You will be introduced to the concept that good leadership is at the heart of any successful organisation and decisions made will impact both internal and external stakeholders. In the sustainable society, leadership attributes are an essential element when determining appropriate actions to ensure sustainable and measurable impact. You will learn about the issues and difficulties facing leaders such as legal and ethical considerations whilst maintaining a profitable business. You will investigate opportunities for social impact and identify the leadership skills needed, negotiation, diplomacy, the art of great communication as well as the social and political context for leadership.

Written presentation (as below) (70%) (2,500 words) (LO 1 - 3)

Narrated Presentation (as below) (30%) (15 mins) (LOs 1 - 3)

A question will be provided and will be based on a contemporary strategic leadership problem.

This module will use a mix of presentation techniques, videos, case studies and interactive tasks to explore the module content. Introducing key concepts through a variety of methods challenging you to explore different approaches to Leadership Strategy & Social Impact. Contact sessions will introduce core issues and techniques, and individual collaborative tasks will explore their application.

You will undertake ‘formative’ assessments during the module to help you monitor your learning and provide you and us with ongoing feedback on your progress, that helps you prepare for the ‘summative assessment(s) during or at the end of the module.

Develop critical thinking to be able to position strategic choices within the virtue-utility debate.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of how shifts in value creation from products and processes into networks is driving disruptive change and leaving many people behind.

Understand and apply analytical tools (learning loops, Cynefin, Roses model of motivation, etc.) that enable community and social enterprises to thrive within global networks.

Argyris C., ‘Teaching Smart People to Learn’, Harvard Business Review, May – June, 1991

Prahalad, C. K. & Hamel, G., 'The Core Competence of the Corporation', Harvard Business Review, May-June, 1990

Prowse, H., The Town That Took on The Taxman, London: BBC TV, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7oz366X0-8&t=4s

Zehndorfer, E. (2014). Leadership: A Critical Introduction, Routledge, ISBN 9780415625944

Kotter, J.P. (2007). Leading Change, Macmillan

Burnes, B. (2018). Managing Change, 7th Edition, London: FT/Prentice Hall.

Cameron, E. and Green, M. (2019). Making Sense of Change Management, 5th Edition. London: Kogan Page

Taylor, A. & Bronstone, A. (2019). People, Place and Global Order, Routledge

In a sustainable society, courageous leadership is essential when balancing the needs of firms, stakeholders and the environment. In this module, you will explore the legal and ethical challenges leaders face whilst maintaining a profitable business.