“Leadership style is a pattern of behaviors leaders” used over time as perceived by others’ Blanchard et al., (2008). Hersey and Blanchard argued (Mark 1997) “major factors affect an individual’s response to leadership is the amount of direction and support the leader provides”. As of Blanchard et al.,(2008) “situational leadership styles are divided into four groups: directing, supporting, coaching and delegating”. Based on the writer’s opinion got from articles especially Hersey and Blanchard Articles, the below examples define more in depth what this styles are and how the leader can identify a situation and apply the best leadership style.
2.3.1 Directing / Telling style (S1):
This is where the leader provides particular directions about goals and roles and closely tracks the followers’ performance in order to give frequent feedback on results. In another words, it is where follower lacks the required knowledge and skills when it comes to performing a specific job. However, the staff is interested and enthusiastic about the job and ready to learn it.
In this case the leader needs to explain on the subject of the working system in details to the staff; it’s more about the leader being high in directing than supporting. Since employees do not have past experience on that kind of tasks, the leader’s job is to make sure that the followers understand what the task is and what is required from them in order to make sure that both of them have a clear picture of the expected end results. The leader will have to work with the followers closely telling them exactly what to do and when to do it, because they have low competency but are willing to learn hence directing style is needed here. The followers here are in first de...
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...interfere with the followers’ work. Also, at this level the followers have mastered the task; they are committed and highly motivated. With the proper support from the leader, an individual can eventually become a self reliant achiever who demonstrates a high level of competence and commitment (D4).
As of this situation it is best to decrease the leadership and let the followers take over as much as possible because the team works together superbly and they have the knowledge and skill required to do the task. If this team receives any of the other leadership style they will feel over-supervised and this will led to irritation and frustration so the leader requires being low in supporting as well as directing behaviors. Their commitment and competence is fully developed at this level and they can be trusted to do the job without regular leadership or directing.
This paper has summarized some prominent studies about leadership styles. Before understanding the styles which I may choose to practice, extensive studies on various leadership theories and approaches have been carried out. After conducting this research paper, I believe that there is no one-size-fits-all style for leadership. Lewin’s Model and Belbin’s Team Role Model have extended my knowledge and they have encouraged me to learn to assume different roles or styles in different possible situations. Therefore, I can get acquainted more easily to carrying out teamwork in my future job.
The theory reduces the expectations from the leader, instead focuses on matching the leader to a task
It holds that various situations require different leadership styles to result in effective outcomes. According to this school of thought, it is the assessment of the competence, as well as the commitment of the leader’s subjects that makes the whole practice a success. As a result, a leader should access the two factors before deciding on either directive or supportive form of management.
) Conflict is an opposite action toward a different idea, perception, or feeling of people or groups. (b)Transactional analysis has three ego states which are parent, child, adult that affect our behavior or the way we transact through communication. Critical parent is controlled by the conversation using advising responses that are judgmental, opinionated, demanding disapproving, or disciplining telling others what to do, and sympathetic parent is protecting, permitting, consoling, and caring to be supportive. The natural child response that shows
It is the leaders who have to guide the members by using the different leadership styles like situational leadership and political framework. Situational leadership and political framework have their differences but a well-developed manager is able to map the two together to and give them better control over an area inside of a company. Managers are constructive politicians, and both situational leadership and political framework give them tools to be successful. Both styles offer their own unique perspectives, where situational leadership style framework analyzes situations based on guidance and direction, and the readiness level that followers demonstrate in performing a specific task, function or objective. Political framework leaders clarify what they want and what they can get. They assess the distribution of power, use persuasion, and will negotiate when
It has been stated how the transformational effect of charismatic leaders lead to increased follower motivation (Humphreys, 2009). Due to the various attributes that transformational leaders have, such as charisma and understanding, they are likely to motivate others to follow after the examples that they may display. There is also Effective followership. Effective followership prepares a person to be an Effective leader since being a follower is considered as a prerequisite to leading. According to Humphreys (2009), organizations are comprised of groups of followers and leaders, who are listening and taking direction from one
Leadership is complex so you must use a variety of styles because the people that you lead have different styles of learning, understanding and performing. You can not succeed in leadership if you are not willing to change your behavior style as warranted. Changing your behavior style will also enable you t...
Rankin is responsible for the technical implementation of the new customer relationship Management (CRM) software being installed for western and eastern sales offices in both cities. The software is badly needed to improve follow-up sales for his company, Reflex Systems. The current situation that Mr. Rankin is extremely difficult because the team members are the most important component of any project. What exactly is the situation? First, there is a lack of passion among the team members which can be connected to a lack of communication. The lack of passion can be connected to the long work hours that this project requires. The team members are unaware of the project due date which can cause frustration. One team member, Sally, already left the team. When she asked Mr. Rankin for “quality of life,” he responded to stick it out. Mr. Rankin kept asking himself what was wrong with them team, but he also needed to ask himself what is wrong with his leadership style. He currently has two teams one in Chicago and one in Los Angeles. The members of this teams are different. While Chicago is overwhelmed and stressed out, Los Angeles is less stressed and is meeting their deadlines. What should Mr. Rankin do next? I am going to analyzes his current leadership style and the current problem with the team, then I am going to make recommendation on the steps Mr. Rankin should follow and lastly, I am going to describe the resulting environment after my suggestion are implemented.
Collective styles of leaders use their strengths equally matching the other leaders. A collective style leader feeds off other leaders and their leadership to create efficiency of the team. A team has individuals with their own unique purpose, but each have the same common goal in mind. Each member of the team must collectively cover his or her teammate’s weaknesses to complete the task, and the same vice versa. Every member place an equal part in the completion of the mission when limited, it makes it difficult to complete the mission. Similar to a situational style of leader a collective style of leader is aware of the Soldiers strengths and weaknesses and places the Soldiers where they will have to utilize their strengths to complete the task. Effective leadership comes from experiences and initiative. When placed in a position where encouragement to use experiences to reach a goal, take the initiative to help others understand the goal in turn, creating collective
Currently I do not hold a position of assigned leadership, but I have in the past. My leadership style is the consultative leader. My goal is to know how the members of my team perceive the necessary changes and how they would like to see the changes accomplished. Receiving input from the team gives them the confidence that their leader considers them an integral part of the team. Listening to the team members also gives them a sense of ownership if their opinions become a part of the solution. This can also have a down side, if you have a member of the team consistently give their input and the leader does not utilize their
Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership Theory (SLT) asserts that a leader’s effectiveness is dependent upon the readiness, or ability and willingness, of the leader’s followers to complete a task. This leadership style is an amalgamation of task-oriented and relationship-oriented characteristics that are employed depending upon the situation and the followers involved. According to the SLT, as followers increase in readiness the leader’s style is to adapt accordingly (Kinicki & Kreitner, 2009).
...r whole effort into it and they give above and beyond because they want the result to be good for results matter. The leader generates work that meet commitment and generate results that surpass and go above and beyond the normal requirement (Lord & Maher, 1991).
By allowing for employees to be increasingly engaged in workplace activities, they are then given the opportunity to develop new skills. Most leaders also encourage for employees to participate in team building activities so that any employee would be more comfortable and have stronger chemistry when working with other members of their respective departments, and with other employees in the company as a whole. Leaders are capable of motivating their subordinates through a series of actions, such as words of encouragement, acts of appreciation, and allowing for employee involvement in key decision making processes in the company. For instance, leaders who appreciate, constantly encourage and assist in the improvement of the tasks performed by their subordinates will be able to build a strong and healthy employer-employee relationship. This good relationship instils the traits of confidence in employees and motivates them to enhance their performance. Excellent leaders commonly try to develop a dialogue or establish open communication with their subordinates. Employees who are well
...process. Strong leaders seek the input of others in their organization, and strong followers seek to contribute whenever possible and appropriate.
In this paper I will look at the four major leadership styles, their characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, and in what situations a particular leadership style is desired. Additionally, I will look at my leadership style and how I acquired this style throughout my career.