Situational Leadership 2

If leaders are to be partners with the people they work with, they need skills that will enable them (1) to find out what individuals need in order to accomplish their personal and organisation goals, (2) to use a variety of leadership styles to meet those needs, and (3) to set up a communication process for reaching agreements about what the leader and the individual can expect from each other as they work together. These three skills – Diagnosis, Flexibility and Partnering for Performance are the focus of this course.

Who Should Attend?

This training course is designed for Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders and people looking to become managers.

Learning Outcomes

Leaders will become…

• More flexible and adaptable, which is needed in managing a diverse workforce in terms of age, sex, life-style preferences and cultural background. However, flexibility is also needed in managing constant change in organisations.
• More comfortable in using a variety of leaderships styles.
• More thoughtful about when to use which style to achieve results.
• More skilful in giving work direction, praising, encouraging self-reliant problem solving, delegation, goal setting, observing and monitoring performance, and giving feedback.

Course Objectives

• Learn which situational variables to consider when choosing an appropriate leadership style.
• Define development level as a measure of a person’s competence and commitment on a specific goal or task.
• Identify the characteristics and needs of others at the D1, D2, D3 and D4 levels of development.
• Develop skills in successfully diagnosing development level.

Course Information

Duration 1 day