Collective Knowledge about Situational Leadership

Your Group's Assignment:  What are the characteristics of Situational Leadership that align with each of the School Improvement Categories: Instructional, Shared, Operational/Resource Management and with Interpersonal Relationships? 

Instructional Leadership

• Situational Leadership requires the ability to evaluate the knowledge of the adult learner and adapt the leadership style appropriately.
• A Situational Leader is a change agent, adpating to whatever situation arises, using technology, data, curriculum development, instruction and student learning.
• A Situation Leader leverages staff skills and knowledge to improve student results.

Shared Leadership

• A Situational Leader is able to share leadership by empowering those that have the ability to provide change.
• They recognize the need for a safe and orderly environment, and leverage the specific employee skill set that fulfills that need.

Operational/Resource Management

• Recognize the 'facilities' procedural requirements, and uses more directional leadership to achieve end results.
• Delegates tasks to the appropriate people and agencies to ensure smooth operation.

Interpersonal Relationships

• A Situational Leader must be able to accurately evaluate employees personal attributes. 
• The Leader must adapt, not the employee, thus building the personal relationships more individually. 
• Determining the developmental style of others directly relates to what leadership style you must utilize. 
• The ability to determine the developmental level of an employee requires an interpersonal relationship.
• The leadership 'interpersonal' relationship may not truly be 'personal'... it's not intimate, it is situational.

Created by:  Mike Richardson, Michelle Kanipes & Karen Ogles