theory & Practice
combine to enhance your academic and vocational development. It
will support and underpin your learning and development Literature
will focus on aspects of Leader and Leadership, critical reflection
and coaching.
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LEADER & LEADERSHIP A quote to provoke your thinking Before
you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself When you
become a leader, success is all about growing others Jack
Welch
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LEADERSHIP BEGINS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL: THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF
AS A LEADER This journey of development will include exploring
Psychometrics. How can these help our understanding of ourselves a
leaders. How can we use them to develop our leadership
practice.
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IDENTIFY HOW YOU CAN DEVELOP YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS You will
reflect upon your own leadership strengths You will explore and
decide your way forward for development, your goals, your
aspirations You may engage in action learning and peer support to
do this.
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YOUR ROLE IN THE ORGANISATION, YOUR CHALLENGES You will have
the opportunity to explore your current and future challenges in
the context of you as a leader, and your leadership practice. We
will explore a range of issues including power and trust for
example.
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LEADERSHIP IS ALSO ABOUT PERSONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
Developing coaching skills and using these skills in the support
and development of others. You will be working with your peers,
practicing coaching and engaging In action learning.
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GOING FORWARD What is your picture? For you as a leader and
your leadership practice? Join the journey of discovery
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WHEN YOU FINISH THIS UNIT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO Critically
evaluate the contribution of theoretical models associated with
leadership when applied in complex business settings; Evaluate the
need for reflective learning and self- awareness in relation to the
role of the leader, development of self as leader and practice of
leadership; Assess the importance of dynamics of trust and power
within complex relational and collaborative settings; Evaluate the
challenges and opportunities to integrate coaching, mentoring and
an action learning approach within current leadership
practice.
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ASSESSMENT : TWO PIECE OF WORK 1:Leadership Profile and
development review: You have the opportunity to draw from a range
of tools and activities to produce a 2000 word leadership profile.
You can apply relevant leadership theory to context, incorporating
critical reflective practice in the process. 2:Leadership Report
You will produce a 3000 word critique of the role of leaders in
relation in local and complex contexts; reflecting on both the
challenges faced by leaders when leading people and developing
leadership practice within diverse and complex settings.
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AND FINALLY Your teaching team will include: Stephanie Sturges:
Stephanie is an Executive coach, Senior Lecturer in Leadership and
qualified in a range of Psychometrics Dr. Linda Alker : Linda is a
Principle Lecturer in Leadership, coach and also qualified in a
range of psychometrics