COURSE OUTLINE

LEADERSHIP
Fall 2020

PRE-REQUISITE

COURSE: Students must have passed Principles of Management course prior to registering for this
course. For details, please consult the IU prospectus. Students are advised in their own
interest to clear pre-requisite course(s) before attempting to register for advanced courses.
Failure to follow this advice may lead to academic loss.

FACULTY: Dr. Shahnawaz Adil / Syed Taha Bin Hassan

Email: shahnawazadil@iqra.edu.pk /

TEXT: DuBrin, Andrew J., (2016). Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills, 8th Edition,
Cengage Learning, Boston, MA, USA

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to acquaint the students with some of the essential
skills of leadership which are crucial in determining the success or failure of any enterprise. In addition,
this course also addresses the importance and techniques of working effectively as a leader in teams.
Students will learn the art of leadership as practiced by some of the leading gurus of management. They
will also learn about group dynamics in modern day business organizations.

BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the basic knowledge and understanding of leadership concepts.
2. Describe and explain what is involved in various fundamental leadership skills.
3. Identify and critically examine various personality traits and forms of intelligence impacting on
leadership.
4. Analyze the role of leadership in relation to organizational culture and organizational change.
5. Demonstrate understanding of the role of power and influence in relation to leadership.
6. Analyze the importance of ethical values of a leader.
7. Apply leadership concepts and theories to professional practice in the workplace.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Demonstrate the basic knowledge and understanding of leadership concepts.
2. Describe and explain what is involved in various fundamental leadership skills.
3. Identify and critically examine various personality traits and forms of intelligence impacting on
leadership.
4. Analyze the role of leadership in relation to organizational culture and organizational change.
5. Demonstrate understanding of the role of power and influence in relation to leadership.
6. Analyze the importance of ethical values of a leader.
7. Apply leadership concepts and theories to professional practice in the workplace.
 COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 1: The Nature and Importance of Leadership

1. The Meaning of Leadership
2. The Impact of Leadership on Organizational Performance
3. Leadership Roles
4. The Satisfactions and Frustrations of Being a Leader
5. A Framework for Understanding Leadership
6. Skill Development in Leadership
7. Followership: Being an Effective Group Member

Unit 2: Traits, Motives, and Characteristics of Leaders

1. Personality Traits of Effective Leaders
2. Personality
3. Leadership Motives
4. Cognitive Factors and Leadership
5. Traits
6. The Influence of Heredity and Environment on Leadership
7. The Strengths and Limitations of the Trait Approach

Unit 3: Charismatic and Transformational Leadership

1. The Meanings of Charisma
2. Three Types of Charismatic Leaders
3. Characteristics of Charismatic Leaders
4. Reflecting Charisma
5. The Vision Component of Charismatic Leadership
6. The Communication Style of Charismatic Leaders
7. Storytelling
8. Transformational Leadership
9. Leadership (TFL) Scale
10. Concerns about Charismatic Leadership

Unit 4: Leadership Behaviors, Attitudes, and Styles

1. The Classic Dimensions of Consideration and Initiating Structure
2. Task-Related Attitudes and Behaviors
3. Relationship-Oriented Attitudes and Behaviors
4. 360-Degree Feedback for Fine-Tuning a Leadership Approach
5. Task-Oriented Attitudes and Behaviors
6. Leadership Styles

Unit 5: Leadership Ethics and Social Responsibility

1. Principles and Practices of Ethical and Moral Leadership
2. Guidelines for Evaluating the Ethics of a Decision
3. A Sampling of Unethical Leadership Behaviors
4. Leadership, Social Responsibility, and Creating an Ethical Organizational Culture
5. Ethical and Socially Responsible Behavior and Organizational Performance

Unit 6: Power, Politics, and Leadership

1. Sources and Types of Power
2. Tactics for Becoming an Empowering Leader
3. Factors that Contribute to Organizational Politics
 4. Political Tactics and Strategies
5. Exercising Control over Dysfunctional Politics

Unit 7: Influence Tactics of Leaders

1. A Model of Power and Influence
2. Description and Explanation of Influence Tactics
3. Leadership Influence for Organizational Change
4. Relative Effectiveness and Sequencing of Influence Tactics
5. Implicit Leadership Theories and Leadership Influence

Unit 8: Developing Teamwork

1. The Leader’s Role in the Team-Based Organization
2. Leader Actions That Foster Teamwork
3. Offsite Training and Team Development
4. The Leader-Member Exchange Model and Teamwork

Unit 9: Motivation and Coaching Skills

1. Leadership and Employee Engagement
2. Expectancy Theory and Motivational Skills
3. Goal Theory
4. Using Recognition and Pride to Motivate Others
5. Crave Recognition?
6. Coaching as an Approach to Motivation
7. Coaching Skills and Techniques
8. Executive Coaching and Leadership Effectiveness

Unit 10: Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills

1. Communication Networks for Leaders
2. Inspirational and Powerful Communication
3. Listening as a Leadership Skill
4. Overcoming Cross-Cultural Communication Barriers
5. The Leader’s Role in Resolving Conflict and Negotiating

Please read the respective chapters and topics prior to the synchronous online Blackboard session.

Assessment Criteria (Tentative):

ITEM WEIGHTAGE

Quizzes 15 Marks
Assignments 10 Marks
Term Report 10 Marks
Mid Term 25 Marks
Final Examination 40 Marks
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TOTAL 100 Marks
 COMPULSORY READINGS FOR DISCUSSION FORUMS

Online Class: 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm (Maximum One Hour – Admissible)

Break Time: 07:30 pm to 07:50 pm (20 minutes)
Discussion Forum: 07:50 pm to 09:30 pm (Students will thoroughly read, learn and discuss the key
learning outcomes of the article as per the following schedule)

Session Date Article for Discussion Forum

No. (on Wed) (PDFs are available on Blackboard)
1 14 Oct 2020 Why transformation efforts fail?
2 21 Oct 2020 What executives should remember?
3 28 Oct 2020 Ethical Breakdowns
4 4 Nov 2020 Eight ways to build collaborative teams
5 11 Nov 2020 A new prescription for power
6 18 Nov 2020 How leaders create and use networks
7 25 Nov 2020 Building the emotional intelligence of groups
8 Mid-Term Examination*
9 2 Dec 2020 How to preempt team conflict
10 9 Dec 2020 How management teams can have a good fight
11 16 Dec 2020 Managing multicultural teams
12 23 Dec 2020 The discipline of teams
13 30 Dec 2020 The tough work of turning around a team
14 6 Jan 2021 Virtuoso teams
15 13 Jan 2021 Why teams don’t work?
16 Final Examination*
* Face to face or online is yet to be decided by the management.
You will be communicated accordingly through an official medium.