Module overview
This module is designed to develop the key competencies required for managers to succeed in their managerial and leadership roles in today's complex and fast-changing environment. Specifically, the module builds on the professional competency frameworks of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to equip students with the foundational knowledge, skills and mindsets to achieve personal mastery, managerial effectiveness, and career success.
This module also emphasises the importance of sustainability in business activities. It prepares students to be ethical and inclusive leaders who demonstrate values and behaviours that promote decent work and equality in strategic decision-making and day-to-day management practices.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop a lifelong learning mindset that embraces change and resilience.
- Manage individual tasks, personal resources, and time effectively.
- Work effectively as part of a task-orientated and diverse group.
- Reflect on your learning and personal development as a manager and/or leader in business.
- Write effectively for academic and business purposes.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate effective attitudes and behaviours that enhance personal effectiveness and interpersonal excellence in learning activities.
- Identify and apply leadership theories to enable personal and organisational development.
- Identify and apply team theories to become effective team members or leaders.
- Identify personal strengths and weaknesses and build on these for personal and career development.
- Identify and apply tools for searching, evaluating and synthesising relevant information to provide insights for problem solving.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The key factors that contribute to effective leadership and organisational development.
- The key factors that contribute to effective teams and teamwork.
- The key areas for personal development and effectiveness.
Syllabus
Personal Effectiveness:
- Managing yourself. This includes skills such as managing your time, organising your work, managing emotions and stress, achieving work-life balance and wellbeing, managing your career, and so on.
- Making decisions.
- Communicating and influencing.
Interpersonal Excellence:
- Building relationships and networks.
- Providing purpose and direction
- Developing people and capabilities
- Working in groups and teams
- Building and leading effective teams
Organisational Performance:
- Leading change and innovation
- Managing resource and risk
- Achieving results
Ethical and inclusive leadership:
- Acting with integrity.
- Championing inclusivity
- Looking after wellbeing
- Committing to sustainability
- Caring for the environment
Academic skills:
- Managing your learning
- Managing information
- Making arguments
- Critical thinking
- Effective reading
- Effective writing
- Learning from case studies
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
The programme employs a range of teaching and learning methods tailored to online delivery and the needs of working professionals. One of the primary methods used is asynchronous learning, where students can access materials on their own schedule. This includes multimedia resources - but not just video lectures, but also podcasts, animations, and interactive simulations; and reading materials like PDFs or e-books. These resources allow learners to engage with content at their own pace. In addition, discussion forums provide a space for students to ask questions and participate in debates with their peers without the need for everyone to be online at the same time. The asynchronous learning is complemented by synchronous components, such as webinars. These sessions, typically held via Microsoft Teams, give students the opportunity to interact with instructors in real-time, asking questions or participating in discussions. All of these methods are designed to accommodate different learning approaches and ensure that students can apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios relevant to their professional contexts. With a strong emphasis on self-paced learning, supported by ongoing instructor guidance.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 90 |
| Online Course | 26 |
| Guided independent study | 34 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Watson, G. and Reissner, S. (2023). Developing skills for business leadership: building personal effectiveness and business acumen.. London: Kogan Page.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Class discussions
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Verbal/written feedback will be provided.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Individual reflective learning portfolio report | 50% |
| Group report and presentation | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Individual report | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Individual report | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External