Situational Leadership Hersey and Blanchard

What is the correct order for the Situational Leadership Theory

• Selling, Telling, Participating, Delegating

• Delegating, Participating, Selling, Telling,

• Telling, Selling, Participating, Delegating

• Telling, Selling, Delegating, Participating

What does the 'M' stand for?

• Method

• Mindfulness

• Management

• Maturity

Which of the following best describes the Selling M style?

• An experienced staff that can work independently.

• Taking over a challenging situation and an unconfident groups of subordinates

• When employees are willing but lack the skills needed

• When employees are unwilling and lack the skills needed

Which of the following best describes the Telling M style?

• An experienced staff that can work independently.

• When employees are competent but nervous about the task at hand.

• When employees are willing but lack the skills needed

• When employees are unwilling and lack the skills needed

Which of the following best describes the Participating M style?

• An experienced staff that can work independently.

• When employees are competent but nervous about the task at hand.

• When employees are willing but lack the skills needed

• When employees are unwilling and lack the skills needed

Which of the following best describes the Delegating M style?

• Working with an motivated staff that can work independently.

• When employees are competent but nervous about the task at hand.

• When employees are willing but lack the skills needed

• When employees are unwilling and lack the skills needed

Which of the following would NOT be considered a weakness of the theory?

• It fails to accommodate individual differences of the followers concerned

• Other factors will also determine the effectiveness of the leader achieving the goal

• Leaders will probably have a predisposition to a certain leadership style

• The situation will change due to the leaders's involvement

Which of the following would NOT be considered a strength of the theory

• It is relatively easy and simple to use

• Followers need to adapt to an ever-changing leadership style depending on the situation.

• It recognises the need for flexibility on the part of leaders

• It recognises the importance of the followers of leader behaviour.