HERSEYBLANCHARD SITUATIONAL （HERSEYBLANCHARD态势）.pdfVIP

E L U 16 Leadership D O M Update A leader lives in each of us MODULE GUIDE Update What are some additional directions in leadership development and research? • The situational leadership model focuses on the fit of leadership style and follower maturity • Leader-member exhange theory indicates that leaders develop special relationships with trusted followers What are some additional directions in leadership development and research? / 1 Update What are some additional directions in leadership development and research? • THE SITUATIONA L LEAD ERSHIP MODEL FOCUSES ON TH E FIT OF LEAD ERSHIP STYLE AND FOLLOWER MATURITY In contrast to Fiedler’s contingency leadership model and its underlying assumption that leadership style is hard to change, the Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model suggests that successful leaders do adjust the ir styles. For Hersey and Blanchard the key issue in making these adjustments is follower maturity, as indicated by their readiness to perform in a given situation. 1 “Readiness,” in this sense, is largely based on two major factors – follower ability and follower confidence. The situational leadership model views leaders as varying their emphasis on task and relationship behaviors to best deal with different levels of followe r maturity . 2 The two- by-two matrix shown in the small figure indicates that four leadership styles are possible. • Delegating Style— allowing the Leadership Styles in the Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model group to take responsibility for task h g i decisions; this is a low-task, lo