Leadership and Teamwork

Managing people in organizations

• Effective management of people in an organization is essential for achieving its objectives. People are the most significant resource of an organization, and their needs must be respected and understood.

Culture and the organization

• Culture encompasses art, music, values, beliefs, language, communication, behavior, and more. It is a shared set of symbols that unite and identify members of a society.

Developing personal skills

• Modern managers need a wide range of skills to work effectively with people. This includes communication, leadership, teamwork, listening, and other skills.

Effective communication

• A manager’s day-to-day activities involve encouraging team members, participating in formal meetings, having informal conversations, studying strategies, sending emails, and more.

Managing ethically

• Deciding on the right action is not always easy, as shown by the example of a company that produces excessive waste. Closing the factory may harm employees and shareholders, while keeping it open without reducing waste will harm the environment.

Performance management

• People determine the success of an organization. The success of an organization largely depends on the people within it.

Strategic human resource management

• Human Resource Management involves managing people, a key resource in an organization. The machines, raw materials, and computers require people to operate them.

High performance teams

• In a constantly changing environment, high performance requires a blend of diverse skills and experiences, best achieved through teamwork.

Leadership skills

• Leadership is essential for success in any organization. Leadership is a skill that needs to be developed in a world of rapid change and innovation.

Motivating and influencing people

• Two teams carrying out the same activity may not work at the same speed, create the same quality output, or show the same attitude to their work. Managers can plan how the work will be done, make sure that the teams have all the right materials, explain everyone’s tasks and deadlines, and measure progress.

Entrepreneurial Management

This module examines the skills and qualities of entrepreneurship and what it means to be an entrepreneur.

Organizational Structures

In this module, learners will explore the different models and theories that make up organizational structure and examine why organizations are structured the way they are.

Practical Accounting Analysis

Learners will complete exercises in accounts to gain an understanding of what they are telling us and the actions that analysis can precipitate.

Business Planning and Goal Setting

This module focuses on creating clear goals and plans to achieve business objectives.

Politics and Business

This module explores the impact of politics on business, including economic impact, exports, and government support.

Business Law

Learners will examine the legalities of business and the statutory responsibilities of managers and business executives.

Managing in Today’s World

This module focuses on governance and equality as a means to promote ethical and responsible business practices in the modern world.

Performance Management

Learners will review reward structures, CPD, training, and development to ensure high performance in both people and business.

Marketing and Sales Planning

In this module, learners will analyze how markets, customers, competitors, and products can come together in a cohesive plan.

Quantitative Skills

This module provides knowledge of numeric exercises and their use within the context of business.

The diploma in leadership and teamwork at level 4/5 requires 10 written assignments at level 4 and 6 written assignments at level 5. To aid students in completing the modules and assignments, the learning platform provides support through the ‘Tutor’ section.

The level 4 course has the following assignment unit titles:

• Managing people in organizations
• Culture and the organization
• Developing personal skills
• Effective communication
• Managing ethically
• Performance management
• Strategic human resource management
• High performance teams
• Leadership skills
• Motivating and influencing people

Meanwhile, the level 5 course has these assignment unit titles:

• Business development
• Business models and growing organizations
• Customer management
• Responding to the changing business environment
• Risk management and organizations
• Effective decision making

Further details about the level 5 units can be accessed through the Qualifi level 5 diploma in business management.