Leadership and management development

ScenarioYou have recently taken up the role of Learning and Development Manager at
Highgate Opticals who are a medium-sized company that manufacture designer
eyewear. They are experiencing rapid growth due to an increase in their customer
base and are aware that they now need a strategic formalised learning and
development plan to support the business.
During your first meeting with the board, you ask why on reviewing the company’s
performance and development records there is an absence of any leadership and
management development. Further discussion reveals that the focus of the company
has always been on developing the core workforce and that the majority of the line
and senior managers have been promoted from within. Therefore, they have not felt
a need to develop the management team.
Throughout the remainder of the meeting, they are extremely receptive to your ideas
and welcome insight and understanding of this area of learning. They ask you to
prepare a report to enlighten them.
To achieve this, you are required to produce a report that consists of two sections.
You should provide a written response to each point in each section, making
appropriate use of academic theory and practical examples to expand your response
and illustrate key points.
To help the reader, please use headings and assessment criteria references to
signpost the assessment criteria being addressed. Please refer to word count policy.
Section one
You are required to:
1. Analyse the external factors that drive the need for leadership and
management within the organisation. (AC 1.1)
2. Explain the key differences between leadership and management roles and
styles and the implications of each for organisational effectiveness. (AC 1.2)
3. Compare the different knowledge, skills and behaviours required for
leadership and management in organisations. (AC 1.3)
4. Evaluate the different concepts and range of approaches that are available
for effective leadership and management development. (AC 2.2)
5. Discuss why diversity and inclusion should be an integral component of
leadership and management development initiatives. (AC 2.3)
SECTION ONE
Your evidence must consist of:
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Written responses to each of the 5 instructions above.
Approximately 2160 words in total, refer to CIPD word count policy
SECTION ONE – QUESTIONS
Analyse the external factors that drive the need for leadership and management
within the organisation (AC 1.1)
Short references should be added into your narrative below. Please remember to only list your long
references in the reference box provided at the end of this section. Word count: Approximately 430
words
Type here…
Explain the key differences between leadership and management roles and styles and the
implications of each for organisational effectiveness. (AC 1.2)
Short references should be added into your narrative below. Please remember to only list your long
references in the reference box provided at the end of this section. Word count: Approximately 480
words
Type here…
Compare the different knowledge, skills and behaviours required for leadership and
management in organisations. (AC 1.3)
Short references should be added into your narrative below. Please remember to only list your long
references in the reference box provided at the end of this section. Word count: Approximately 400
words
Type here…
Evaluate the different concepts and range of approaches that are available for effective
leadership and management development. (AC 2.2)
Short references should be added into your narrative below. Please remember to only list your long
references in the reference box provided at the end of this section. Word count: Approximately 500
words
Type here…
Discuss why diversity and inclusion should be an integral component of leadership and
management development initiatives. (AC 2.3)
Short references should be added into your narrative below. Please remember to only list your long
references in the reference box provided at the end of this section. Word count: Approximately 350
words
Type here…
References
Please provide your full long reference list here. The Harvard method is preferable. Please
refer to the Assignment guidance file.
Section two
Section two should provide understanding of the role of people professionals in
supporting leadership and management initiatives, the range of stakeholders involved,
and the impact of successful initiatives on the organisation.
You are required to:
6. Discuss the role of people professionals in supporting leadership and
management development initiatives. (AC 2.1)
7. Evaluate the indicators of successful leadership and management
development initiatives. (AC 3.1)
8. Explain the range of stakeholders and involvement they have in leadership
and management development initiatives. (AC 3.2)
9. Assess the impact and importance that development strategies have on
organisational culture, strategy, reputation and performance. (AC 3.3)
SECTION TWO
Your evidence must consist of:
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▪
Written responses to each of the 4 instructions above.
Approximately 1150 words in total, refer to CIPD word count policy.
SECTION TWO -QUESTIONS
Discuss the role of people professionals in supporting leadership and management
development initiatives. (AC 2.1)
Short references should be added into your narrative below. Please remember to only list your long
references in the reference box provided at the end of this section. Word count: Approximately 300
words
Type here…
Evaluate the indicators of successful leadership and management development initiatives.
(AC 3.1)
Short references should be added into your narrative below. Please remember to only list your long
references in the reference box provided at the end of this section. Word count: Approximately 275
words
Type here…
Explain the range of stakeholders and involvement they have in leadership and management
development initiatives. (AC 3.2)
Short references should be added into your narrative below. Please remember to only list your long
references in the reference box provided at the end of this section. Word count: Approximately 275
words
Type here…
Assess the impact and importance that development strategies have on organisational
culture, strategy, reputation and performance. (AC 3.3)
Short references should be added into your narrative below. Please remember to only list your long
references in the reference box provided at the end of this section. Word count: Approximately 300
words
Type here…
References
Please provide your full long reference list here. The Harvard method is preferable. Please
refer to the Assignment guidance file.