60-181 Leadership
second cycle Master degree study programme Management
Course Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ana Arzenšek, Prof. Maja Meško
Content
- Introduction to the course
- Leadership Vs. management
- Trait theories of leadership (i.e. Leadership traits, Personality traits, Emotional intelligence in leadership)
- Emphatic/ active listening skills
- Behavior theories of leadership (i.e. Autocratic leaders, Democratic leaders, Laissez � faire leaders, Person � task leadership orientation)
- Persuading and influencing skills in leadership
- Effective conflict management skills and feedback giving skills in leadership (i.e. Framing, I messages, Behavior based feedback, Sandwich messages)
- Contingency theories of leadership (i.e. Fiedler�s contingency theory, Path-goal theory)
- Transactional leadership (i.e. Leader-member exchange theory)
- Transformational leadership ( i.e. Transformational leadership approach, Role of vision in transformational leadership, Charismatic leadership)
- Ethical dilemmas in leadership (e.g. unethical behaviour by leaders, Gender issues in leadership
- Ethical leadership theory (Authentic leadership, Sustainable leadership, Spiritual leadership)
- Contemporary leadership roles (i.e. Team leadership, Mentoring, Coaching, Online leadership)
- Trust building skills in team leadership
- Selection and training for leadership positions
- Evaluation of leadership in organisational behaviour model (Evaluation of leadership approaches )