Leadership and Team Dynamics
Subject Overview
The fifth HRM group elective, covering leadership theory, traits and ethics, leadership styles and development, strategic and ethical leadership, and team composition, performance and conflict resolution. A 4-credit elective theory paper.
Unit-wise Syllabus
4 units — click WhatsApp below to get the full notes for each
Unit 1: Leadership fundamentals
Meaning, skills and roles of a leader, analysis of leadership theory, personality traits and leadership, leadership attitudes and ethics, leadership behaviour and motivation, contingency leadership
Unit 2: Leadership styles and development
Charismatic and transformational leadership, team and organizational leadership, strategic leadership, leadership for high-performance culture, development through self-awareness, education, experience and mentoring, succession and evaluation of leadership development
Unit 3: Strategic and ethical leadership
The leader as social architect — creating vision and strategic direction, shaping culture and values, designing a learning organisation, leading change, spiritual foundations of personal effectiveness
Unit 4: Team dynamics
Team composition, formation and development, team performance and motivation, team conflict and leadership, team decision making, FIRO-B interpersonal orientation, Johari window, negotiation skills, conflict resolution and collaboration