Theories of Leadership
The aim:
1. Increase competencies in the skills essential for effective leadership.
2. Develop leadership and team abilities.
Acquired knowledge:
1. Explore the knowledge base and skills necessary to be effective leader in variety of settings.
2. Develope knowledge of the skills required by organisational leaders.
Acquired skills:
1. Recognize, analyze, and articulate challanges facing modern organisations.
2. Critical understanding mechanism of modern power.
Acquired social skills:
1. Ability to analyze and apply leadership theories, models, and concepts in practise.
2. Identify and describe leadership role within principles of management.
Course contents:
1. Source of power in organizations.
2. Motivation.
3. Trust and credibility.
4. Relational contracts.
5. Core leadership skills.
5. Leadership models.
7. National culture and leadership.
Recommended reading:
1. A Review of Leadership Theory and Competency Frameworks, R. Bolden, J. Gosling, A. Marturano , P. Dennison, . Exter 2003.
2. Theory and practice of leadership, R. Gill, Sage Publications. Latest edition.