22716C
Developing Strategic
Management and Leadership
Skills
Unit code:
F/602/2058
QCF Level 7:
BTEC Professional
Credit value:
10
Guided learning hours: 30
Unit aim
This unit provides the learner with an understanding of the links between strategic
management, leadership and organisational direction, and the skills to be able to
apply this understanding.
Unit introduction
The main aim of this unit is to investigate how current thinking on leadership
influences an organisation’s planning to meet current and future leadership
requirements. Learners will gain an insight into the current thinking on leadership
from an organisational perspective. They will examine the links between strategic
management and leadership, particularly the skills a leader needs to support
organisational direction. The unit will help learners understand the impact of
management and leadership styles on strategic decisions in differing situations,
through examining the competences and styles of successful leaders.
Applying management and leadership theories and models to specific situations will
enable learners to assess their impact on organisational strategy. The unit will draw
on a selection of established principles, including the influence of emotional
intelligence on leadership effectiveness. This will enable learners to assess how
organisations can plan to meet current and future leadership requirements.
This unit gives an organisational perspective, but it offers learners an insight into
how it can contribute to development of their strategic management and leadership
skills through assessing requirements for their current or future job roles and
measuring these against relevant National Occupational Standards. Learners will
develop analytical and long-term planning skills through the use of case studies and
research.
Finally, this unit will enable learners to research a range of management and
leadership development methods and evaluate their in meeting the skills
requirements for effective leadership.