Situational Leadership Theory – Hersey and Blanchard – Flashcards
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-the amount of direction the leader gives to the follower -amount of socioemotional support a leader gives -*development level of followers (must be determined for each specific task)
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Based on 3 things
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Situational leadership changes leadership based on
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the needs of your follower
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Situational Leadership is
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VERY follower-centered 1st model to bring followers into the system of leadership as partners
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When was situational leadership created?
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the mid 1970s
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Who created situational leadership theory?
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Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard
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Situational leadership is very user friendly in _______________ leader -follower relationships but might be difficult for leaders of very large groups to utilize
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one-on-one
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Hersey and Blanchard
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Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources
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A=able; competence -has past experience -knows how to do the task W= willing; commitment -has confidence -wants to do the task
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Components of follower development
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1st step as an effective leader:
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What is the ability level and what is the commitment level of my follower?
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From high to low: D4 D3 D2 D1
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Follower development levels:
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Development level of: -High competence -High commitment ex: senior at A&M
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D4 Development Level
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Development level of: -high competence -low commitment ex: Junior at A&M
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D3 Development Level
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Development level of: -low competence -low commitment ex: sophomore at A&M
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D2 Development level
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Development level of: -low competence -high commitment ex: Freshman at A&M
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D1 Development level
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once competence is gained, it doesn't fluctuate, but commitment levels can....
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change
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S4 S3 S2 S1
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Leader behaviors based on follower development level
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Leader behavior in which leader gives: -instructions and lots of supervision -highly task-oriented -directed toward D1 followers ex: Dr. Jen's instructions to the home-schooled freshman at A&M who didn't want class before 10:00am
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S1 leadership behavior
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Leadership behavior in which leader: -explains decisions and provide for clarification -cheer followers on, provide encouragement -high task-oriented (direction) and high relationship (support) -Directed toward D2 followers ex: student rejected from a FLO- "you can try for a sophomore FLO next year"
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S2 leadership behavior
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leadership behavior in which leader: -shares ideas and shares decision-making -low task-orientation (direction), high relationship (support) -Directed toward D3 followers
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S3 Leadership behavior
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leadership behavior in which leader: -turns over responsibility, decisions and actions to followers; facilitate -sometimes difficult for leaders because they must relinquish control -follower is independent and competent -Directed toward D4 leaders
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S4 Leadership behavior
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Situational leadership behavior toward followers has two components:
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support & direct related to relationship and task
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Directing leader
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S1
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Coaching leader
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S2
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Supporting leader
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S3
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Delegating leader
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S4
