Sit Lead Mdg

Situational Leadership Manager Discussion Guide Objectives In Situational Leadership, participants learn about task-specific development levels and how to balance the corresponding direction, control, support, and encouragement necessary to maximize performance. Participants also learn that leadership is a partnership and how to create an environment which encourages employees to ask for and receive the leadership style they need to be successful. Having completed this course, participants should be able to recognize an employee's competence and commitment with regard to specific tasks. By applying this knowledge the participant will adjust their management style, enhancing the employee's ability to accomplish their tasks. Your Expectations As the participant’s manager, consider the following suggestions: • Have a discussion about the four developmental levels and the appropriate behaviors needed to lead • Formulate a plan to lead team members based on the Situational Leadership model 1. Please explain the four development levels. 2. Looking at your current team members’ tasks, where do you think each is on the development matrix? What can you do to modify your own leadership style to accommodate them? 3. On what tasks do you think you may be a D1 or D2? What can I do to help direct and support you in these tasks?

Revised 07/172006

Action Plan Use the table below as a guide to create and formalize an action plan with your employee. Writing down and agreeing to an action plan with your employee is a critical part of ensuring knowledge gained in this training is successfully and meaningfully transitioned back to the workplace. Make sure that your action plan lists specific, relevant details on responsibilities, timing and deadlines, project planning, etc. THE FOLLOWING ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR  DISCUSSION AND NOT MEANT TO BE AN ALL INCLUSIVE ACTION PLAN. Observable Behaviors Suggested Measurements Development Goal Supporting Goal to Confirm Goal Attainment 1. Establish Team members • Increased productivity Situational requesting different • Better communication Leadership levels of support and between team members (SL) as a team direction and manager norm 2. Lead team members based on SL model

Giving the different amounts of direction and support

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Increased productivity Increased retention Increased use of Personal Development Plan (PDP)

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Action Plan Have a meeting to discuss SL and a team member’s role in using it

Have one-on-one meetings to agree on the development level of the individual on each task/project Use the PDP in the Goal Manager to establish goals for any skill gaps based on the SL model