Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:

- understand the different aims of leadership in relation to the individual, the team and the organisation
- understand and use process models and tools to lead in global, complex and changing environments
- lead organisations towards exceptional customer experience delivery
- analyse and develop his/her own leadership abilities to fit various situations

Content

Leader's role for success
The future of leadership
Leading change
Analyzing and building own leadership profile

Location and time

Thursday 16.1.2025 8.30 - 16.15 Leadership and Change Management TUAS EDU 2003
Friday 14.2.2025 8.30-16.15 Leadership and Change Management TUAS EDU 1090

Materials

BOOKS

• Cameron, E., & Green, M. (2019). Making sense of change management: A complete guide to the models, tools and techniques of organizational change. Kogan Page Publishers. (PDF in Itslearning)
• Fullan, Michael. Leading in a Culture of Change, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.novia.fi/lib/novia-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5990215.
• Allison, Scott T., and George R. Goethals. The Heroic Leadership Imperative : How Leaders Inspire and Mobilize Change, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.novia.fi/lib/novia-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6252598.

ARTICLES

• Iordanoglou, D. (2018). Future trends in leadership development practices and the crucial leadership skills. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 15(2). (PDF in Itslearning)
• Mansaray, H. E. (2019). The Role of Leadership Style in Organisational Change Management: A Literature Review. Journal of Human Resource Management, 7(1), 18-31. (PDF in Itslearning)
• El Gazzar, N., & Collings, D. G. (2016). International leadership development. International Human Resource Management: National Systems and Multinational Companies, 190. Chapter 9. (PDF in itslearning)
• Alqatawenah, A. S. (2018). Transformational leadership style and its relationship with change management. Verslas: Teorija Ir Praktika/Business: Theory and Practice, 19, 17-24. URL: https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/247923/1/1667895761.pdf
• Oberer, B., & Erkollar, A. (2018). Leadership 4.0: Digital leaders in the age of industry 4.0. International journal of organizational leadership. URL: https://ijol.cikd.ca/article_60332_a88c6cbb2e0af05dcbe51cf06845b231.pdf
• Johansson, A. C. (2019). Managing a systemic change on an operational level in a public organization: A case study of the Swedish Armed Forces (Master's thesis). [Online] https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/116114

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

ASSIGNMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. Individual assignment plan (pass/fail)

2. Action plan for future leadership (40%)

3. Leadership Experience

A1. Leadership Experience (R&D) (60 % of the grade)

*Your job is to describe a process or project from the management and leadership perspective at your hobby or workplace. After describing the process, the leadership and the leader’s performance and its pros and cons. Also, suggest improvements.
*Reflect on your work towards the leadership styles and leader characteristics and the desired leadership qualities among “followers”.
*Write a report following thesis guidelines with proper referencing and chapters etc., min 6 pages (title page, table of contents and references are not included; abstract can be left out).

You as a leader
A3. Self-evaluation and Personal Action Plan (40 % of grade)

*Choose at least two theories/perspectives presented in the course materials and introduced during the personal skills development activity lectures. Discuss the theories/perspectives and motivate your choice.
*After this, reflect on the chosen theories/perspectives towards the things you’ve learn t during the course about yourself, leadership and effective change management.
*Based on this analysis, create an action plan for you to maximise development of your leadership potential. The action plan should start with a table with bullet points for each period of 1, 5, 10, & 20 years. It will include your mission statement, specific goals and areas of development, action steps and a description (research) of the leadership skills involved.
*Write an APA paper with a title, abstract, and reference page and use proper referencing in the text.

Qualifications

No prerequisites.