MBAD642-18M2 (C) MBA Two 2018

Leading Others

10 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 April 2018
End Date: Sunday, 17 June 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 4 May 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 1 June 2018

Description

Leading Others introduces cutting edge theory and practice and describes critical task and skill requirements. Particular emphasis is placed on the task and skill requirements of "positive leadership" an emerging leadership approach that research has associated with "extraordinary organisational performance". The course also looks at the personal foundations required to apply the practices of positive leadership and places a particular emphasis on balance, sustainability and positive psychology.

2017 MBAD642 Leading Others -- course description

This course provides participants with the theory and practical tools to help you build high performing teams. You will learn to identify the stages of team development and what tools you can use to move a team through each of those stages successfully. You will also explore your own personality in the context of communication and team leadership, and you will use the FIRO-B instrument to understand how the personality mix in any team influences its group dynamics. The course concludes with a highly interactive one-day team simulation where you can practice your new knowledge and skills.

Learning Outcomes

  • MBAD 642 is one of a group of courses designed to give you a significant step-up in your leadership capability. This overall aim of this course is to develop your ability to lead others. The first workshop focuses on leading individual others, and has an interpersonal focus. The second workshop focuses on leading others in teams, and has a group dynamics focus.

    By the end of this course you will:

  • Have an increased self-awareness of your personality type in order to understand what motivates you and others

  • Understand the basic principles of Transactional Analysis (TA) and be able to use TA to improve your interpersonal interactions

  • Know how to give and receive performance feedback

  • Have a deeper understanding of group dynamics and the process of team development, using the FIRO-B instrument

  • Know how to apply the GRPI teambuilding model to intervene successfully to develop a high performing team

  • Have participated in a one-day team leadership simulation which will involve a range of important team skills, such as managing conflict, running effective meetings and group decision making

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable Note

Six evening classes held on Mondays from 5.00pm to 8.00 pm on these dates;

(1) 23 April, 30, 7, 14, 21 and 28 May 2018

AND a one-day workshop held on either;

(2) Saturday 26 May (for half the class) OR Sunday 27 May (for the other half the class)

Course Coordinator

Ian Brooks

Ian Brooks: Ph: 021 352 301

E-mail: ian@aretegroup.co.nz

Assessment

A one-hour test worth 40% each, to be held 15 May 2017

Group teambuilding assignment worth 60% due on Monday 29 May 2017

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Textbooks / Resources

Readings as assigned.

Course links

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Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,536.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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All MBAD642 Occurrences

  • MBAD642-18X (C) General non-calendar-based 2018
  • MBAD642-18M2 (C) MBA Two 2018
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