MODULE 5: Managing people – Leading and managing staff

Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish a range of objective and who directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and unified. The human resources leader is a vital link between the management teams and the employee workforce. Training and development of Human Resource managers that oversee staff and plan programs to enhance the knowledge and skills of an organization’s employees is a critical function.

Human Resources leadership and management initiatives must aim to upskill and transform professionals into organizational leaders that are equipped to deal with uncertain and disruptive future scenarios. Strategies and programs on leadership and management aim to include specific emphasis on the development of core competencies such as leadership skills, emotional intelligence and self-awareness.

The aim of this course is to teach students how to lead their teams through change by applying a number of leadership approaches, rather than simply performing a random list of management checks. An important theme of the course is that the human resources professional, as leader, is a key link between management teams and the employee workforce. This leadership role brings about its own unique kind of reward and personal satisfaction.

The course is ideal for the human resources manager in charge of multiple teams and groups of employees that work in centralized and decentralized settings. Important skills and knowledge pertaining to internal communication techniques, as well as the importance of socioeconomic responsibility towards communities and external role players, are some of the important elements in the course.

This module can be completed as a stand-alone module once Module 1 has been successfully completed.

Main Outcomes

• Understanding motivation.
• Needs theories.
• Process theories.
• Recognising a leader.
• The context of leadership.
• How to lead.
• Leadership capabilities and competencies.
• Developing leadership.
• Relational and social capital.
• The nature of groups.
• Fundamentals of group functioning.
• Influences on group dynamics.
• Group dynamics.
• Teams in organisations.
• General communication principles affecting relational capital.
• The interaction of organisational teams with other groups.
• Corporate social responsibility.
• Structural capital.
• Organisational culture.
• Change management.
• Responsible strategic leadership.
• The challenges of strategic leadership.
• The activities of strategic leaders.
• Strategic leadership and HRM.

Technical Requirements

• PC with Windows or,
• Android device or,
• iOS device.