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What is Situational Leadership?
Hersey and Blanchard suggested that there are four primary leadership styles:
There is also the SLII Model, where the development level is determined by each individual's level of competence and commitment. These levels include:
In a high directive environment impacts occur through direct interaction of an activity. This leadership set revolves around providing thorough and distinctive instructions.
The directing leader clearly provides specific instructions, defines the roles and tasks of the "follower," and closely supervises task completion.
Low support is a common attribute in the S1 leadership style.
In a low support environment leadership and management minimize relationships with employees. There is a lack of personal communication. The thought process is that low support combined with high directive behaviors, employees do not need excess support if provided with adequate directions.
"You work closely with the team almost as if you were a team member yourself, encouraging ideas and supporting team members to help build their confidence."
S3 style of leadership lets the team make decisions and mostly offers feedback. S3 leadership rarely acts independently from the team and works as a team member of almost equal standing.
"These leaders are responsible for their teams, but provide minimum guidance to workers or help to solve problems. They may be asked from time to time to help with decision-making."(StuOnline,2019)
https://eml.usc.edu/blog/delegative-leadership
As an S4 leader while you do delegate items to the team to do you for one are not really in charge as the team makes all the calls and you are used as needed or more just told what to do.
There will be times as an S4 leader that you will actually be asked for your opinion or to make tough decisions.
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An employee will experience low competence at the beginning stages of employment. The end goal is to increase competence levels over time with proper training and support, which will increase productivity.
Signs of low competence
An employee that is motivated. Commitment is defined as "the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause." An employee can demonstrate high commitment at any level of employment.
Signs of High Commitment
D3 benefits the most from a supportive leadership style because they tend to be cautious and apathetic. Self-criticism is common for the development level.
A D3 team or team member is going to be qualified to work at the task or project at hand. They have both skills and education, and sometimes experience.
A D4 is very understanding of every situation and very confident in their work/abilities to help out the team in all aspects.
A D4 is matched perfectly with an S4 as S4 leaders are more hands off and let their team make the decisions.
D4 is the best follower you can have paired with an S4 leadership style as they are heavily committed to achieving excellence.
Being a D4 means that you are going to do everything you can to make the project succeed as you will take full responsibility for all work even if it is wrong.
References
The Ken Blanchard Companies. (2020, February 26). SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP II. Retrieved from kenblanchard.com: https://www.kenblanchard.com/Products-Services/Situational-Leadership-II
Denis. (2018, November 21). Situational Leadership Model. Retrieved from https://expertprogrammanagement.com/2018/11/situational-leadership-model/#:~:text=INguyen, S. (2019, August 25).
How to Manage Better by Matching Leadership Style to Development Level. Retrieved from https://workplacepsychology.net/2019/08/25/how-to-manage-better-by-matching-leadership-style-to-development-level/
Heathfield, S. (2019, August 2). Use Coaching to Improve Employee Performance. Retrieved from thebalancecareers.com: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/use-coaching-to-improve-employee-performance-1918083
kilaris201314. (2013, September 16). Leadership styles. Retrieved from https://kilaris2013blog.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/leadership-styles/
STU Online. (2014, November 25). What is Situational Leadership? How Flexibility Leads to Success. Retrieved February 29, 2020, from https://online.stu.edu/articles/education/what-is-situational-leadership.aspx
Anthony, L.(2019). Define Situational Leadership. Retrieved from: https://smallbusiness.chron.com/define-situational-leadership-2976.html
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