Assignment Brief - Unit 5013: Leadership practice

Unit 5013 - Leadership practice

Introduction
This unit is about being able to define and show an appreciation
for key leadership principles in setting and communicating
organisational direction, and the application of leadership styles
in the achievement of organisational objectives. It is also about
being able to differentiate between the leadership and
management aspects of a job role and show an understanding
of how these are integrated to enable effective performance.

Scenario
Learners may use their own employment context, or that of
another organisation with which they are very familiar, to base
their assignment. However, in the case that they are not able to
do so, please use the below scenario:You are a manager, leading a department in a medium sized
company. You have responsibility for setting direction,
motivating and inspiring the team and individuals, and for coordinating workload and outputs.

Task 1:
Identify the key differences between leadership and
management.Taking two of these from each list, provide
practical examples of effective leadership in action and effective
management in action in the running of a department. Discuss
why it is important for those with management responsibilities
to be able use both leadership and management skills
effectively. Identify some of the behavioural and skills
challenges raised by this concept.
Compare and contrast the differing demands of leadership and
management and discuss two working examples of occasions
when managers have to strike a balance between these
demands in order to work effectively. Where possible, use work
based examples throughout.
Guideline word count: 950 - 1,100 words
A.C. 1.1 - Discuss the concept of managers as effective
leaders
A.C. 1.2 - Discuss the concept of leaders as effective
managers

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A.C. 1.3 - Evaluate the balance needed between the

demands of management and the demands of leadership

Task 2:
Describe your understanding of what the role of a leader should
be in the creation and communication of an organisations
vision. Use both an external and a work based example to
provide an illustration of where principle has worked well, and
where it has not worked so
well. Highlight the positive and negative points and suggesting
reasons for successes and
shortcomings.
Guideline word count: 400 - 450 words
A.C. 2.1 - Evaluate the role of the leader in contributing to
the creation of the organisations vision, and in its
communication to others

Task 3:
Describe the meaning of empowerment, trust and ethical
leadership in a work context. Provide one negative and one
positive practical example of the impact these have on
organisational practice.
Guideline word count: 350 - 400 words
A.C. 2.3 - Identify how empowerment and trust through
ethical leadership impact on organisational practice

Task 4:
Describe two different theories on leadership styles and
highlight the key differences between them. Provide an outline
of two contrasting working situations and in each case select
which of the leadership styles you have previously described
might be the best choice for the manager to use in order to try
and achieve a successful outcome for the organisation. Explain
the reasons for your choice, highlighting the practical values of
the styles you have selected. By means of two practical
examples, one external and one work based, discuss the
impact an individuals personal energy, self-belief and
commitment can have on their leadership style. Highlight both
the positive benefits and the disadvantages of these factors in
each scenario used.
Guideline word count: 1,000 - 1,150 words

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A.C. 2.2 - Evaluate how personal energy, self-belief and

commitment impact on leadership styles
A.C. 3.1 - Distinguish between two different leadership
styles
A.C. 3.2 - Assess the practical value of a leadership style to
a manager in achieving organisational objectives
A.C. 3.3 - Discuss situational variables likely to influence
the choice of a leadership style

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