Course: Transitioning From Friend To Leader

The leader-member exchange theory explores how leaders and managers develop relationships with members of their teams. It also explains how this relationship can either help or hinder an individual team …

You have moved through stages of thinking about what the challenges are when transitioning from a friend to a leader. You have had an opportunity to consider this through the …

As you watch this video on how to manage your own emotions as a leader, reflect on situations where you have either seen others managing their own emotional state well, …

There has been a long-held stereotype that leaders should be rational and non-emotional, and that they should deal with challenges and decision-making processes in their role with cool calculation. The …

A focus on team members’ emotional states can also be a two-edged sword. Attempting to resolve negative emotions rather than addressing the underlying problem can result in adverse impacts. In …

Self-categorisation theory explores authentic leadership from the perspective of the pursuit of individual and collective interests. As you move from being a colleague or friend to a leader, you move …

Welcome to the final week of the course! The shift from being a friend or colleague to a position of leadership can be managed more effectively with the employment of …

The consequences of a leader’s actions in terms of how they behave will directly impact on future leader behaviour and team member behaviour. The authentic leadership model is based upon …

As mentioned, authentic leadership relies on high trust in relationships between leader and follower. In a Spanish study of a human resource manager’s attitudes to authentic leaders (Agote, Aramburu & …

Your choice of leadership style and the authenticity of its implementation determines whether your employees trust your business decisions or merely go along with them. As we discovered earlier, a …

Transactional and transformational leaders have a different focus in their relationship with followers. Transactional approaches are characterised by a reliance on the exchange process between leader and followers, in other …

There are four key dimensions that are core for transformational leaders to understand. As you read through each one, reflect on whether or not you embody these dimensions in your …

Transformational leadership is the ability certain leaders have to inspire, motivate, and mobilise others in order to create change or achieve the seemingly impossible. The concept of transformational leadership was …

In addition to understanding the challenges and issues in transitioning into a leadership or supervisory role, we will be looking into different frameworks, theories and perspectives to support you to …

As a leader you come across different types of staff and team members. Some are hardworking and never let you down, however, this is not always the situation. As a …