A Critique of the Proposed National Education Policy Reform
Situational leadership theory
1. SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY
IT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE
LATE 1960’s BY DR. Ken Blanchard
and DR. Paul Hersey.
IT FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP IN
SITUATIONS.
OTHER NAME IS LIFE CYCLE
THEORY OF LEADERSHIP.
DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
DEMAND DIFFERENT KINDS OF
LEADERSHIP.
2. A LEADER
IS A PERSON WHO TAKES THE DECISION
IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT MATCHES THE
WORKING STYLE OF THE SUBORDINATES.
THEY SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT HOW HIS OR HER
EMPLOYEES ARE COMPETENT AND COMMITTED
IN ORDER TO PERFORM A GIVEN TASK.
3. IT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO THINGS:
1. DIRECTIVE BEHAVIOUR.
2. SUPPORTIVE BEHAVIOUR.
5. THE MODEL IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS:
1.LEADERSHIP STYLES
S 1 -: (TELLING)
HIGH DIRECTIVE AND LOW SUPPORTIVE
ALSO NAMED AS DIRECTING STYLES.
S 2 -: (SELLING)
HIGH DIRECTIVE AND HIGH SUPPORTIVE
ALSO NAMED AS COACHING APPROACH.
6. LEADERSHIP STYLES
S 3 -: (PARTICIPATING)
HIGH SUPPORTIVE AND LOW DIRECTIVE.
ALSO NAMED AS SUPPORTING APPROACH.
S 4 -: (OBSERVING)
LOW SUPPORTIVE AND LOW DIRECTIVE
ALSO NAMED AS DELEGATING APPROACH.
7. DEVELOPMENTS LEVELS
It is the degree to which subordinates have the
competence and commitment necessary to
accomplish a given task or activities.
D 1 -:
LOW IN COMPETENCE AND HIGH IN COMMITMENT.
D 2 -:
HAVING SOME COMPETENCE AND LOW IN
COMMITMENT.
8. DEVELOPMENTS LEVELS
D 3 -:
HIGH COMPETENCE BUT MAY LACK IN
COMMITMENT.
D 4 -:
HIGH COMPETENCE AND HIGH
COMMITMENT.
