This course equips learners with the knowledge and practical skills required to lead individuals, manage organizations, and drive strategic performance in today's dynamic business environment. It focuses on leadership theories, management functions, organizational behaviour, strategic decision-making, change management, and team development. The course prepares learners to become effective leaders capable of promoting innovation, organizational growth, and sustainable business success.

Key Topics Covered

Introduction to management
Nature of management
Importance of management
Levels of management
Multi-disciplinary nature of management
Roles of management as advocated by Henry Mintzberg
The changing roles of management and managers
Qualities of an effective manager
Management and administration
Evolution and development of management thought
Classical approaches to management
Taylor’s view point
Fayol’s administrative theory
Max Weber’s bureaucratic theory
Behavioral management approach
Elton Mayo-Human relation theory
Abraham Maslow’s theory
McGregor’s X and Y theories
Mary Parker Follett’s Management theory
Modern management theories
Quantitative thinking
Systems thinking
Contingency thinking
Leading as a function of management
Differences between management and leadership
Attributes and skills of a good leader
Delegation, responsibility and accountability
Power, authority and accountability
Other Functions of management
Planning function:
Introduction to planning
Importance of planning
Planning process
Types of plans
Approaches to planning
Organizing function
Meaning and importance of organizing
Factors affecting the organizing function
Process of organizing
Principles of organizing
Organizational structures
Staffing function
Meaning and importance of staffing
Staffing process
Factors that affect the staffing function
Components of the staffing function
Controlling function
Meaning and importance of control
Steps in the control process
Types of control
Controlling for organizational and employee performance
Tools for measuring performance
Essentials of an effective control system
Environmental Analysis
Micro-environment
Macro-environment
Internal environment
External environment
Tools of environmental analysis
Leadership approaches and strategy
Leadership traits
Leadership styles
Leadership skills
Formulation of an organization’s strategic direction
Differences between transactional leadership and transformational leadership
Conflict resolution mechanisms
Ethics in leadership
Decision making
Importance of decision making
Decision making models/approaches
Types of decisions
Decision making process
Problem solving skills
Decision making under different conditions
Challenges in decision making
Effective decision making
Enterprise management
Meaning and concept of entrepreneurship
Intrapreneurship
Entrepreneurial development
Enhancing creativity and innovation in organizations
Methods of generating ideas
Introduction to business plan
Protection of intellectual properties
Project management
Project management concepts
Characteristics of a project
Importance of projects
Features of projects and baseline surveys
Illustration of the Project life cycle
Project planning and organizing
Project resources and costing
Project completion and evaluation
Marketing management
Meaning and importance of marketing
Marketing management orientation/philosophies
Marketing mix
Development of marketing information
Marketing strategies
Marketing research and intelligence
International marketing and e-commerce
Leadership and Strategic Change
Meaning of change
Theories of change
Types of organizational change
Managing resistance to change
Diagnosing the change context
Levers for strategic change
Methods of introducing strategic change
Problems of formal change programmes
Leading Change
Case Studies in Leadership and Management Sample reading and reference material
G.A Cole, (2017). Management: Theory and Practice. Amazon.
Robbins, P. (2015). Management. Wiley.
- Dicenzo, Coulter and Robbins: Fundamentals of Management: Essential Concepts and Applications. Revised Edition.
Kasneb e-learning resources (link on kasneb website)
Kasneb approved study packs