Hersey & Blanchard Situational Leadership

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Hersey & Blanchard

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Developers of the Situational Leadership Model in 1996

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Situational Leadership

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A leader that adapts to the needs of the empolyees and the work environment

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Effective Leadership

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A leader who can adapt theri behaviour to the situation.

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Maturity

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A combination of willingness and ability to perform the task

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High Maturity

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Individuals that arre highly capable, confident and work well independently

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Moderate High Maturity

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Employees who are capable but lack confidence to take on full responsiblity.

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Moderate Low Maturity

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Empolyees who have confidence but lack the willingness to complete tasks

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Low Maturity

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Enthusiastic employees who lack skills to perform tasks.

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Readiness Levels

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Four stages of readiness that describe the readiness of wmployees to perfrom tasks

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R1

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Unable and unwilling, like new empolyees

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R2

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Employees who are learning, becoming more confident but still unable to complete all responsibilies

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R3

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Employees who are recently promotoed and have movedeto a new area.

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R4

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Able and willing to do the task. Confident

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S1 (Telling)

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A Leadership style for low readiness followers, providing explicit instruction

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S2 (Selling)

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A Leadership style for low readiness followers, involving persuasion and support

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S3 (Participating)

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A Leadership style for higher readiness followers, focusing on collaboration

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S4 (Deligating)

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A Leadership style for high readiness followers, allowing for autonomy in task completion