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This course takes a holistic look at leadership during times of change. It examines the key tasks of leadership and the personal skills, journeys, and qualities required to perform them.
The course takes a holistic look at leadership. It begins with an exploration of the changing global environment and its implications for leadership. It then examines the key tasks of leadership and the skills required to perform them, placing a particular emphasis on the emerging discipline of positive leadership. The course then explores the key foundations of personal leadership. The concept of “calling” is introduced as a critical foundation of leadership and Joseph Campbell’s “hero’s journey” is used as a guide to the discovery and pursuit of a personal vocational calling. The focus then shifts to the personal capacities needed to build resilience and thrive in the leadership process. Particular attention is paid to hope, optimism, positive emotion and character strengths.
By the end of the course, you should have:1.An understanding of the global context and need for transformed leadership.2.An overview of emergent international best practice in leadership. 3.An understanding of the key tasks and skills of leadership.4.An understanding of the role of “positive leadership” in shaping high performance organisations.5.An understanding of the power of “calling” and flow in leadership. 6.An understanding of the role of hope and optimism in leadership.7.An understanding of the role of positive emotion in leadership. 8.An understanding of character and its role in leadership.9.A significant positive shift in your leadership understanding, and practice. 10.A clearer sense of your personal career intent and strategy for the next 3-10 years.
(1) MGMT101; (2) 18 points 100-level MGMT or MSCI courses.
MGMT315, BSAD315, MGMT302
Tom Matthews
Service Learning:Instead of completing a Personal Development Plan a limited number of students can elect to participate in Service Learning Projects in which concepts from the course are applied on a volunteer basis in the local community. The projects will comprise 40% of the assessment with a project report being due on the same day as the Personal Development Plans. This assignment is limited to 25 students who will work in five groups. Developmental Journal Assessment:The developmental journals are used to record responses to class exercises and questionnaires along with reflections on the developmental implications of the responses. The journals will be collected for marking twice; once on Friday August 14th and again on Friday October 2nd. The journals will comprise a total of 10% of the assessment with up to 5% being allocated each time they are collected. Personal Development Plans:The personal development plans comprise 40% of the total mark and will provide a statement of core values, purpose and career intent along with a comprehensive strategy. The strategy will comprise two sections. The first will detail the action steps and the second the developmental objectives (spanning both personal and organisational leadership) required to fulfil the intent. The plan will conclude with an outline of no more than five specific and measurable goals that will demark progress on the strategy over the next 6 months. The plan is due on Friday Sept 11th at 12.00 noon.
Cammock, Peter; The spirit of leadership : exploring the personal foundations of extraordinary leadership ; Leadership Press, 2008 (The Spirit of Leadership and Positive Leadership (Second Edition) are available from the University Book Shop. Readings can be purchased from the Copy Centre, Central Library).
Departmental Academic Policies If you want a hard copy of this document, please ask the course co-ordinator. The Department assumes that you have read this document. You should also read the “Information related to courses and assessment” on page 372 of the Enrolment Handbook 2009 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $414.00
International fee $1,742.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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