Leadership and People Management | OTHM Level 6 Business Management Assignment 2026
OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management
Leadership and People Management
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Scenario
You are a professional blogger working for Leadership and Management Magazine. You have been tasked to write several blog entries.
Task 1 of 4: Blog post 1 (ACs 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3)
Instructions
Your fist blog post should be titled “Leadership” and contain the following:
- With reference to 2 or more business leaders (past or present), examine the Knowledge, Skills and Attributes (KSA) of a leader, classifying them between management and leadership.
- Provide 3 real-life examples of different type of leadership styles that were used in different situations (successful or not) and reflect on whether a different leadership style would have been more appropriate.
Delivery and Submission
- 1x blog post
- 750 words
Task 2 of 4: Blog post 2 (ACs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 & 2.4)
Instructions
Your next blog post should be titled “Motivation” and contain the following:
- Describe the reward systems in place in 2 organisations of your choice and compare them with the motivational theories of Maslow, McClelland and Vroom
- Explain how these 2 organisations measure engagement and motivation and reflect on whether the reward systems are effective
- Suggests ways to motivate staff
Delivery and Submission
- 1x blog post
- 750 words excluding diagrams
Task 3 of 4: Blog post 3 (ACs 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3)
Instruction
Your next blog post should be titled “Teamwork”. With reference to one or more of your experience working in a team and reference to theory:
- Consider the benefits of team working
- Explain what working in a team meant for you and the others in the team
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the team
Delivery and Submission
- 1x blog post
- 1000 words
Task 4 of 4: Blog post 4 (ACs 3.1, 3.2 & 3.3)
Instructions
With reference to an organisation of your choice (either using your own experience of the experience of someone you know):
- Describe the process of performance appraisal of the organisation
- Evaluate its usefulness and its success
- Consider the factors involved in planning a performance management system and propose a new appraisal process (including forms)
Delivery and Submission
- 1x blog post
- 1000 words excluding diagrams
