•   Leadership Clinic HRL710AS3YE-3001 20.10.2025-12.12.2025  5   (MALEAE, ...) +-
    Learning objectives
    The student explores and cultivates their professional roles and leadership skills based on key learning themes. The course comprises co-creative clinics featuring lectures on these themes and practical group exercises. The student becomes acquainted with the conceptual framework and applies this knowledge in analyzing issues and developing solutions within a work-related context.

    A managerial position is not required: all master-level students who want to study the learning themes and expand their leadership competence are welcome.
    Starting level and linkage with other courses
    This course unit is part of the master's degree curriculum. Completion of the course requires master's study entitlement.
    Contents
    Key Themes

    coaching leadership
    co-management
    conflict management
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria - grade 1
    When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

    The student demonstrates satisfactory competence in relation to the course learning objectives. The student identifies some of the theories, perspectives and concepts presented in the course. The student weakly identifies their implications for practice.
    Assessment criteria - grade 3
    The student demonstrates good competence in relation to the course learning objectives. The student has good command of the theories, perspectives and concepts presented in the course. The student is able to analyse their implications for practice.
    Assessment criteria - grade 5
    The student demonstrates excellent competence in relation to the course learning objectives. The student profoundly masters theories, perspectives and concepts presented in the course. The student critically and thoroughly applies the concepts and theories learned in the course to analyse and create solutions for practical work situations.
    Teaching methods and instruction

    The course implementation is based on three learning themes: coaching leadership, co-management and conflict management. The students explore these themes with the help of lectures, collective learning activities, discussions and individual studies. The aim of the course is to deepen one's knowledge of leadership and encourage analytical thinking, personal reflection and solution-focused mindset (design of practices) through the above-mentioned learning themes.

    The implementation includes both contact and online clinics, where students share and analyze their own experiences, cases and problems related to the course contents. The advisors provide introductory lectures, guidance as well as assignments to support learning.

    Prior or current work experience in managerial position is not required. The course is beneficial for all students who want to learn more of the learning themes and leadership.

    Learning material and recommended literature

    Amundsen, S., Martinsen Ø. L. Linking Empowering Leadership to Job Satisfaction, Work Effort, and Creativity: The Role of Self-Leadership and Psychological Empowerment. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies 2015, Vol. 22(3) 304–323. Available: https://haaga-helia.finna.fi/PrimoRecord/pci.cdi_webofscience_primary_000357526800005CitationCount
    Fisher, R., Ury, R., 1999 Getting to Yes
    Gallo, A., 2017 HBR guide to dealing with conflict.
    Gallo, A. 2017. Roadmap to Handling Conflicts at Work (Talks at Google)
    Goncalves, G. et al. 2016. Cultural intelligence and Conflict Management Styles. International Journal of Organisational Analysis
    Johansson, C., Miller, V.D., Hamrin, S. 2014. Conceptualizing Communicative Leadership. Corporate Communications: An International Journal. Vol 19:2.
    Kim, M., Beehr, T.A. Self-Efficacy and Psychological Ownership Mediate the Effect of Empowering Leadership on Both and Bad Employee Behaviors. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, April 7 2017. Available: https://doi-org.ezproxy.haaga-helia.fi/10.1177%2F1548051817702078
    Laloux F., Reinventing Organizations. 2014.
    Laloux F., What Does Self-Management Mean for You?: Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZE2nzym-Wg
    Lee M.Y. Edmondson A. Self-managing organizations: Exploring the limits of less-hierarchical organizing. Research in Organizational Behavior. Nov. 2017. Available: https://haaga-helia.finna.fi/PrimoRecord/pci.cdi_gale_infotracacademiconefile_A518136088
    MODe-project (Minimalist Organizational Design): Available: https://www.moderesearch.fi/
    Montes, C.; Rodriguez, D. & Serrano, G. 2012. Affective choice of conflict management styles. International Journal of Conflict Management.
    Oncken W., Wass D. L., 1999. Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey. HBR.
    Sharma, P. N., Kirkman, B. L. Leveraging Leaders: Literature Review and Future Lines of Inquiry for Empowering Leadership Research. Group & Organization Management, March 15 2015. Available: https://doi-org.ezproxy.haaga-helia.fi/10.1177%2F1059601115574906
    Spears, L.C. Spears Center for Servant Leadership. Available: https://www.spearscenter.org/
    Vogt, Brown & Isaacs 2003. The art of powerful questions.
    Yukl, G. Empowering leadership. Available: https://hstalks-com.ezproxy.haaga-helia.fi/t/2343/empowering-leadership/?business

    Working life connections

    The learning themes/topics and equivalent assignments address day-to-day challenges and practices in organizations. Students can apply and implement learned principles and practices in their organizations. Also additional expertise may be provided (e.g. in form of visitor lectures).

    Campus

    Pasila Campus

    Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

    No exam.

    Teaching language

    English

    Internationality

    Students' work experiences and environments form the base for the implementation's international aspects. The learning material consists mainly of international sources.

    Timing

    20.10.2025 - 12.12.2025

    Learning assignments

    Three (3) learning assignments based on the learning themes. The learning assignments combine theoretical perspectives and practical solutions aimed at developing leadership.

    Enrollment

    02.06.2025 - 17.10.2025

    Content scheduling

    Sessions will be held at 17.40 – 20.30 according to the following timetable:
    Wednesday 22nd Oct: Kick-off in Pasila
    Wednesday 29th Oct: Coaching Leadership clinic 1 in Pasila
    Wednesday 5th Nov: Coaching Leadership clinic 2 in Pasila
    Wednesday 12th Nov: Co-management clinic 1 in Pasila
    Wednesday 19th Nov: Co-management clinic 2 in Pasila (Zoom)
    Wednesday 26th Nov: Conflict management clinic 1 (Zoom)
    Wednesday 3rd Dec: Conflict management clinic 2 (Zoom)
    Wednesday 10th Dec: Closure with a visitor lecture (Zoom, TBC)

    Groups
    • MALEAE
    • YAMKE1BUT
    • EVENING
    • BLENDED
    • ONLINE
    Alternative learning methods

    See recognition and demonstration of prior learning in case of already acquired, professional know-how of the learning themes.

    Teachers

    Heta-Liisa Malkavaara, Olli Laintila

    Seats

    31 - 60

    Further information

    The assessment criteria 1 - 3 - 5 with respective evaluation statements.

    Degree Programme

    LEBUM Degree Programme in Leading Business Transformation

    R&D proportion

    0.00 cr

    Virtual proportion

    5.00 cr

    Evaluation scale

    H-5