CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in Procurement · Core module

CIPS L6M1 Strategic Ethical Leadership

CIPS L6M1 Strategic Ethical Leadership is a core module of the CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in Procurement, worth 12 credits. It is assessed by a 3-hour constructed-response (written) exam. It teaches you to evaluate leadership skills and behaviours required to achieve organisational and stakeholder commitment to strategic improvements and change and appreciate ethical practices, standards and regulations that impact the procurement and supply function.

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What the L6M1 syllabus covers

The official L6M1 syllabus has 4 learning outcomes. Every Gradezup L6M1 paper is written to these outcomes and their assessment criteria.

1.0 Understand and apply leadership skills and behaviours that are appropriate for strategically improving the procurement and supply chain function

  • 1.1
    Evaluate the differences between leadership and management
    Key topics (3)
    • The differences between leadership and management
    • The role of a leader and the activity of leadership
    • The importance of leadership
  • 1.2
    Analyse approaches to leadership for improving procurement and supply chain management
    Key topics (8)
    • The qualities or traits approach to leadership
    • The functional or group approach, including action-centred leadership
    • Styles of leadership: authoritarian, autocratic, distributed, democratic and laissez-faire
    • Contingency theories for leadership, such as path-goal theory
    • Situational leadership
    • Transformational and inspirational leadership
    • The forces in deciding the type of leadership
    • The continuum of leadership behaviour

2.0 Understand and apply communication planning techniques and analyse their influence on individuals involved in the supply chain

  • 2.1
    Evaluate influencing styles that can be used in the effective leadership of a supply chain
    Key topics (3)
    • Communicating and implementing a vision of improved procurement and supply chain management
    • Influencing and leading supply chain stakeholders: senior management, subordinates, other functions, and external stakeholders
    • A range of influencing styles for cross-functional leadership, both within and outside the bounds of formal teams
  • 2.2
    Compare leadership techniques that can be used to influence stakeholders in a supply chain
    Key topics (6)
    • Assessing the readiness of followers or groups
    • Leadership techniques that recognise the value of individuals and their contribution to the procurement and supply chain function
    • Management by objectives and establishing key performance indicators (KPIs)
    • Measuring the effectiveness of leadership techniques
    • The role of the leader in coaching and mentoring
    • The role of emotional intelligence in leadership
  • 2.3
    Evaluate how to create a communication plan to influence stakeholders in the supply chain
    Key topics (4)
    • Stakeholder analysis, including primary, secondary and key stakeholders
    • Communication methods and creating a communication plan
    • How to gain support for supply chain strategies from stakeholders
    • Perspectives on stakeholder mapping

3.0 Understand and apply methods to overcome leadership challenges faced by procurement and supply chain professionals

  • 3.1
    Contrast the sources of power and how they can be used to overcome common challenges faced by procurement and supply chain leaders
    Key topics (3)
    • Perspectives on individual power
    • Perspectives on power: institutional, processual and organisational
    • The balance between order and flexibility
  • 3.2
    Analyse how equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) issues relating to the supply chain can be used to improve strategic effectiveness
    Key topics (4)
    • Defining equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I)
    • The benefits of equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) in organisations and their supply chains
    • The impact of discrimination, harassment and victimisation
    • Developing and implementing policies and initiatives to enhance equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) across the supply chain
  • 3.3
    Evaluate methods of change management that can be used to develop the supply chain
    Key topics (4)
    • The nature and drivers of organisational change
    • The role of leaders in managing effective change
    • Planning and implementing organisational change
    • Understanding and managing resistance to change
  • 3.4
    Assess methods for resolving conflict with internal and external stakeholders to support change in the supply chain
    Key topics (4)
    • Contingency models of organisations
    • The functions of the informal organisation
    • Conflict management: sources of conflict, resolution strategies, and outcomes
    • Incremental and transformational change

4.0 Understand and apply ethical practices, standards and regulations that impact environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations for procurement and supply functions

  • 4.1
    Examine ethical practices and standards that support environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in global supply chains
    Key topics (4)
    • Promoting ethical practices, codes of conduct and published standards
    • Effective supplier due diligence to support environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance
    • Contractual clauses to support environmental, social and governance (ESG) improvements and compliance with relevant ethical practices, standards and regulations
    • Developing a culture of commitment to achieve ethical codes and practices
  • 4.2
    Assess regulations that impact the ethical employment of people
    Key topics (1)
    • The impact of regulations relating to: Equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I); Employee redundancy and dismissal; Working time and staff payment; International labour codes; Health and safety at work; Minimum/fair wages

From the official CIPS L6M1 syllabus.

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Frequently asked questions

  • What is CIPS L6M1?

    CIPS L6M1 Strategic Ethical Leadership is a core module of the CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in Procurement, worth 12 credits. It is assessed by a 3-hour constructed-response (written) exam. It teaches you to evaluate leadership skills and behaviours required to achieve organisational and stakeholder commitment to strategic improvements and change and appreciate ethical practices, standards and regulations that impact the procurement and supply function.

  • Is L6M1 a core or elective module?

    L6M1 is a core module of the CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in Procurement, worth 12 credits.

  • What type of exam is L6M1?

    L6M1 is assessed by a 3-hour constructed-response exam, where you write extended answers to the questions set.

  • What is the L6M1 pass mark?

    Constructed-response exams are graded: 50% is a Pass, 60% a Merit and 75% a Distinction.

  • How many L6M1 practice papers are there?

    Gradezup has 20 timed L6M1 practice papers with 80+ questions, written to the official syllabus, with model answers to compare against. At least one paper is free to try, no payment needed.

  • Are these the official CIPS L6M1 past papers?

    No. CIPS does not publish its live exam papers. Gradezup papers are original exam-style practice papers written to the official L6M1 syllabus and modelled on the style and difficulty of the real exam.

  • What do I get when I enrol?

    20 timed practice papers, 80+ exam-standard questions in total, each one auto-marked the moment you submit, with a worked answer and the reasoning behind every option. Your scores are tracked across attempts so you can see what is improving.

  • Do I have to work through the papers in order?

    No. Every paper in CIPS L6M1 Strategic Ethical Leadership unlocks as soon as you enrol, so you can start wherever you are weakest and retake any paper as often as you like.

  • How long do I have access?

    Access does not expire. Once you enrol the course stays on your account, including any papers added to it later.

  • Can I pause a paper and finish it later?

    Yes. Any paper can be paused mid-attempt and resumed from the same question, which makes short practice sessions workable.

  • What device do I need?

    Any device with a browser — desktop, tablet or phone. There is nothing to install and nothing to download.

  • How close are these to the real CIPS for level 6 exam?

    Every paper is written against the current CIPS for level 6 syllabus and mirrors the structure, question style and difficulty of the real exam, so practising here rehearses the exam itself rather than the topic in the abstract.

  • What is peer review?

    Written answers cannot be auto-marked, so this course lets you submit yours for review by other learners working the same papers — and review theirs. Marking someone else against the rubric is usually the fastest way to see what an examiner is looking for.

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