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CIPD Level 55OS06AC 1.3

Transformational, Transactional, and Contemporary Leadership Approaches

5OS06Leadership and management development

This CIPD Level 5 learning video explores transformational, transactional, and contemporary leadership approaches as part of unit 5OS06 Leadership and management development. The content directly addresses assessment criteria AC 1.3, examining the contrasting styles and characteristics of leaders and managers through mainstream behavioural theories including traits, situational, contingent, and path-goal approaches. By analysing how transformational and transactional leadership differ in practice, learners gain a deeper understanding of when and why different leadership styles are most effective in various organisational contexts.

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Assessment Criteria 1.3

Explain the contrasting styles and characteristics of leaders and managers.

Indicative Content

Approaches to leadership and management: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire; mainstream leadership and management behavioural theories, for example traits, situational, contingent, path-goal, transformational, transactional, participative, charismatic.

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Video covering: Transformational, Transactional, and Contemporary Leadership Approaches

About 5OS06Leadership and management development

CIPD Level 5
5OS06
Learning Outcome 1

This unit builds on the fundamentals of learning and development. It focuses on developing leaders and managers to ensure that they have the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to drive a working environment which is cohesive, diverse, innovative and high-performing. It builds awareness of the right tools and approaches to facilitate development which will ultimately impact organisational effectiveness.

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