Behavioral and Situational Approaches.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 4 and 5 in the Leadership: Theory and Practice course textbook.
In your discussion post, distinguish between the behavioral and situational approaches. Begin with a brief explanation of each, and then discuss how they compare and contrast. Include examples of when each may be effective.
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Required Resource
Text
Northouse, P. G. (2018). Leadership theory and practice (8th ed.). SAGE.
• Chapter 4: Behavior Approach
• Chapter 5: Situational Approach
• Chapter 12: Followership
• The full-text version of this ebook is available through the Constellation database. This book is a comprehensive text about leadership theory and practices. Chapters 4, 5, and 12 this week will provide information about leadership approaches, and they will assist you in your Behavioral and Situational Approaches discussion forum and Effective Leadership for Followers Scenario discussion forum this week. The chapters also provide source material for the case study you choose to evaluate in your Case Study 2 assignment this week.
Recommended Resource
Article
Marques, J. F. (2008). The five steps toward awakened leadership. Performance Improvement, 47(7), 20-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/pfi.20013
• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the Ashford University Library. This article discusses the five steps of effective leadership and it may assist you in your Effective Leadership for Followers Scenario discussion forum this week.
Week 2 Lecture
Hello all and welcome to Week 2!
Chapter 4
Although we only have two chapters this week, they are filled with a lot of great information. One interesting element in Chapter 4 was the Leadership Grid, which is illustrated in Figure 4.1. There are five different types of leaderships illustrated on this grid.
• Impoverished Management – “1,1 style is representative of a leader who is unconcerned with both the task and interpersonal relationships” (Northouse, 2018, p. 80).
• Middle of the Road Management – “5,5 style describes leaders who are compromisers, who have an intermediate concern for the task and an intermediate concern for the people who do the task” (2018, p. 81).
• Team Management – “9,9 style places a strong emphasis on both tasks and interpersonal relationships. It promotes participation and teamwork” (2018, p. 81).
• Authority Compliance – “9,1 style of leadership places heavy emphasis on task and job requirements and less emphasis on people expect to the extent that people are tools for getting the job done” (2018, p. 79).
• Country Club Management – “1,9 style represents a low concern for task accomplishment couples with high concern for interpersonal relationships” (2018, p. 79).
Take a minute and think about the people you work with; what type of leadership do they illustrate? What about your own leadership style; what type do you feel best matches your leadership type?
Chapter 5
In Chapter 5 the focus was on situational leadership. This is a very common term that basically states that the leader leads based on any given situation. When there is a crisis with a company, the manner in which the company handles the situation would be considered situational leadership.
Think back to the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the gulf. They have been working with the locals and many other agencies to manage the situation and take care of what needs to be taken care of. This is an example of situational leadership.
Figure 5.1 in the required text illustrates situational leadership. I would also like to encourage you all to review the following article that provides great insight into situational leadership.
The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership® Theory (Links to an external site.)
Below is a video that also illustrates how situational leadership works.
Situational Leadership Types: Examples from Film (Links to an external site.)
This next video clip is from a popular movie “The Blind Side,” that clearly illustrates a great example of situational leadership.
The Blind Side (Links to an external site.)
Forbes School of Business Faculty
References:
BERBATOVyou4It. (2010, February 24). The blind side best scene (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/Nfd4slZX3IU
Northouse, P. G. (2018). Leadership theory and practice (8th ed.). SAGE.
The Hersey Blanchard situational leadership theory. (Links to an external site.) (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_44.htm
Vara, C. (2015, Oct 23). Situational leadership types: Examples from film (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-YXqlTq7IE
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