Hamdard University Bangladesh
Leadership, Power and Influence
Course Code: HRM 425
Credit Hour: 3
Course Group: Specialization Courses: Human Resource Management
Basic elements of leadership: Introduction, elements of leadership.
Leadership components: Issues with leadership definitions. Leadership components or what makes something ‘leadership’
Comparison of leadership and management behaviors, Comparison of leadership and command concepts: performance principles and leadership behavior Comparison of leading people and leading the organization Defense Leadership Framework Capability
Key leadership considerations: Functional leadership model. An organization’s culture will determine who will lead and what leadership styles and behaviors are acceptable Responsible followers must exercise judgment and not just blindly follow a leader ‘come what may’
Schematic of moral leadership: Pre-deployment work up training turns the unfamiliar into the familiar. Values such as care compassion and respect form the basis for sound leadership. Leadership at sea where the Captain ‘is the ship, ADF leaders continually look for opportunities to improve the odds in their favor and build resilience in themselves and their team. Strategic leaders shape capability and create conditions for success.
Executive construct of the Defense Leadership Framework: -Integrating Defense Leadership -Leadership Capability Areas Effective military leadership training must replicate as accurately as possible the demands of operations.
Who will lead and what leadership styles and behaviors are acceptable: Schematic of moral leadership Pre-deployment work up training turns the unfamiliar into the familiar. Values such as care compassion and respect form the basis for sound leadership, Leadership at sea where the Captain ‘is the ship.
Strategic leaders shape capability and create conditions for success Navy’s Sea Change Project—an example of strategic leadership Executive construct of the Defense Leadership Framework.
Recommended Books
Volio, B. J. (2005). Leadership Development in Balance: Made/Born. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates, Inc.Avolio, B. J. (1999). Full Leadership Development: Building the Vital Forces in Organizations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Avolio, B. J. & Bass, B. M. (2002). Developing Potential across a Full Range of Leadership: Cases on transactional and transformational leadership. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Bass, B. M. (1985). Leadership and Performance beyond Expectations. New York: Free Press.
Bass, B. M. (1998). Transformational Leadership: Individual, Military and Educational Impact. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Bass B. M. & Avolio, B. J. (Eds.). (1994). Improving Organizational Effectiveness through Transformational Leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Bass, B. M. (1990).
Bass & Stogdill's Handbook of Leadership: Theory, Research, and Managerial Applications, Free Press, New York.