SDG Detail

MBAX9131: Leadership

Postgraduate course

Project description

The course defines leadership not as a formal position of authority, but as a process of influence that delivers direction, alignment of activities towards that direction, and commitment to collective success. As such, leadership is potentially relevant to anybody who wishes to exert influence and drive change.

Year 2022

Location Australia

Organization UNSW

Project aims

This course aims to: - provide an introduction to the topic of leadership; - help you to build the confidence, knowledge, and skills to engage in effective leadership (including self-leadership) in a broad range of contexts; - invites you to become a lifelong student of leadership. 'Leadership' as a subject involves a plethora of concepts, theories, models, frameworks, and skill sets. Consequently, some other courses within the AGSM (such as Managing People and Organisations) address some dimensions of leadership. Such overlap is modest, unavoidable, and actually valuable, as future courses may provide reminders of fundamental concepts learned in this course.

Project outcome

The course begins by exploring principles and methods of leadership development that you can apply to build your own Leadership Development Plan during the course. The development of this plan is a major element of assessment for the course. It is a practical means of encouraging you to take principles, methods, and tools from the course and apply them in the context of your real leadership challenges.