BSBLDR411 - Demonstrate leadership in the workplace
Nominal hours
Location
Industry
Online
Werribee
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead teams and individuals by modelling high standards of conduct to reflect the organisation’s standards and values.The unit applies to individuals who are making the transition from being a team member to taking responsibility for the work and performance of others and providing the first level of leadership within the organisation. These leaders have a strong influence on the work culture, values and ethics of the teams they supervise.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* develop and implement at least two performance plans, including one relating to individuals and one relating to teams.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
* comply with organisation’s standards and values
* evaluate own behaviour and performance against organisational standards and values and adjust to achieve required standards
* ensure own behaviour and performance contributes to the integrity and credibility of the organisation
* facilitate processes to make decisions that are based on:
* relevant information
* examination of options and associated risks
* input from relevant people
* communicate about making and implementing decisions including:
* facilitating agreement on the preferred course of action and implementation plans
* monitoring and seeking feedback on the implementation and impact of decisions.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* methods to identify an organisation’s standards and values when they are stated, and where they are implied
* organisational values and expectations of behaviour
* basic leadership theories
* common leadership styles
* organisation’s process for raising questions about standards and values
* examples of behaviours and performance that would typically be considered damaging to an organisation
* concepts of:
* organisational values and ethics
* role modelling
* integrity and credibility
* leadership.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):