Situational Leadership Theory – Hersey and Blanchard Example situations – Flashcards

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You are the manager of a men's clothing store. You have asked a new employee to be in charge of purchasing a new computer system for the store. In her former position, the employee developed excellent skills in Microsoft Word and Excel. Today in her position, she needs to learn more about computer hardware in order to make a decision. She is very excited about this assignment and knows it will help her promotion options. What is her development level and what kind of leadership does she need?

The university has asked the student senate and the MSC to reduce expenditures. As the head of the Student Senate, you have asked a highly experienced member to take charge of the budget cut efforts. This member has worked in all areas of student organizations including the MSC, senate and 3 other orgs. In the past he has been eager to help. You know he is able to balance the budget, but he seems uninterested in the task. What is his development level and what kind of leader does he need?

According to Situational leadership theory, effective leaders are those who can...

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