Instructor: LeAnne Williamson

Sponsor: Automotive Training Institute

Course Title: Situational Leadership

Course Description: 

There is no one best leadership style. Leaders are more effective when they use different strokes for different folks – vary their leadership style in response to the needs of the people they are managing. Like social styles, adapting and being flexible are shared skills for situational leadership.

With all associates, some situations, some tasks, require the leader to provide direction, with others encouragement and recognition – always varies per the individual. There are times when the leader will have the opportunity to delegate. Fact is that a great leader will need to diagnose what the individual will need from them to be effective in each situation or when performing a task – to be successful in both endeavors.

Effective leaders learn to diagnose the situation and select the appropriate leadership style to match the skill and the commitment of the individual. Once the right leadership style is matched with the right developmental level, partnering to coach up that behavior or skill will work more effectively together to produce the results you are both working toward.

Key skills to become a Situational Leader:

1. Flexibility

2. Diagnosis

3. Partnering for performance

Course objectives to Learn…

1. The two behaviors the leadership styles are based on: directive & supportive

2. The four leadership styles: directing, coaching, supporting, & delegating

3. The importance of being flexible

4. The developmental levels & learn the skill at diagnosing an individual’s competency & commitment on a particular task or situation

5. How to match the leadership style to the developmental level of an individual on any given task or situation

6. How to reach an agreement and partner for performance