ASSIGNMENT 1 (a) “Although leadership is situational‚ some traits‚ skills and characteristics contribute to leadership effectiveness in many situations‚” (Dubrin‚ 1992). Analyse this statement giving examples of an organisation you are familiar with. (30) INTRODUCTION Leadership can be termed effective‚ whenever group or activities are required; the emergence of a leader becomes imminent. A group always works effectively when there is a leader to guide the members and keep them motivated
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Situational Leadership and Applicationsfor Military Leaders in a Field HospitalI. Research TopicThe US military is a professional force of combatants with integral support services and equipment. There is a wide variety of worker skill sets‚ each with their own military occupation specifications. I will examine the Hershey and Blanchard Situational Leadership Model and explain how can it be applied to the military and in particular to a Americanmilitary field hospital. I will examine the levels
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Situational Leadership Model For Project Management The Situational Leadership Model developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey is one of the most practical leadership theories for project managers. As a project manager‚ you’ll find that you usually have little to no direct authority over the members of your project team. As a result‚ your ability to influence will become a major determinant of your success. The Situational Leadership Model provides you with a framework that you can use to determine
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Situational Leadership in Hospitality If one look at the nature of the hospitality industry‚ it is serviced-base‚ it is labor-intensive‚ it is renowned for its high staff turnover and labor diversity in term of age‚ culture‚ and background; one may conclude that the industry is all about people. When people become the most valuable asset of an organization‚ simply managing them is no longer sufficient to compete in today’s challenging business world. Leadership has become the new key operative word
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nothing without competent followers. The military depends heavily on leadership-followership dynamics. The very nature of the military chain-of-command means that virtually everyone in the chain must execute both leadership and followership capabilities to ensure mission success. Unique to the armed services‚ we agreed to support and defend the US Constitution. I believe the most valuable lesson principle to maximize leadership and followership was the Profession of Arms. Those leaders and followers
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Leadership is the process of interaction of the leaders to his or her team members. An effective leadership is contingent upon a number of variables‚ such as traits‚ leading style‚ communications skills‚ conflict resolutions‚ and be able to motivate team members. Paul Heresy and Ken H. Blanchard have developed a leadership theory in the late 1960s‚ called "the life-cycle theory of leadership" (Hershey‚ P. & Blanchard‚ K.‚ 1982)‚ which has gained a strong following among management development specialists
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A Situational Leadership Challenge Background of the Study • A large pharmaceutical manufacturer was highly motivated to meet quality challenges. They implemented an ISO 9000-compatible quality system to ensure not only FDA compliance requirements‚ but also customer satisfaction. As the manufacturing plants of the organization were audited by the internal audit division‚ it became apparent that some plants were meeting the challenge while others continued to struggle in both the quality and the
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Northouse (2013) explained that situational leadership model is one that consists of a directive and a supportive dimension of influence. In essence‚ a situational leader is one who attempts to match one’s leadership style to what is described as the competence and commitment of an employee (Northouse‚ 2013). For example‚ if Ann decides to use the second style (s2) referred to as the coaching approach. Then‚ Ann would be demonstrating high directive behavior as well as high supporting behavior (Northouse
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The presence of different internal and external forces that affect the operations within a company provides the manager with a chance to choose the best reaction to a situation. The use of the situational leadership theory as a response mechanism is quite appropriate because it offers new changes that adhere to different goals intended within an organization (Lambert‚ Marler‚ &Gueutal‚ 2008). The experiences gained during a specific period will determine how well the management can respond to biting
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The Situational Leadership Theory was developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard. The model shows that leadership of employees must be adapted to the skills and job maturity of the individual employee‚ and that there is no single "best" style of leadership. By using the situational leadership theory model‚ leaders can adapt their leadership according to the needs of the employees‚ and conduct an effective leadership based on the situational context. The essence of the model is that leaders should
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