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    imitates, accepts status Quo and does things right.” Of the different leadership styles, my personal style which I developed over the years based on my life experiences both personal and professional is “Situational Leadership” and it is “Directing, Coaching, Supporting and Delegating” as needed. I complement my style with my character and personality of selflessness, honesty, respect, truthfulness and commitment. Leadership has been one of my strengths from childhood. I was an all-round student

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    different kinds of Models exist for Leadership, for example, DISC or MBTI, Thomas Killman Conflict Model, Vroom Decision Making Matrix, Situational Leadership Model, Quinn Competing Values, Decision Making Traps Article. Out of all this models the best suitable model in my case analysis would be Situational Leadership Model. The fundamental underpinning of the Situational Leadership Model is that there is no single "best" style of leadership. Effective leadership is task-relevant, and the most successful

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    If I were the new director of an art gallery in New York City, I would utilize a mixture of transformational leadership and situational leadership styles. Transformational leadership is "based on mutually beneficial relationships between leaders and followers whereby the leader is seeking to promote growth and real charge" (Shriberg & Shriberg, 2011, p. 78). Since the twenty employees have opinions of the former leader and how the gallery should be run and the stockholders also have input about what

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    Wk3AssgnJLayman: Situational Leadership Walden University Ph.D. Public Policy and Administration   Introduction This is an introduction to the Situational Leadership Model by Hersey & Blanchard (1964), introduced in Chapter 5 of the textbook “Leadership: Theory and Practice” by Peter Northouse, a model that suggests that leadership should adapt to the development and commitment level of the employee (Northouse, 2016). The model suggests that at a lower level of employee development, i.e. competence

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    which students were failing. The department head identified that the change in direction required new textbooks, altered assessments, and increased student participation to be successful. The department head first had to identify his/her situational leadership style to effectively implement changes to improving the class while gaining buy-in from faculty and students. The premise for change existed because of the failing scores. The flexibility of the department head was imperative in the success

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    The word leadership has a lot of meanings, but its meaning is unique to the person who is giving the definition. Leadership is the ability to guide, direct, and motivate others to accomplish a mission or task. It is the ability to make subordinates see their own potential in their abilities and supervisors recognize and respect it. Leaders are entrusted with building up those they lead to ensure the individual can one day assume the responsibility of leading others. It is for this reason that

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    struggle with communication at times, and communication is a key to a successful situational leader. (Hassan, 2015) Being a good communicator is of the utmost importance in situational leadership as a huge part of situational leadership revolves around making sure everyone is working together to achieve the same goals. In Hassan and Hussain’s article they focus on the military applications of situational leadership and how communication is a key to success. (Hassan, 2015) I struggle to make sure

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    balancing it all can be a challenge. The first weakness that I have is inconsistency. This is not a true weakness for every portion of my job, but often times I find myself inconsistent with the level of follow up. This can be a positive with the situational leadership style, but often times it is not intentional inconsistency. Many of my staff are older than I am or have significantly more experience in the workforce than I do.

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    Situational theory Beginning in about 1950, the emphasis in leadership research shifted from the trait approach to the situational approach. In 1948, Ralph Stogdill survey of trait research concluded there were no universal leadership traits. In 1949, J.K. Hemphill published a book focusing completely on the situational factors in leadership. Thus, a new emphasis came into leadership research, not on whom or what the leader is, but on where leadership occurs and the condition under which it occurs

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    Leadership is a subject that has gained substantial attention in pretty much every field. There have been a number of studies done on leadership, which has resulted in a number of different theories. Situational and Contingency are two theories that are most commonly used in leadership training. Both fall under the contingency theory umbrella and are also commonly used interchangeable and often consider as one theory. Situational and Contingency theory are identical but they are two very different

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