Strengths And Weaknesses Of Situational Leadership

 Situational Approach
Strengths:
The first strength of situational leadership is its practicality. Situational leadership is easy to understand, intuitively sensible, and easily applied in a variety of settings (Northouse 2007). Because it is described at an abstract level that is easily grasped, the ideas behind the approach are quickly acquired. In addition, the principles suggested by situational leadership are easy to apply for difference settings, including school, workplace, and family.

The second strength is that it emphasizes leader flexibility (Graeff, 1983). Situational leadership stresses that leaders need to find out about their subordinates’ needs and then adapt their leadership style accordingly. Situational leadership recognizes that employees act differently when doing different tasks, and that they may act differently during different stages of the same task. Effective leaders are those who can change their own style based on the task requirements and the subordinates’ needs.
More research is needed to explain how leaders can adapt their styles simultaneously to the development levels of individual group members and to the group as a