Advanced Leadership Skills & Communication

Overview

Welcome to our "Advanced Leadership Skills & Communication" course, your gateway to mastering effective leadership and transformative communication techniques. This course continues the exploration of leadership theories, focusing on situational leadership, leader-member exchange (LMX) theory, and other communication styles that leaders use to enhance their leadership effectiveness. Throughout this course, you will delve into the importance of communication in leadership, examine barriers to effective communication, and learn how framing and rhetorical crafting can amplify your message. Discover the competencies required for virtual leadership in today’s evolving work environment and evaluate the challenges of leading virtual teams. Analyze cultural differences in global leadership and synthesize key findings from the GLOBE study to understand the impact of cultural dimensions on leadership. By the end, you will possess advanced skills to adapt leadership styles to suit different situations, enhance team dynamics, manage virtual teams effectively, and communicate your vision with clarity and impact.

Syllabus

Leadership styles continued

This module continues the exploration of leadership theories, focusing on situational leadership and leader-member exchange (LMX) theory. The module is structured to help you understand how leaders adapt their behaviours to suit different situations and how the quality of relationships between leaders and followers impacts leadership effectiveness.

Leadership and communication

This module examines the pivotal role of communication in effective leadership. The module is structured to help you understand the importance of communication skills, the various communication styles leaders use, and how effective communication can enhance leadership effectiveness. Exploring some theoretical approaches to understanding leadership shows that these theories are broader than the leaders themselves.

Virtual leadership

This module delves into the critical role of virtual leadership in today's evolving work environment. The module is structured to help you understand the competencies required for virtual leadership, differentiate between virtual and traditional leadership, and evaluate the challenges of leading virtual teams.

Global leadership

This module delves into the critical role of cultural differences in leadership. The module is structured to help you analyse the link between dimensions of culture and their impact on leadership, identify cultural impacts based on established models, and synthesise key findings from the GLOBE study.