Presentation for C&TE 675 at BGSU - assignment 12

1. Situational Leadership
(LBA Model)
Brian J. King - C&TE 675 - 24 April 2008
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2. Introduction
Situational Leadership
Developed by Hersey & Blanchard (1969) based on Reddin’s 3D
management style theory.
As the name implies the basic premise is that different situations will
require altered leadership styles.
SL stresses that leadership has both a directive & a supportive
direction.
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3. Key Elements
Different situations require altering your leadership style as a
leader based on the development level of your
subordinates.
Effective leaders are those that can recognize what their
employees need and then adapt their leadership style to
meet their subordinates needs.
Both supportive (relationship) and directive (task) are
assessed as well as the development level of your
subordinates to makeup the overall situational leadership.
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4. Strengths of Situational
Leadership
Has stood the test of time
Practicality
Prescriptive value
Most leadership methods are descriptive, tells you what you should do in certain
contexts (loosely).
Leader flexibility
Reminds leaders to treat subordinates differently based on the task at hand.
Will allow you as a leader to help a subordinate move through the development level
scale.
Will also make the leader more respected and the subordinate more committed
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5. Criticisms of Situational
Leadership
Only a few research studies have been completed to justify the
assumptions and propositions that the SL method utilizes.
No clear way described to correlate commitment level with
competence to form the 4 levels of development.
Fails to account for demographic characteristics and how they
influence the leader and subordinate interactions.
Does not fully address the issue of one-to-one versus group
leadership across the whole organization.
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6. LBA Model
Analyze the development
level of your subordinates
(d1-4)
Modify your leadership
style through s1-s4 to fit
the needs of your
subordinates http://www.cultureofpeace.ca/SLII_Poster.jpg
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7. so what, who cares, what’s in it
for me?
Important to understand the needs of your subordinates and to
alter your leadership style to fit them.
Utilizing situational leadership will make your life easier and your
subordinates will be more dedicated and developed.
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8. Sources
Culture of Peace. Retrieved April 22, 2008, from Culture of
Peace Web site: http://www.cultureofpeace.ca/SLII_Poster.jpg
Northouse, Peter (2007). Leadership: Theory & Practice.
London, England, UK: Sage Publishing Company.
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