COURSE OVERVIEW:

Leadership has nothing to do with seniority or one’s position in the hierarchy of a company. Leadership has nothing to do with titles. Leadership has nothing to do with personal attributes. Leadership isn’t management.

Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximises the efforts of others, towards the achievement of a goal. Leaders help themselves and others to do the right things. They set direction, build an inspiring vision, and create something new.

A Leadership Model contains theories or ideas on how to lead effectively and/or become a better leader. A leadership model is a structure which contains either processes or logic or a framework, which can be used or applied like a tool, in performing, understanding and teaching leadership. Leadership models aim to teach us how to be successful or effective as leaders. They show us the keys to being effective. Models often contain different styles and enable 'switching' between them.

A Leadership Philosophy contains values-based ideas of how a leader should be and act; and the sources of a leader's power. Any philosophy, and so too a leadership philosophy, is a way of thinking and behaving. It's a set of values and beliefs. Leadership philosophies examine the sources of a leader's power and offer a value-laden view of the aims that they should pursue and how they should go about them. Leadership philosophies focus on what kind of leadership one should offer. It is usually more difficult to learn and apply than a model as it is dependent on values, not technique.

A Leadership Style is a classification or description of the main ways in which real-life leaders behave. A leadership style is a narrower and specific category than a model or a philosophy. In fact, many styles are contained within models as components. Leadership styles are essentially descriptive. They have observed classifications of leadership behaviours. They aim to describe the real-life forms of leadership we see around us. And unlike philosophies, they offer no guidance on the kind of leadership that should be offered - they merely reflect what is out there.

This course is designed to introduce and bring together the; theories, models, styles and philosophies of leadership. This will enable you to appreciate and gain an insight into the need to constantly adapt your leadership style and approach to match and anticipate ever changing situations and environments.

The first part of this course starts by explaining the meaning of Leadership Models, Philosophies and Styles. Then discusses the differences between leaders and managers. Then examines the different types of Leadership Styles including the Transformational Leadership style, the Transactional Leadership style, the Autocratic Leadership style, the Bureaucratic Leadership style, the Charismatic Leadership style, the Democratic Leadership style, the Laissez Faire Leadership style and the Task Orientated Leadership style.

The second part starts by examining the different types of Leadership Models including the Behavioural Leadership Model, the Functional Leadership Model, the Integrated Leadership Model, the Situational Leadership Model and the Trait based Leadership Model. Then discusses the Leadership Philosophies including the Authentic Leadership Philosophy, the Ethical Leadership Philosophy, the French and Raven – Sources of Power - Leadership Philosophy, the Servant Leadership Philosophy and the Value-based Leadership Philosophy.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

• The meaning of Leadership Models
• The meaning of Leadership Philosophy
• The meaning of Leadership Styles
• The difference between Leaders and Managers
• The Transformational Leadership and its four main elements
• The Transactional Leadership and its four main elements
• Leadership Styles
• The Autocratic Leadership Style
• The characteristics of Autocratic Leaders
• The Bureaucratic Leadership Style
• The characteristics of Bureaucratic Leaders
• The Charismatic Leadership Style
• The characteristics of Charismatic Leaders
• The Democratic Leadership Style
• The characteristics of Democratic Leaders
• The Laissez Faire Leadership Style
• The characteristics of Laissez Faire leaders
• The Task Orientated Leadership Style
• The characteristics of Task Orientated leaders
• Leadership Models
• The Behavioural Leadership Model
• The Functional Leadership Model
• The Kouzes & Posner’s Five Leadership Practices
• The John Adair’s Action Centred Leadership
• The Integrated Leadership Model
• The Situational Leadership Model
• The Bolman & Deals 4 Frame Leadership Model
• The Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership Model
• The Kurt Lewin’s 3 Styles Model
• The Path-Goal Theory
• The Tannenbaum & Schmidt’s Leadership Behaviour Continuum Model
• The Fiedler Contingency Model
• The Vroom-Yetton Leadership Model
• The Carlyle and Galton Trait Theory
• The Kouzes and Posner Trait Theory
• The Ralph Stogdill Trait Theory
• Leadership Philosophies
• The Authentic Leadership Philosophy
• The Ethical Leadership Philosophy
• The main elements in Ethical Leadership
• The French and Raven Leadership Philosophy
• The Servant Leadership Philosophy
• The 10 characteristics of the Servant Leader
• The Value-based Leadership Philosophy

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.

COURSE DELIVERY:

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ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.