Individual Assignment Brief

Qualification Unit number and title

PG DIPLOMA IN STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT AND
LEADERSHIP
(OTHM-UK) Strategic Leadership

Date issued Marks Allocated Date for Submission

30th November 2019 100% of the Total Marks 21st December 2019

Assignment

Task 1 of 3
Instructions:

Individually prepare a case study about a business leader of your choice. Examples of
business leaders might include Jack Welch, Ricardo Semler, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs,
Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Dhirubhai Ambani, and Elon Musk to name but a few of many examples.

You have been informed that your case study will be used for training purposes and you
should discuss theoretical perspectives supported by examples about your chosen leader
contribution to their organisation.

# The structure of the case study should include the following:

# Background to the organisation and the business leader with a justification of your choice.

# Explain the meaning of strategic leadership and importance to the selected organisation.

# Contrast the main approaches to the study of leadership and the approach relevant to the organisation.

# Critically evaluate the role of the leader in developing strategy.

# Critically review leadership values and ethics in driving corporate social responsibility and
sustainability.

Delivery and submission:

Case study (approx 1500 words)

Task 2 of 3 – Essay
Instructions:

Following your case study, you should now prepare an essay evaluating the impact of the
business leader identified in task 1, on the organisation’s performance by addressing the
following:

# Assess the role of the business leader in driving organisational performance.

# Critically explore the exercise of leadership power and influence.

# Critically explore the main feature and requirements of leadership development for
competitive advantage.

# Provide the criteria for measuring for assessing an organisations strategic effectiveness
from a leadership perspective.

Delivery and submission:

An essay (approx 1500 words)

Task 3 of 3 – Business Presentation

Instructions:

Individually prepare a presentation about teams and leadership. The presentation should address the
following:

# Critically discuss the importance of teams and team leadership in organisational performance.

# Distinguish between workgroups and teams and the leadership thereof.

# Critically compare and contrast formal and informal groups within organisations and within wider society.

Critically discuss the stages of group and team development and the role of leadership in maximising group
and team performance.

Submission:

# Power Point Presentation Slides

# A set of speaker notes supporting each PowerPoint slide (circa 500 words)

Evidence to be submitted:

• Case study – 1500 words.

• Essay – 1500 words.

• Business Presentation (1000-words equivalent).

• Presentation speaker notes – 500 words

* This assignment is the property of Winfield School of Business