Leadership and Management
Management, supervision, authority, individual and group behaviour, teams, motivation, learning, training and appraisal.
How to study ACCA Applied Knowledge
Learn each principle, practise its application in the computer-based exam format and keep the three independent 50% pass decisions visible.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Management plans, organises and controls resources, while leadership influences direction, commitment and change; effective roles often combine both.
Exam cue: Identify the task, people, authority and context before selecting a leadership or motivation approach.
Concept 2
Individual behaviour reflects ability, perception, attitudes and motivation, while teams add roles, norms, development stages and group dynamics.
Exam cue: Distinguish an individual performance issue from a team design, process or resource problem.
Concept 3
Training and appraisal are effective when linked to role needs, fair evidence, feedback and organisational objectives.
Exam cue: Use specific evidence and agreed expectations in development or appraisal decisions.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Assuming one leadership style is best in every situation.
Guardrail: Do not import a rule, formula or reporting format from memory without checking the period, units, signs, entity and current syllabus scope.
Treating pay as the only source of motivation.
Guardrail: Do not import a rule, formula or reporting format from memory without checking the period, units, signs, entity and current syllabus scope.
Using appraisal mainly to criticise past performance rather than improve future contribution.
Guardrail: Do not import a rule, formula or reporting format from memory without checking the period, units, signs, entity and current syllabus scope.
Memory anchors
Leadership
Leadership influences people toward a shared direction and purpose.
Management
Management plans, organises, coordinates and controls resources to achieve objectives.
Team Role
A team role describes a characteristic contribution a person makes to group work.
Motivation
Motivation concerns the forces that direct, sustain and energise behaviour.
Performance Appraisal
Appraisal reviews evidence, expectations, feedback and development for future performance.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
Which management function sets objectives and actions?
Which function compares results with targets?
Answer all questions to submit.
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