Organisational Transformation (LE8002Z)

Content

With the constant change in the twenty first century environment there is a real need to have a strong transformational and change leadership to stay the course. This unit explores group and organisational dynamics, change principles and collaboration. The student discovers ways to build a collaborative and transformative practice that influences others to encounter change and flourish. Students will become familiar with various change theoretical frameworks, models, key concepts, and tools to analyse organisational needs and make suggested improvements and strategic initiatives. Module A – Organisational Theories and Models Module B – Change Theories and Frameworks Module C – Change Agility and Readiness
Module D – Levels of Change Dynamics: Individuals, Teams, and Organisations Module E – Communication and Stakeholder Management Module F – Building Strategies to Achieve Transformational Outcomes

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

This is a core unit in the Graduate Certificate in (Transformational) Leadership, Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Master of Leadership

Pedagogy

All learning material including video lectures and practitioner interviews are accessible on the Learning Management System asynchronously. The learning material are divided up in six modules with specific topics in each module. Students will need to attend a weekly webinar on a weeknight to engage with the tutor and discuss the learning material and assessments. The students will also need to attend two intensive days on the second and fourth Saturdays of the Teaching Period that will be run as workshops to discuss the topics and engage with supplementary learning material and practical exercises and scenarios relevant to the topics of the unit.

Indicative Bibliography

• Wilkinson, David J. The Ambiguity Advantage: What great Leaders Are Great At, London, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
• Schwarz, Roger. The Skilled Facilitator, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, Inc,.2017.
• Long, Susan (ed). Transforming Experience In Organisations: A Framework for Organisational Research and Consultancy, London: Karnac, 2016.
• Whyte, David. Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity, New York: Penguin, 2001
• Schein, E.H. (2016). Organisational Culture and Leadership (5th Ed.) Wiley.
• Cameron, K.S. and Quinn, R.E. (2011). Diagnosing and Changing Organisational Culture (3rd Ed.) Wiley.

Assessment