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Applying Situational Approach- Examples<br />

You've just finished training the newest member of your team. Now that he's ready to start working,<br />

you give him the data that you need him to enter into the company's database, and then you hurry off<br />

to a meeting.<br />

When you return later that afternoon, you're disappointed to find that he hasn't done anything. He didn't<br />

know what to do, and he didn't have the confidence to ask for help. As a result, hours have been lost,<br />

and now you have to rush to enter the data on time.<br />

“Although you may want to blame the new team member, the truth is that you're as much to blame as<br />

he is.”<br />

§ What level of maturity was the new team member ?<br />

§ Unable & Unwilling<br />

§ What leadership style did you use?<br />

§ Delegating<br />

§ What leadership style should you have used?<br />

§ Directing

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