Leadership Theory and Practice

Assoc.Professor Alan Levy BA, MIR,LLM

This course covers key leadership and management skills such as clarifying personal vision, coaching, goal setting, conflict management, stress management, conflict resolution, crisis management, behaviorism of leadership, emotional intelligence and communication skills. Exercises and assignments are used to develop personal and interpersonal effectiveness. Students receive a 360-degree assessment of their skills on major leadership dimensions from five work colleagues. This is used to establish individual development needs and provide a measure of improvement throughout the unit. Major competency models of leadership and management are covered so that students become familiar with the research and practice of leadership development.