How Do Followers’ Willingness and Ability Influence Leaders?
Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard developed a leadership theory that has had a strong following among management development specialists.15 This model, called situational leadership theory (SLT), is a contingency theory that focuses on followers’ readiness. Before we proceed, there are two points we need to clarify: Why a leadership theory focuses on the followers, and what is meant by the term readiness.
The emphasis on the followers in leadership effectiveness reflects the reality that it is the followers who accept or reject the leader. Regardless of what the leader does, the group’s effectiveness depends on the actions of the followers. This is an important dimension that has been overlooked ...
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