First, review the background materials with a focus on Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership

For this assignment, first, review the background materials with a focus on Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership model from Avery (2011). Make sure you are familiar with the four leadership styles

First review the background materials with a focus on Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership

For this assignment, first, review the background materials with a focus on Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership model from Avery (2011). Make sure you are familiar with the four leadership styles covered in the situational approach (Directing, Coaching, Supporting, and also Delegating) and situations where you are supposed to use these four styles.

Case Assignment
Pick one of the following scenarios (A, B, or C) below:

Firstly, you are in charge of a team of architects. They are highly skilled but have strong opinions and do not necessarily follow instructions. These architects are independent thinkers who are used to doing things their own way.

Secondly, you are in charge of a fast-food restaurant. The employees are all teenagers who have not yet graduated from high school, and this is the first job for most of them.

Thirdly, you are the supervisor of a team of software engineers. They are all highly skilled and highly motivated and are used to working independently. All of them believe in the mission of the company.

Finally, write a 3 full-page paper (excluding title and reference pages) to include 3 scholarly sources from the required or optional reading lists and address the following:

What is the Situational Leadership Model, and how can it be used to improve your selected scenario?

The Situational Leadership Model involves both “inputs” and “outputs” by taking employee commitment and competency as inputs and then, based on the employee information, selects one of the four Directing, Coaching, Supporting, or Delegating as an output.

Create a table comparing and contrasting the four leadership styles (Directing, Coaching, Supporting, or Delegating) in terms of inputs and outputs, and include a 1 or 2 paragraph discussion of your table.

Based on your table and the readings, which of the four leadership styles do you think is most useful to the scenario and why?

Reading material:

ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL: SITUATIONAL APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP

Required Reading
A good place to start is by viewing the following short videos that will introduce you to some of the main concepts covered in this module. A key issue to remember as you go through the materials is that each of these leadership models has “inputs”—regarding the situation the leader faces—and also “outputs” in terms of the actions or style the leader should take given the situation. For example, the Situational Leadership model takes employee commitment and competence as “inputs.” Then based on the employees’ commitment and competency, you choose one of four different approaches (e.g., coaching, delegating, etc.).

Ibarra, H. (2015). Situational leadership [Video]. [Books24x7 version]. Available from the Online Library. Look under Additional Library Resources > Skillsoft Books (BusinessPro and ITPro) and search for 82309.

and

Jenkinson, P. (2018, November 26). Hersey Blanchard situational leadership [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAuwgjmF5xc

Now take a look at the following readings for more detail about Situational Leadership, Fiedler’s Contingency, and Path-Goal models.

Firstly, Pay close attention to both the “inputs”—such as traits of the employee or the situation—as well as “outputs,” which are the leadership style that you should use for the given situation and type of employees.

Secondly, Bauer, T., & Erdogan, B. (2012). Chapter 12.4: What is the role of the context? Further, contingency approaches to leadership. In Organizational behavior. Saylor Academy.

Thirdly, Evans, M. G. (2002). Chapter 4: Path-Goal theory of leadership. In L. L. Neider, & C. A. Schriesheim (Eds.), Leadership. [Books24x7 version]. Available from the Online Library. Look under Additional Library Resources > Skillsoft Books (BusinessPro and ITPro) and also search for 8840 neider.

Fourthly, Ayman, R. (2002). Chapter 7: Contingency model of leadership effectiveness: Challenges and also achievements. In L. L. Neider, & C. A. Schriesheim (Eds.), Leadership. [Books24x7 version]. Available from the  Online Library. Additionally, Look under Additional Library Resources > Skillsoft Books (BusinessPro and ITPro) and also search for 8840 neider.

Further, Avery, G. (2011). Contingency theories: Situations matter. In Chapter 4: Micro-level leadership theories of Understanding leadership: Paradigms also, cases. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Retrieved from the Online Library.

FINALLY, Note: If you still want to tie up some loose ends regarding the three main leadership models for this module, then take a look at some of the optional videos and text. None are required but are highly recommended.