Leadership and Change

Description

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

(attributed to Albert Einstein)

This module recognises that progression in organisations requires that we are willing to change.  It also recognises that change for good requires energy, conscious decisions and leadership.  All of this is underpinned by the principle that organisations (per se) do not change; it is the people within that change.  To be a successful manager, and consequently within the aims of this module, we must learn to understand people and that we develop the skills of leading people through the change process

Learning objectives

By the end of this module the student should be able to:

  • Why change is important
  • The challenges of managing change in a complex environment
  • Connections to strategic change
  • The appreciation and application of the different theories and models of organisational change
  • Identifying barriers to change and strategies for overcoming them
  • The skills of leadership and the role of leadership in delivering change
  • An appreciation of leadership in different environments
  • The influence of culture in change and leadership
  • Analysing an organisation and designing appropriate change interventions
  • Confidence in leading people through change

Learning outcomes

Successfully completing this module will allow students to:

  1. Feel confident in leadership and leading change
  2. Understand strategic change
  3. Be able to analyse the context of and design and implement context sensitive change programmes.

Please note: This information is subject to review and change without notice.