People With Purpose
How to Flex for Leadership Success - Situational Leadership
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Today, David talks about situational leadership, but this episode is not just for people who lead teams. David´s advice will work whenever you need to encourage somebody else to do something or do it in a way that is more suitable for them. It's all about how to shift someone´s belief and help others to get to where they want to go and achieve what needs to be achieved by adapting the way you lead.
You will learn a range of effective leadership techniques and also be able to choose the right one for the situation, task, and type of team members you are leading.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Leading the same way all of the time does not work. You need to lead in context.
- The way you lead needs to factor in the experience and capabilities of the different members of your team.
- Recognise where each individual is when it comes to competence levels.
- In the episode, David explains what the four levels of competence are and how to recognise each of them.
- Understand where the gaps are in the skillset of your team and provide extra support and coaching to bridge and close those gaps.
- The four styles of leadership are directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating.
- Use the directing style for those who are unconsciously incompetent.
- For those who are unconsciously competent, use the delegating leadership style.
BEST MOMENTS
‘We need to manage and lead in accordance with the situation,’
‘Instead of delegating tasks to them, if they're new to the role, you might hold their hand.’
‘Have a clear outcome in mind. You need to know where you're going.’
‘To really be effective in situational leadership, you have to be able to coach,’
ABOUT THE SHOW
People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan, and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.
ABOUT THE HOST
David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started, and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service, and really make a difference.
ARTWORK CREDIT
Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils_/
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