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 |
The 3-dimensional Situational Leadership model
Dividing the followers into maturity level
The four stages of follower development
Delegating
Supporting
Selling
Directing
Requirements for the leader
Application
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.
