Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Tess Howes
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Credit points |
Credit points
5
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to GMBA or GradCertGlobalBusPrac
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit looks at how transformational, authentic, and inclusive leadership styles are, in theory and practice, providing an alternative to more autocratic, job-centred, and command and control leadership styles. In exploring this shift, the unit critically examines Henry Mintzberg's observation that much of a leader's time is spent dealing with never-ending and relentlessly occurring complex and ambiguous interruptions of a messy organisational reality and the necessity of having to adopt adaptive and resilient practices to cope. Students will examine how the digital transformation of work has dramatically altered the perception of leadership, with all organisational members being expected to take on some form of self-leadership in the complex team and project work that is increasingly framing the "future of work". This demand is causing tensions between the expectations of traditional leaders and the good and emergent practices and strategies necessary to being agile and nimble in today's ultra-competitive and increasingly disruptive marketplace. Students will be asked to critically examine what adaptive practices of leadership and followership might be employed to minimise these tensions, and the dysfunctionality that accompanies them. |
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Leadership reflection | 40% | No | Monday, Week 4. |
Leadership in action analysis | 60% | No | Saturday, Week 6 |
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 11 hours
Due: Monday, Week 4.
Weighting: 40%
Length: max 1,000 words (excl. references) for the critical reflection plus discussion posts Format: Discussion forum contributions plus written critical reflection Task: The purpose of this assignment is to stimulate your thinking on different leader behaviour and motivation and to evaluate the appropriateness of the technique to the situation facing the leader. There are two parts to this assignment: You will be asked to post on the Discussion Forums over two weeks and write a critical reflection on your posts and interaction with others.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Saturday, Week 6
Weighting: 60%
Length: 1,800 - 2,000 words (excl. references) Format: Written report Task: The objective of this assignment is for you to analyse current and dynamic leadership issues by critically evaluating how they relate to leadership theory. Please refer to the section Course Resources - Assessment Information in your online unit for detailed information on this assignment as well as the marking criteria. You will be asked to submit your completed task via the Assignment submission link in your online unit.
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Unit information based on version 2024.01R of the Handbook