Leadership and management development

Scenario

You 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:

Analyse the external factors that drive the need for leadership and management within the organisation. (AC 1.1)

Explain the key differences between leadership and management roles and styles and the implications of each for organisational effectiveness. (AC 1.2)

Compare the different knowledge, skills and behaviours required for leadership and management in organisations. (AC 1.3)

Evaluate the different concepts and range of approaches that are available for effective leadership and management development. (AC 2.2)

Discuss why diversity and inclusion should be an integral component of leadership and management development initiatives. (AC 2.3)

Discuss the role of people professionals in supporting leadership and management development initiatives. (AC 2.1)

Evaluate the indicators of successful leadership and management development initiatives. (AC 3.1)

Explain the range of stakeholders and involvement they have in leadership and management development initiatives. (AC 3.2)

Assess the impact and importance that development strategies have on organisational culture, strategy, reputation and performance. (AC 3.3)

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

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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

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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

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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:

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

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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

Scenario
You 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:
▪
▪
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:
▪
▪
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.