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Unit 1: Leadership
Description of unit
This unit looks at the development of practical leadership skills at a non-strategic level, within the rapidly changing working environment.
The unit provides an opportunity for learners to explore in depth the attributes and skills of successful leaders. Learners will also be able to consider how some of the leadership theories and models can be applied to specific situations and to learn how leadership skills can be developed.
The unit draws on a selection of established principles and on more recent work. It seeks to consider their relevance to specific working situations.
Summary of learning outcomes
To achieve this unit a learner must:
1 Examine the impact of different leadership attributes and skills on work groups
2 Explore a range of current theories, models and principles of leadership and evaluate their applicability in a given organisational context
3 Investigate the development of leadership skills appropriate to specific situations.
