Home Diploma in Leadership Studies
Main topics of study:
The Nature of Leadership:
- Definitions of Leadership
- Leadership Effectiveness
- Major Research Approaches
- Conceptualising Leadership
- Comparing Leadership Theories
Nature of Managerial Work:
- Activity Patterns of Managerial Work
- Content of Managerial Work
- Theory of Demands, Constraints, Choices
- Research on Situational Determinants
- The Changing Nature of Managerial Work
- Managerial Discretion
- Descriptive Research
- Application for Managers
Perspectives on Effective Leadership Behaviour:
- Ohio State Leadership Studies
- Michigan Leadership Studies
- Limitations of Survey Research
- Experiments on Task & Relations Behaviour
- Research using Critical Incidents
- High-High Leader
- Leadership Behaviour Taxonomies
- Specific Task Behaviours
- Specific Relations Behaviours
- Evaluating the Behaviour Approach
Participative Leadership, Delegation & Empowerment:
- Nature of Participative Leadership
- Consequences of Participation
- Research on Effects of Participative Leadership
- Normative Decision Model
- Guidelines for Participative Research
- Delegation
- Guidelines for Delegating
- Empowerment
Dyadic Role-Making Theories:
- Leader-Member Exchange Theory
- Leader Attributions about Subordinates
- Follower Attributions & Implicit Theories
- Follower Contributions to Effective Leadership
- Self-Management
- Integrating Leader & Follower Roles
Power & Influence:
- Conceptions of Power & Authority
- Power Types & Sources
- Acquiring & Losing Power
- Consequences of Position & Personal Power
- Types of Influence Behaviour
- Power & Influence Behaviour
- Research on Influence Tactics
Managerial Traits & Skills:
- Nature of Traits & Skills
- Early Research on Leader Traits & Skills
- Major Research Programmes of Research on Leader Traits
- Managerial Traits & Effectiveness
- Managerial Skills & Effectiveness
- Other Relevant Competencies
- Situational Relevance of Skills
- Evaluation of Trait Research
- Application Guidelines
Contingency Theories of Effective Leadership:
- LPC Contingency Model
- Path-Goal Theory of Leadership
- Leadership Substitutes Theory
- The Multiple-Linkage Model
- Cognitive Resources Theory
- Evaluation of Contingency Theories
- Application Guidelines
Charismatic & Transformational Leadership:
- Early Theories
- Attribution Theory of Charismatic Leadership
- Self-concept Theory of Charismatic Leadership
- Other Conceptions of Charisma; Consequences of Charismatic Leadership
- Transformational Leadership
- Research on Theories; Transformational Versus Charismatic Leadership
- Evaluation of Theories
- Guidelines for Transformational Leadership
Leading Change in Organisations:
- Change Processes
- Different Types of Organisational Change
- Influencing Organisational Culture
- Developing a Vision
- Implementing Change
- Increasing Innovation & Learning
Leadership in Teams & Decision Groups:
- Nature of Teams
- Functional Teams
- Cross-Functional Teams
- Self-Managed Work Teams
- Self-Defining Teams
- Virtual Teams
- Procedures for Facilitating Team Learning
- Guidelines for Team Building
- Decision Making in Groups
- Leadership Functions in Meetings
- Guidelines for Leading Meetings
Strategic Leadership:
- Constraints on Executive Discretion
- Attributions about Chief Executives
- Research on Effects of Leadership Succession
- Evolutionary Change & Strategic Leadership
- Political Power & Strategic Leadership
- Executive Tenure & Strategic Leadership
- Executive Teams
- Competing Values in Strategic Leadership
- Monitoring the Environment
- Formulating Strategy
Developing Leadership Skills:
- Leadership Training Programmes
- Designing Effective Training
- Techniques for Leadership Training
- Learning from Experience
- Developmental Activities
- Self-Help Activities
- Facilitating Conditions for Leadership Development
- Systems Perspective on Leadership Development
Ethical Leadership & Diversity:
- Ethical Leadership
- Gender & Leadership
- Leadership in Different Cultures
- Managing Diversity
Entry Requirements
A Level or Equivalent
IELTS Band 5 and Above
Duration: 5-6 Months
Awarding Body: ICM
Course Fee: UK / EU £1200 International £1800
