Cultural Leadership: Harnessing Culture to Become an Effective Leader
Understand how creating and maintaining a healthy organisational culture could help to boost your organisation’s success.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
3 hours
Cultural Leadership: Harnessing Culture to Become an Effective Leader
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Develop your cultural leadership skills with the University of Lincoln
Creating and maintaining a healthy organisational culture is a critical part of leadership. Leaders who understand the influence of national, organisational, and team culture will be better able to engage and motivate individuals in their organisation.
On this two-week course from the University of Lincoln, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge you need to leverage culture.
Recognise the importance of organisational culture in motivating and engaging teams
As a manager, you set the tone for your organisation. A healthy organisational culture helps to motivate teams and boost their investment in organisation-wide goals.
In the first week of the course, you’ll learn what organisational culture is and how you can shape it.
Explore the relationship between national culture and global leadership
Once you’ve understood the role of culture at an organisational level, you’ll consider the broader, global picture. You’ll investigate theories of national culture, and discuss their relevance for global leadership.
By the end of the course, you’ll have an understanding of how culture operates at different scales and the skills to leverage it for the success of your organisation.
Syllabus
Week 1
Organisational Culture
Welcome & Course Overview
In this first activity you'll get to know a bit more about the course and have an opportunity to introduce yourself.
Organisational Culture and it's components
This activity will give you an overview of what we mean by organisational culture and the elements that are involved.
Types of Culture and Leadership Style
This activity will look at the different types of culture that exist as well as focussing on leadership style and how organisational culture can impact or change leadership.
Summary
This activity provides a summary of the learning undertaken in week one.
Week 2
National Culture
Week 2 overview
This activity will introduce you to week 2 and what the intended learning outcomes.
National Culture and Key Theories
This activity will discuss what national culture is and key theories regarding this approach.
Global, Cultural and National Leadership
This activity will look at key behaviours, as well as competencies and skills for leadership in different contexts.
Summary
This activity will give you a summary of the learning this week.
Who is this accredited by?
The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 and is the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the CPD policies of professional and academic bodies.
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Explain the importance of culture as a source of competitive advantage
- Describe the concept of culture, both national and organisational.
- Explore factors that influence organisational culture
- Assess the relationship between leadership and culture.
- Develop cultural leadership skills
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for managers, team leaders, and team members at any level, who want to understand the role that culture plays within organisations and leadership.
Who will you learn with?
Who developed the course?
University of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is proud to be ranked as a Top 3 University in the WhatUni University of the Year 2024 awards, as well as a triple-gold institution in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
Established
1996Location
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
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