THE SITUATIONAL APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP: A FOCUS ON LEADER BEHAVIOR
• Leadership Situations and Decisions
• The Tannenbaum and Schmidt Leadership Continuum
1. The manager makes the decision and announces it
(a) identifies problem
(b) analyzes alternatives
(c) chooses alternative
(d) requires followers to implement alternative
2. The manager “sells” the decision
3. The manager presents ideas and invites questions
4. The manager presents a tentative decision that is subject to change
5. The manager presents the problem, gets suggestions, and then makes the decision
6. The manager defines the limits and asks the group to make a decision
7. The manager permits the group to make decisions within prescribed limits