This assignment is intended to give you an insight to the challenges facing today’s business leaders of the kind that many of you aspire to become. To do
this you will consider the complexity associated with defining (and hence understanding) leadership, the challenges leaders face within the context of rapid
change (such as the pandemic, Brexit and accelerated use of technology) and the potential solutions available. Your learning will be consolidated by bringing
the concepts from lectures together and applying them to an organisation you are familiar with.
Provide a critical discussion of (i) the challenges faced by today’s business leaders and (ii) the potential solutions to these challenges. Apply your discussion
to an organisation you are familiar with.
1. Introduction (Identifying your organisation) (approx. 450 words)
2. Critically discuss the challenges for leaders (approx. 500 words)
3. Critically discuss potential solutions (approx. 500 words)
4. Apply points 2 and 3 above, to your organisation of choice (approx. 1100 words)
5. Conclusion (approx. 450 words)
1. Introduction
Introduce the reader to the topic and outline what they can expect to read in the main body.
Introduce the organisation you are familiar with here
2. Critically Discuss Challenges for Leaders:
• The Geo-Political landscape & Rapid Change
• Pandemic & Post Pandemic | Brexit | AI (Technology)
• What is leadership?
• Can it be learned?
• Engaging Employees
• Managing Change
• Sustainability
3. Critically Discuss Potential Solutions for Leaders
• Becoming Transformational
• Developing Trust
• Managing Change Effectively
• Investing in Leadership
• Adapting Leadership Style
• Utilising technology advancements e.g. data analytics
• Employee Engagement – tools and feedback
4. Applying to an organisation you are familiar with.
• Define the challenging context the leader faces e.g. a hybrid return to work
• Describe the leader / leaders and their style. How they can be effective in leading others?
• How might they motivate / engage others?
• How might they use data analytics to inform their strategy?
5. Conclusion
Summarise your key points or themes.
Reflect on the content of your discussion.
Bring your essay to a close.
Write, concisely, a report of three thousand words and four sections guided by the word lengths indicated above – use subheadings to clearly signpost
content of your report.
Use appendices for data about the company, and the main body of your report for analysing, interpreting, evaluating that data. Appendices are NOT included
in the word count.
Acknowledge all sources in a Reference List, using the Harvard Referencing System (combining industry and academic sources).