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Leadership (Situational factors affecting leader behaviour (Nature of…

- - - - Identify leadership styles that will lead to high
        levels of productivity and Job satisfaction
        
        Employee oriented
        
        focus on staff needs, wants, interests, wellbeing, etc give best results
        
        Production oriented
    - - Impoverished
        
        Minimum concern
        
        Manager disregards his staff's needs and organisational goals
      - Team Style
        
        Maximum concern for people & production
        
        Best style. Satisfied staff = more productive and effective
      - Middle-of-the-roader
        
        Manager balances company's goals and satisfy staff needs
      - Task Style
        
        Manager focuses on results first
        
        Staff goals and aspirations are ignored
        
        Low staff morale and poor performance
      - Country Club Style
        
        High concern for people = may increase productivity
        
        Low concern for results = may lead to staff complacency and poor perfromance
  - - - Structure work for staff
      - Makes all decisions
      - Assumes full responsibility
      - Staff are to follow instructions
      - Enables quick decisions
      - Retain power
      - Little margin for error or in dangerous situations When staff are new or inexperienced.
    - - Decentralise authority
      - Decisions arise from consultation
      - Active participation from followers
      - Improves employee motivation, job satisfaction, productivity
    - - 4 follower readiness level
        
        ability and willingness of followers to accomplish specific tasks
        
        (Low) R1 – Unable & Unwilling
        
        (High Readiness) R3 – Able but Unwilling
        
        (High) R4 – Able and Willing
        
        (Moderate) R2 – Unable but Willing
      - 4 leadership styles
        
        S3 – Participating Style (R3)
        
        Low task - high
        relationship
        
        Less instructions, more support to encourage willingness
        
        S4 – Delegating Style (R4)
        
        Low task - low
        relationship
        
        Followers and capable and willing to take on responsibility, provide guidance when necessary
        
        S2 – Selling Style (R2)
        
        High task - high
        relationship
        
        gives instructions and provides support to reinforce willingness and enthusiasm
        
        Behaviours
        
        Task
        
        Extent to which the leader organises and defines
        
        roles for subordinates by explaining the what,
        
        when, where and how of each task.
        
        Relationship
        
        Extent to which the leader has close, personal
        
        relationships with his followers.
        
        Open communication and leader provides
        
        emotional support to his followers.
        
        S1 – Telling Style (R1)
        
        High task - low
        relationship
        
        give clear and detailed instructions