Situational Leadership Theory (SLT)
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Helena Mladenovski, Spring 2023
This article is based on the Situational Leadership model developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard while they wrote “Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources.”
Abstract
Contents |
Utilizing the model
Dividing the followers into maturity level
The four stages of follower development
Delegating
Supporting =
Selling
Directing =
Requirements of the leader
Application
Considerations before starting
Responsibility of the PM to assess the maturity level and then adapt. Example
Situational Leadership on project level
Ref test[1]
Ref test no 2[2]
Situational Leadership on program level
Situational Leadership on portfolio level
Limitations
Suggestions and other relevant models
Blake-Mouton's Managerial Grid and SLT
Grow's Staged Self-Directed Learning Model and SLT
Annotated bibliography
References
- ↑ Project Management Institute, Inc.. (2021). Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (7th Edition). Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI). Retrieved from https://app-knovel-com.proxy.findit.cvt.dk/kn/resources/kpSPMAGPMP/toc
- ↑ Hersey, P. and Blanchard, K. H. (1969). Management of Organizational Behavior – Utilizing Human Resources. New Jersey/Prentice Hall.
