Creating Leadership Capacity: Developing Bench Strength

Unit Code:HBULDR6120

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	One teaching period.	36 Hours	Hawthorn	Developing your Leadership Capability (HBULDR6100) and Leading Teams (HBULDR6110)	Nil

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

One teaching period.

36 Hours

Hawthorn

Developing your Leadership Capability (HBULDR6100) and Leading Teams (HBULDR6110)

Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Master of Professional Accounting Global Leadership Program, Master of Commerce (International Business) Global Leadership Program and Master of Science (Biotechnology) Global Leadership Program, Master of Marketing Global Leadership Program (CMKT640U), Graduate Diploma of Commerce (International Business) Global Leadership Program (CMIB540U)

Aims & Objectives:

By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

Strengthen teams by using development best practices to facilitate learning.
Build trusting partnerships that ensure coaching conversations are productive
Utilise high impact coaching tools
Define an effective leadership/talent development process.

Teaching Methods:

Classes in either weekly or block mode

Assessment:

Four individual projects 10-30% each
Class participation 20-30%

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Swinburne University of Technology works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen profession, can contribute in an entrepreneurial and innovative way within their workplace or community, to operate effectively and ethically in their business life and are adaptable and able to manage change. It is expected that graduates will leave with a diverse wealth of experiences and will have developed individual knowledge, abilities and attitudes.

Within this context this unit will contribute to students developing the following key generic skills:

Leadership and coaching skills
Evaluation and analytical skills
Project management skills
Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
Ability to work independently

Content:

Learning to Lead
Defining Leadership Competencies
Leadership and Coaching Skills
Effective Communication, Coaching and Collaboration
Leadership Development Programs
Leadership Development: Assessment and Learnings

Textbooks:

John H. Zenger and Joseph Folkman, The Extraordinary Leader, Turning Good Managers Into Great Leaders, McGraw Hill, 2002
Joan V. Gallos, Editor, Business Leadership: A Jossey-Bass Reader, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2008