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Discuss the specific skills required to be a good leader by critically reflecting upon yourself and your own work and life experiences. (answers should be linked to elements of the Graduate Capital Model and supported by relevant leadership theory). (50 marks) 3 – All suggestions and answer must have academic justification and correct Harvard Style referencing (10 Marks). Essay Format – 3

TASK:
1 – Critically evaluate the effectiveness and applicability of McKinsey 7-s
Framework in today’s health and social care sector. (40 Marks)
2 Discuss the specific skills required to be a good leader by critically reflecting upon yourself and your own work and life experiences. (answers should be linked to elements of the Graduate Capital Model and supported by relevant leadership theory). (50 marks)
3 – All suggestions and answer must have academic justification and correct Harvard Style referencing (10 Marks).
Essay Format – 3000 Words
Ensure you use the correct essay format:
• Introduction • Body
• Conclusion • References
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of leadership theories with critical analysis as to the potential positives and negatives of each theory. (LO 1)
Critically reflect on individual leadership skills and how they relate to theories presented. (LO 2)
READING REQUIREMENT Core Reading (Kortext)
Jabri, M. 2018. Managing Organizational Change: Process, Social Construction and Dialogue. (2nd Ed). London. Palgrave.
Recommended Reading
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Anderson, S., 2017. Leading organisations. ABC of Clinical Leadership. Second edition. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, West Sussex, pp.29-32.
Banfield, P and Kay, R. 2012. Introduction to Human Resource Management (2nd Ed). Oxford. Oxford University Press.
Deal, T. E. and Kennedy, AA. 1982. Corporate cultures: the rites and rituals of corporate life, Harmondsworth, Penguin.
Freeman, R., Harrison, J., Wicks, A., Parmar, B., & De Colle, S. 2010. Frontmatter. In Stakeholder Theory: The State of the Art (pp. I-Vi). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Hayes, J. 2014. The Theory and Practice of Change Management (4th Ed). London. Palgrave Macmillan.
Hofstede, G. 2003. Cultures and Organisations: Intercultural Cooperation and Its Importance for Survival: Software of the Mind, London-UK, Profile Books Ltd.
Kotter, J. 2012. Leading Change. Boston. Harvard Business Review Press
Northouse, P. G. 2015. Leadership: Theory and Practice. 7th Ed. London; Sage Publications Ltd.
Schein, E. H. 2004. Organisational Culture and Leadership. 3rd ed. San Francisco; Jossey-Bass.
Scott, T.I.M., Mannion, R., Davies, H.T. and Marshall, M.N., 2003. Implementing culture change in health care: theory and practice. International journal for quality in health care, 15(2), pp.111-118.
Please note that the sources listed are expected for your written assessment. These sources will be part of the module and their content is deemed necessary to produce a relevant assessment. Module markers will expect to see them integrated into your work and appropriately referenced.
Failure to include these sources may result in a “Viva Voce” meeting during which you would be required to explain your work and your reasons for not including these key sources.
Please note:
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• The word count should be 3000 words (+/- 10%)
• You may include appropriate graphics to support your points if you consider
they will add value to your answer
• This is to be written as an essay
• References are NOT included in the word count
• You must use academic theory and other robust sources to support your
text, and any theory used should be applied to the context of the scenario
• You must use in-text citations to evidence your work, in addition to producing a full list of references. All of these should conform to Harvard
Referencing format.
• The bulk of this text should be your own original work and should be
paraphrased

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