Leadership Project SHR011-6: Muscat College Organizational Leadership Aspects Project
| Unit title & code | Leadership Project SHR011-6 |
| Assignment number and title | Assessment 2 – Summative Assessment |
| Assignment type | Report |
| Weighting of assignment | 100% |
| Size or length of assessment | 3,600 words +-10% |
| Unit learning outcomes | 1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding Critical appreciation of how types of leadership/management styles differ depending on history, culture, geographic life and conditions and how they impact people performance, followers and productivity. 2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities Critically evaluate leadership/management styles, leadership problems and challenges and your personal leadership capabilities and needs for future development. |
| What am I required to do in this assignment? |
| You will produce a written report of 3,600 words (+/- 10%) that critically assesses and evaluates your organisation and sector using organisational systems and structures theory (vMEME) and all the types of approaches and models of organisational strategy it contains. Critically analyse particular leadership problems and challenges through critical evaluation and appropriate application of theory 1. Critically evaluate how certain types of leadership/management styles differ depending on history, culture, geographic life and conditions 2. Critically evaluate how certain types of leadership/management styles impact people performance, productivity 3. Critically evaluate how certain types of leadership/management styles determine who will ‘follow and how’. 4. Critically evaluate your personal leadership capabilities and critically analyse the need for future development Through application of Seven Leadership Mindsets Theory (vMEME) you will have a tool (and the skill) to critically assess and evaluate all types of organisational and sector theories worldviews that include USA, UK, China, European countries, India, Oman, GCC, African countries, etc. Leadership is different depending on the relevant mindset (life conditions, how humans individuals adapt to successfully compete and socio-cultural elements). Inevitably leadership mindset impacts everything in a company – strategy, people, performance, productivity, etc. A suggested structure for the written report would include the following: This assignment can be divided into four sections. 1. From a consideration of the theory, research, science, and characteristics of organisations identify and assess:
2. Now that you understand your organisations’ structure consider your organisations’ sector. Critically analyse:
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| What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF) |
| In order to pass the assessment you will need to: · Assess and demonstrate understanding of how varying leadership styles impact upon the organisation and sector and systems · Evaluate and compare the impact of leadership types upon followers. · Reflect on aspects of your leadership capability and needs for future personal and organisational development |
| How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade? |
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| How does this assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions? |
| This assignment builds on our learning achieved in the first part of the unit, but changes focus from the individual to the organization. In the first session we examine leadership in the context of organisations systems and structures using the Seven Organisation Sector Mindset Thinking Systems and Structures model In the second session we explore whether leadership structures and systems are related to specific industries and sectors. The third session focusses on Organisational Transformation and Change and examines variations of change taking place in organisations. The final session looks forward to the design and delivery of an intelligent strategy whereby resources are aligned to deliver effective strategic plans and projects |