ASSIGNMENT TASK - Becoming an effective leader
TASK
The purpose of this unit is to develop knowledge and understanding of effective leadership as required by a practising or potential middle manager.
NOTE
This Assessment Task provides an opportunity to relate your learning directly to your current organisation. It is recommended that you discuss the assignment with your line manager to explore and agree how the task could be used to support the needs of your employer (as well as evidencing your learning as part of completing your qualification).
If you are not currently working within an organisation, then you may complete this task in relation to an organisation with which you are familiar. This could include experience working in a voluntary capacity.
Understand own ability to fulfil key responsibilities of the leadership role
The first part of this task is to evaluate own ability to use two or more leadership styles, in different situations and with different people, in order to fulfil the leadership role, and to use theories of emotional intelligence to review and make judgements on the effect of emotions on own and others' performance
Be able to evaluate own ability to lead others
The second part of the task requires you to:
- Review own ability to set direction and communicate this to others by using a combination of appropriate evidence and relevant theory in order to form a judgement
- Review own ability to motivate and delegate and empower others by using a combination of appropriate evidence and suitable motivational, delegation and empowerment theories in order to form a judgement.
You are then required to create a personal development plan, which includes activities, timescales and resources, to improve own ability to lead.
ASSIGNMENT TASK: Developing and leading teams to achieve organisational goals and objectives
TASK
The purpose of this unit is to develop understanding and ability in developing and leading teams, as required by a practising or potential middle manager.
NOTE
This Assessment Task provides an opportunity to relate your learning directly to your current organisation. It is recommended that you discuss the assignment with your line manager to explore and agree how the task could be used to support the needs of your employer (as well as evidencing your learning as part of completing your qualification).
If you are not currently working within an organisation, then you may complete this task in relation to an organisation with which you are familiar. This could include experience working in a voluntary capacity
The nominal word count for this assignment is 2500 words: The suggested range is between 2000 and 3000 words, however individuals have different writing styles, and there is no penalty if the word-count range is exceeded.
Understand the importance of leading teams to achieve organisational goals and objectives
Assess and make a judgement on the effectiveness of own organisation in measuring team performance against organisation goals, and then to use relevant research and management theory to evaluate the role of leadership in helping teams to achieve organisational goals and objectives.
Be able to develop and lead teams
Undertake a critical review of own ability to develop and lead teams to achieve organisational goals and objectives.
You are then required to use the recommendations from the critical review to implement changes to own leadership style in order to more effectively develop and lead teams.