Description
Buckinghamshire New University
Assignment Brief Academic Year 2023-24.
Module code : MG629
Module Title : Developing Leadership & Management Skills
Module Leader : Dr. Chinedu Uwabuika
Assignment : Coursework – Report
Word count : 2500 words
Weighting : 70%
Submission date : 5th November 2023
Assignment task
The Purpose
This module will provide an understanding of the core competencies relating to management and leadership skills in organisations. The module will examine management and leadership models and evaluate the effectiveness of those in the 21st Century including the difference between management and leadership. This module will be assessed through a business report which will analyse the effectiveness of leadership within an organisation, through applying key models and theories.
Understanding the different styles of leadership and management is an important skillset for business school graduates to have in their toolkit, as one size does not fit all. Knowing which style to use, where and when, is part of developing your junior executive capabilities.
The Context
You are a mid-level management consultant working for the top tier global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. You have been engaged by a private equity client that has acquired a firm in a sector they have limited knowledge of. The client has identified a new CEO they wish to install in the firm with extensive sector knowledge but are concerned about CEOs leadership approach. The new CEO has some professional colleagues that already work in the sector and feel it would be inappropriate to conduct primary research within the sector as the new CEO would likely find out about their concerns and may choose to not accept the new position. If the CEOs leadership style is appropriate then the client has nothing to worry about, but if on the other hand their leadership approach is less suitable then they want to know what to look out for and what alternative leadership approach would be best. suited.
The Task
Your task is to write a 2,500-word management report that critically examines the suitability of the Psychodynamic approach to leadership in the independent boutique luxury hotel sector. You should base your work around a single organisation in that sector as the case study for this report.
How effective do you believe this approach would be and what impact would this have on the overall performance of the organisation? Provide evidence and examples to support your argument.
What potential warning signs should management be aware of that could be sign of employee and organisational distress? Provide evidence and examples to support your argument.
Suggest a more suitable leadership or alternative approach that you feel would be more relevant to the given context. Provide evidence and examples to support your argument.
This 2,500-word (+/-10%) report should have a front cover with a clear title, your student ID number and word count, an executive summary of no more than 250 words; a contents page; and a maximum of 4 pages of appendices are allowable. Note, the words used in these pages are not included in the word count. All words appearing in tables, charts and diagrams are also not included in the word count. There should be a minimum of 15 references from reputable sources and referenced using the Harvard system used to support your argument. The briefing document should be professionally formatted and presentable to a Director of a business.
Key independent learning activities, employability skills and stretch activities:
Comprehend different leadership styles and the difference between leadership and management using theory and models appropriate to the task.
Apply competitive analysis models to the chosen sector.
Identify key information needs using core textbook to develop commercial acumen.
Search using commercial databases and research reports and other reputable sources to build an evidence-based argument that analyses the leadership approaches applied in the report.
Conduct research using, but not limited to field observation, archival research, e-research to develop deeper insight into the nature of the business environment within the sector, typical organisational culture and organisational performance using a range of different metrics appropriate to the sector.
Demonstrate junior executive level professionalism knowledge, skills and behaviours.
Write a professional management report.
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