Leadership and People Management Assignment -

Learning Outcomes -

1. Understand theories of leadership and people management.

2. Be able to assess ways to improve motivation and performance by applying leadership skills.

3. Be able to plan and carry out assessment of individual work performance and development.

4. Be able to analyse team dynamics and its importance in achieving organisational goals.

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 - 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 - 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 - 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).