Level 3

LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING

Operational Overview

The aim of this module is to introduce learners to fundamental leadership and management concepts that they can interpret and apply within their own work contexts.

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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the module, learners will be able to:

1. Distinguish between leadership and management and articulate how they interact within the work setting.

2. Consider and choose different strategies of leading teams.

3. Choose appropriate strategies to solve problems within the workplace.

4. Use decision-making models to justify actions.

5. Reflect on own skills as a leader within their current role and construct action plans for personal development.

Indicative Content

  • You as a leader

  • Supervision, management and leadership

  • Team leadership and workplace values and mission

  • Leadership theories

  • Skills for leadership

  • Effective teams

  • Problem solving and types of decision

  • Collaborative decision-making

  • Ethical decision-making and judgement

  • Decision-making models

  • Justifying decisions

  • Barriers to effective decision-making

  • Table top exercise to apply learning

Assessment

1. Written audit of an incident, analysing leadership and decisionmaking processes and skills

2. Action plan for personal and professional development, which can feed into the learner’s PDR process

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