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This course takes a holistic look at managerial leadership. It examines the tasks and skills of leadership with a particular focus on the emerging discipline of positive leadership. It then explores the personal foundations of emotionality, alignment and character required to perform effectively as a leader.
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 and service 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 course also covers 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. Practised and reflected on leadership principles through the in-service leadership project.5. An understanding of the role of “positive leadership” in shaping high performance organisations.6. An understanding of the power of “calling” and flow in leadership. 7. An understanding of the role of hope and optimism in leadership.8. An understanding of the role of positive emotion in leadership. 9. An understanding of character and its role in leadership.10. A significant positive shift in your leadership understanding, and practice. 11. A clearer sense of your personal career intent and strategy for the next 3-10 yrs.
(1) MGMT100 or MGMT101; (2) An additional 15 points 100-level MGMT or MKTG or MSCI or STAT
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Cammock, Peter; The spirit of leadership : exploring the personal foundations of extraordinary leadership ; Leadership Press, 2008.
Lyubomirsky, Sonja; The how of happiness : a scientific approach to getting the life you want ; Penguin Press, 2008 (Textbooks are available from the University Book Shop and on loan from the library. Other required readings will be given on-line).
Departmental Academic Policies The Department assumes that you have read this document.You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations Dishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $655.00
International fee $2,888.00
* 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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