1. Badass Brandon Amazing Amber Joyful Jessica Boomin’ Brad Adventurous Ariston Courageous Craig Enthusiastic Eunice

2. Developed by Hersey and Blanchard (1969) One of the most widely recognized approaches to leadership Different situations demand different kinds of leadership Has been used extensively in organizational leadership training and development

3. …must be able to adapt to various situations …should change the degree to which they are directive and supportive to meet the changing needs of their subordinates …need to analyze competence and commitment of workers …adapt to employees needs Leaders…

5. Supporting ↑ High supportive ↓ Low directive

6. Coaching ↑ High directive ↑ High supportive

7. Directing ↑ High directive ↓ Low supportive

8. Delegating ↓ Low supportive ↓ Low directive

9. It has stood the test of time in the marketplace It is practicalIt has prescriptive valueIt emphasizes leader flexibility

10. Only few research studies have been conducted The ambiguous conceptualization in the model of subordinates’ development levels The prescriptions of the model It fails to account for how certain demographic characteristics can influence the prescriptions of the model

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