1. Introduce a workplace and the kind of issues it may face when managing people

Consider - lack of trust from leadership style, lack of motivation, boring work design, lack of opportunity, lack of empowerment.

2. Compare and contrast two leadership/management theories

Example: Which would work better in the organisation? Transactional or transformation? Theory X or Y?

Consider McGregor Theory XY, Henri Fayol's Principles of Management, Transformational and Transactional Leadership, Lewin's leadership styles, Ouchi Theory Z.

Week 2 covers Management and Leadership Theory

3. Identify a leadership approach which will improve the working environment at your selected organisation

This could be a specific theory or a mixture of various elements taken from numerous theories to form your own approach.

4. Critically assess how your selected leadership approach can utilise teamworking and lead to reduced conflict (300 words)

Consider Tuckman's group formation, Belbin's team roles, Patrick Lencioni types of conflict.

Examples: Patrick Lencioni & Canvas 4.7 Leading Teams, articles on conflict.

Weeks 4 & 5 cover teamwork and Conflict

5. Analyse how your leadership approach will improve motivation and performance

Learning & development, feedback, appraisals & performance review,

Approaches at Google, Clydesdale Bank.

Maslow, Herzberg, Dan Pink, McGregor's Theory X/Y.

Week 3 covers motivation and week 6 covers performance management.

6. Conclusions and Recommendations

Why will your selected leadership approach work in producing effective teams?

What recommendations can you make to ensure this leadership approach becomes embedded in the company?

Use this section to summarise how your essay addresses the assignment question and the learning outcome.