Situational leadership theory
Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard developed a leadership theory that has gained a strong following among management development specialists. 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.
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