Situational Leadership

What is situational Leadership?

• style that is centered on subordinates’ contributions.

• the leader is essentially the head of an organization

• the leader holds all authority and responsibility

• Being able to switch your leading style based on environment

Which one of these quotes did John Wooden say?

• "The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant."

• “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts”

• "A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."

• "Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. "

Why can situational leadership be hard?

• It can be hard to lead someone based on their personality.

• The team should adapt to the leader.

• You can't adapt to different types of leadership like that!

• It's not!

True or False: Situational Leadership is the most common form of leadership

• True

• False

Who was Dwight Eisenhower?

• A successful business owner

• A well known teacher

• Coached a professional sports team

• Allied commander during WWII

True or False: Situational leadership can occur in your home, classroom, or on your sports team

• False

• True

What theorist developed situational leadership?

• Ken Blanchard

• Abraham Maslow

• Paul Hersey

• Fredrick Winslow Taylor

Which of the following is NOT an example of situational leadership?

• Quentin is a project manager who really admires Abraham Lincoln. He studies Lincoln's leadership style and makes a conscious effort to modify his style to match Lincoln's.

• Kenisha is a manager at a grocery store. When the store is not busy, she allows her employees to figure things out on their own. When the store is busy, however, she is more directive with them.

• Marcus runs an accounting firm. He hires a few new employees every summer, right after they graduate from college. He realizes the new employees will need closer supervision than the experienced employees, and adjusts accordingly.

• Rhonda was just hired as an executive at a marketing firm. She recognizes her employees don't know her yet, so she uses a more collaborative leadership style early in her tenure.

Anne coaches girls soccer. This season she is working with teams from two different age groups, one team is for 8-9 year old girls, and the other is for 14-16 year old girls. How can Anne apply situational leadership based on the capacity of the followers?

• Anne could keep her game strategies simpler during the early part of the season when the teams are still learning.

• Anne could defer to her assistant coach in areas where she has less experience.

• Anne could provide more specific instruction to the girls on the younger team.

• Anne could arrange her practice schedule to take advantage of the cooler weather later in the evening.