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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Compare and Contrast Paper Management and Leadership My ultimate goal is to become an accounting instructor in a high school or a school of higher learning such as a technical college or university. After achieving my bachelor’s degree in accounting I would like to peruse my masters in accounting and eventually a teaching certificate. Specifically‚ my direct goal once achieving the necessary course credits would be to teach in a high school setting. I still remember to this day‚ the profound
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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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The Asian American Drug Abuse Program follows the s2/m2 level of Situational Leadership theory developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard. This model works best for AADAP because the services they provide for people are mostly therapeutic in nature. AADAP offers many programs like residential services and employment access which are aimed at potential clients who are motivated but lack the skills to change without some form of treatment and rehabilitation. With regarding the Managerial Grid format
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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 Situational Leadership model is based on the assumption that leadership behavior should be guided by the elements affecting the situation. The three primary elements affecting the of the Situational Leadership model as identified by Changingminds.org are follower readiness‚ factors affecting the situation‚ and factors affecting the leader (as cited in Tannenbaum & Schmitt‚ 1958 pp.95-101) Follower readiness is the most important element. Where there is no readiness to follow‚ there exists no
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student or teacher needs in the long-run. Communication is key in Situational Leadership. I am trying to build my proficiency in this area. With effective communication‚ I will know who needs which type of leadership at what time. Without effective communication‚ I may guess wrong as to what is needed when or misread the actions of the students or teachers. Situational Leaders: “*Maintain an acute awareness of their innate leadership-related strengths and areas for development… *Conduct highly
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