Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Leadership and Followership

Explore the impact of modern leadership styles and followership behaviours

Leadership and power play significant roles in our lives, from shaping societies and governing policies to building multinational organisations.

On this four-week course from Grenoble Ecole de Management, you’ll take a deep dive into traditional and contemporary leadership styles to develop a nuanced understanding of effective leadership practices.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to critically assess leadership and followership, and apply modern frameworks to a variety of settings.

Explore the evolution of leadership

You’ll begin this course by unpacking traditional leadership styles, including authoritarian, transactional, and bureaucratic approaches to leading.

Then you’ll explore contemporary practices, like servant and team-based leadership, which emphasise collaboration, empowerment, and the well-being of team members.

Better grasp these modern methods by turning to other disciplines, such as Aikido, and perspectives, including leadership within Indigenous communities

Grasp leadership ethics

Examine the positive and negative aspects of traditional and modern leadership styles, including liberating, servant, and mindful leadership, as well as dysfunctional, toxic, and narcissistic leadership.

This will help you develop a comprehensive understanding of ethical leadership and recognise the impact different styles have on organisations and individuals.

You’ll also distinguish positive leadership styles and behaviours from negative ones.

Expand your leadership skills with Grenoble Ecole de Management

Throughout the course, you’ll be guided by the specialists at Grenoble Ecole de Management.

With this expertise, you’ll finish the course with enhanced critical thinking in leadership and the practical skills to apply diverse leadership styles ethically and effectively.

This course is well-suited for anyone interested in learning more about modern management practices and how these shape businesses and societies.

Whether you’re considering a career in management or just curious about the concepts and theories behind today’s management practices, this course offers a solid introduction to key ideas and terminology.

This course is well-suited for anyone interested in learning more about modern management practices and how these shape businesses and societies.

Whether you’re considering a career in management or just curious about the concepts and theories behind today’s management practices, this course offers a solid introduction to key ideas and terminology.

• Explore a variety of leadership styles and approaches and analyse how they fit with personal preferences
• Identify the skills required for leadership and assess personal experience and capability
• Reflect on followership, from the perspectives of both the leader and the follower
• Evaluate how effective leadership can overcome a variety of common challenges
• Reflect on personal experience, start a leadership journal and devise an appropriate plan of action to develop leadership skills.