Temat: Situational Leadership

Leaders might be comfortable with a particular style, but certain situations might require them to operate outside of their comfort zone. In the Situational Leadership model, directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating are the four ways that leadership styles are classified. For example, directing involves defining roles and tasks and closely supervising the "follower," while coaching allows for more two-way communication. In the supporting style, the leader facilitates and takes part in decisions, but the delegating approach puts day-to-day decisions in the hands of the follower. Meanwhile, coercive, authoritative, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting, and coaching are styles that are based on emotional intelligence competencies. For example, the coercive style is the "Do what I say" approach that works best in turnaround situations, a crisis, and with problem employees. Leaders can use the authoritative style to stress their vision, and it is especially helpful when direction is needed in an economic or business downturn. Leaders become more effective when they are able to adapt to different styles.