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This course is part of the Preparing for Senior Management Programme (ILM Level 4 Certificate)

Who is it for?

All staff who have had at least 3 years experience of managing others and (usually) who have some influence on operational direction including budgets.

Typically, the target audience will have undertaken some management development in the past.

What is it about?

This is one of a cluster of workshops that comprise the Preparing for Senior Management Programme.

The programme is designed to give you deep insight into the middle management role and to provide key knowledge and understanding for those who are considering, or preparing to take on, a more senior management role.

What will I get out of it?

You will understand the University?s ethics and culture, and how these influence leadership style and organisational structure.

You will also understand how to leverage ethics and culture to improve the University?s performance.

Specifically, at the end of the workshop you will be able to: - Analyse the University?s policies and procedures which relate to ethical considerations, across a range of activities.

- Explain how ethical considerations and culture influence leadership style and organisation structure.

- Evaluate the most effective leadership styles in the context of the University?s ethics and culture.

Course overview - The importance of governance in shaping the ethics and values of the organisation.

- Corporate social responsibility.

- Legislation and social attitudes, and their effect on organisational policies and procedures in relation to diversity and equal opportunities.

- Issues of human rights, harassment, bullying and ?whistle-blowing? legislation.

- Own organisation?s policies and procedures to deal with legal and moral obligations.

- Alternative perceptions about right and wrong, value judgements.

- Definition of ethics in the work context including cultures, beliefs and value systems - Personal and business ethics.

- Ethical considerations for investment, trading, competition, manufacturing, employment, etc.

- Ethics and stakeholders.

- Social responsibilities of organisations and the resource implications and financial costs and returns of using an ethical and equitable approach - Types of organisational culture and how they are manifest in terms of structure of teams and management style.

- Leadership style and organisation structure as a function of ethics and culture.

- Cultural web (? Johnson and Scholes).

- Culture and strategy.

- Techniques for influencing culture.

- Importance of creating a culture that encourages creativity and innovation and welcomes change.

- Blame cultures and problem solving approaches.

- ?politics? within organisations.

- The concept of sub-cultures and their management.

- Empowerment, delegation and leadership.

- Mapping ethics and culture in own organisation.

- Effective leadership as a function of ethics and culture in own organisation.

Is there anything I need to do before attending?

Yes.

You will be asked to undertake some research concerning the University?s organisational characteristics.

The details can be found on You e-Develop under ?course resources? .

You may also like We run a wide range of management development workshops and full programmes.

This one is part of the Preparing for Senior Management programme which also features three other workshops: Understanding the management role to improve management performance; Developing your leadership styles; Developing individual mental toughness.

Book any or all of these through Trent Self Service.

Do I get a qualification?

Yes, if you register for the ILM Level 4 Certificate in Leadership and Management.

Alternatively you may achieve a L5 Unit credit by registering for this Unit on its own.

This credit is transferrable to other qualifications (L5 and L6) once on offer.

Assessment This is carried out as part of the ILM Award and features a written assignment.

Learning provider This course is delivered by Lisa Hegan and Sandra Keith from our preferred supplier HRD.

Please contact Clive Betts for any queries.

The course is administered by Staff Learning & Development, please contact SLD@exeter.ac.uk for any queries.