BMO0273- Fundamentals of Leadership Assessment Brief

Assessment Task 

This assignment comprises a number of short tasks, which should be presented as one report with the use of subheadings (see below). You must draw on academic research and theory to outline and present best  practice in relation to leadership skills, behaviours and attitudes. 

Your leadership report must include the following sections: 

1. Title page  
2. Contents page 
3. What is effective leadership?
- In this introduction, you should introduce (define) the concept of  leadership and effective leadership 

4. Using power and influence as a leader 
- Selecting two of the following, critically discuss the extent to which  they are appropriate power bases for a leader to adopt: 
Reward power base, Coercive power base, Legitimate power base,  Expert power base, Referent power base 

5. Approaches to leadership 
- Critically discuss the extent to which situational leadership is an  effective approach for leaders to adopt 

6. Leadership communication 
- Critically discuss best-practice of effective leadership communication 
- Evaluate the challenges of leading virtual teams 

7. Leadership and motivating others 
- Select one of the following, and critically argue why it is an effective theory of motivation used by Leaders: 
Needs theories, Reinforcement theory, Expectancy theory, Equity  theory, Goal setting theory 

8. Leadership and emotional intelligence 
a. Critically discuss the role of emotional intelligence in effective  leadership 

9. Conclusion 
b. Bring your manual together and end with 150 words of advice which  a leader should follow in order to be effective 

10.Reference list 

Learning Outcomes

This section is for information only.
The assessment task outlined above has been designed to address specific validated learning outcomes for this module. It is useful to keep in mind that these are the things you need to show in this piece of work.
On completion of this module, students will need to demonstrate:

Knowledge and Understanding

On completion of this module students will:

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of leadership style, skills, leading people and leadingin a diverse context
2. Demonstrate a critical awareness of the application of leadership theory to different organisational contexts 

Ability On completion of this module students will:

4. Express and justify an individual perspective on leadership approaches in business organisations.
5. Communicate complex information appropriately in writing using academic conventions 

Please note these learning outcomes are not additional questions.