Syllabus

• Week 1

  Understanding and transitioning work relationships

  • Introduction

    While it may be a shock to those who experience it for the first time, the challenge of transitioning from the role of colleague and/or friend to supervisor is a common experience.

  • Leader and follower relationships

    As we have seen, roles influence relationships. We are now looking at an integrative leadership model, leader-member exchange, and how to achieve more positive working relationships through its application.

• Week 2

  Transformational leadership

  • Transforming leadership in practice

    When leadership results in change in its individual members and social systems, it is considered to be transformational. Ideally, it is positive and involves the development of followers into leaders themselves.

  • Transformational versus transactional approaches

    There are clear differences between transactional and transforming leaders. Transformational leadership is about eliciting positive change including growth in followers. Transactional leadership is about an exchange of resources.

• Week 3

  Authentic leadership

  • Characteristics of an authentic leader

    What are the attributes and skills of Authentic leaders? And how can aspiring or new leaders embed some of these elements to be more effective?

  • Trust

    Trust is increasingly in focus in leadership research, and plays a critical role in the relationship between leaders and followers.

  • Authentic leadership and collective interests

    Moving from friend to leader involves a shifting of agenda and interests. This section explores authentic leadership from the perspective of individual and collective interests and identity.

• Week 4

  Managing the transition

  • Friendships in the workplace

    The transition from being a team member to team leader can generate a range of challenges, and in particular, can bring new complexities to former friendship relationships with co-workers.

  • The role of emotions

    Rather than seeing the discussion of emotion as unprofessional, increasingly emotional intelligence is viewed as a key leadership attribute. Understanding and managing your emotions will ease the transition.

  • Putting it all together

    Now you have considered a range of experiences, theories and strategies, it is time to put together a plan for yourself to support you reach your leadership goals.

  • Final quiz

    The following quiz contains a mix of 10 multiple choice and true false questions based on the four weeks of content.