Scenario
You are a professional blogger working for Leadership and Management Magazine. You have been tasked to write several blog entries.
Task 1
Instructions
Your fist blog post should be titled "Leadership" and contain the following:
• With reference to 2 or more business leaders (past or present), examine the Knowledge, Skills and Attributes (KSA) of a leader, classifying them between management and leadership.
• Provide 3 real-life examples of different type of leadership styles that were used in different situations (successful or not) and reflect on whether a different leadership style would have been more appropriate.
Delivery and Submission
• lx Blog Post (750 words) excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.
Task 2
Instructions
Your next blog post should be titled "Motivation" and contain the following:
• Describe the reward systems in place in 2 organisations of your choice and compare them with the motivational theories of Maslow, McClelland and Vroom.
• Explain how these 2 organisations measure engagement and motivation and reflect on whether the reward systems are effective.
• Suggests ways to motivate staff.
Delivery and Submission
• lx Blog Post (750 words) excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.
Task 3
Instructions
Your next blog post should be titled "Teamwork". With reference to one or more of your experience working in a team and reference to theory:
• Consider the benefits of team working
• Explain what working in a team meant for you and the others in the team
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the team
Delivery and Submission
• lx Blog Post (1000 words) excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.
Task 4
Instructions
With reference to an organisation of your choice (either using your own experience of the experience of someone you know):
• Describe the process of performance appraisal of the organisation
• Evaluate its usefulness and its success
• Consider the factors involved in planning a performance management system and propose a new appraisal process (including forms)