EDF5635 Leading capable organisations

This unit focuses on what leaders, as formal and informal organisational actors, have to do to foster and nurture capability as an ongoing property of organisational life, in order to meet organisational purposes in intelligent and sustainable ways. It explores the concept of a capable organisation and examines what is required to lead, manage, and administer a capable organisation effectively. You will learn about ways to understand and evaluate how organisations approach the ongoing problems of adaptation and change that they face. You will consider how, on the basis of research evidence and best practices, policies and decisions may be formulated and implemented to address these problems effectively. You will also explore leadership strategies for cultivating optimal utilisation and development of organisational assets. This includes leveraging available cognitive and intellectual resources, capacities for inquiry and learning, and capabilities for innovating and creating a desired future.