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In brief, we will study:

Colleagues - The nature of teams, teamwork and leading teams

Creativity -  Understanding innovation and creativity

Change - Why change and how to change.

Innovation and change occur through the actions of people. A leader may innovate and impose change, more likely though, the teams you lead, and are a part of, will be involved in innovating and changing. As we study each of these aspects, we will keep in mind that in reality they are not separate but intertwined.

Some of the CORE KSBs covered in this module:

K – Knowledge

K4: Innovation; the impact of disruptive technologies (mechanisms that challenge traditional business methods and practices); drivers of change and new ways of working across infrastructure, processes, people and culture and sustainability.

K10: Organisational/team dynamics and how to build engagement and develop high performance, agile and collaborative cultures.

K12: Influencing and negotiating strategies both upwards and outwards

K14: Working with board and other company leadership structures

S - SKills

S4: Lead change in their area of responsibility, create an environment for innovation and creativity, establishing the value of ideas and change initiatives and driving continuous improvement. 

S13: Use personal presence and "storytelling" to articulate and translate vision into operational strategies, demonstrating clarity in thinking such as consideration of sustainable approaches. 

S16: Enable an open culture and high-performance working environment and set goals and accountabilities for teams and individuals in their area. 

S18: Optimise skills of the workforce, balancing people and technical skills 

 B – Behaviours

B1: Work collaboratively enabling empowerment and delegation 

B3: Curious and innovative - exploring areas of ambiguity and complexity and finding creative solutions 

Dr Robert Wilsmore (Module Leader) r.wilsmore1@yorksj.ac.uk