In the military, SLT has found to be highly useful given the different type of operating environments military officers may find themselves in. From their main role of leading soldiers in combat, coordinating training and base activities in peace time, to dealing with civilians in addition to their military responsibilities, these are just a few of the varied situations military officers need to prepare for. “Situational leadership is a popular and widely used model that emphasizes using more than one leadership style, particularly in developing subordinates in the military. It assumes that as subordinates gain training, experience, and guidance, they will be better prepared to accomplish the goals of the organization with less leader influence.
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(2009), they observed many instances where directive and empowering leadership were used by attending surgeons of a trauma resuscitation team in a hospital trauma center where the particular situation often determined the style that was applied. In addition to the attending surgeon, these teams may typically be composed of a surgeon training to be an attending surgeon (resident), an anesthesiologist, nurses, technicians, surgery and trauma care residents and medical students. The closer a patient’s condition approached criticality, the more likely the leader tended to be directive with the team. When an injury was less severe, the attending surgeon was more willing to delegate decision making treatment and team leadership to the resident. As the resident gained more experience, the attending surgeon became less likely to use directive leadership and would use empowering leadership thus vary his style of leadership based on the severity of the injuries suffered and the maturity of the …show more content…
That is to say, it does seem reasonable to expect that closer supervision will be more beneficial, even appreciated, by employees in lower level positions, especially relative to employees who are expecting to be allowed greater self-direction.” (Fernandez et al., 1997) In professional and highly skilled positions, experience and knowledge can make a supervisor 's influence less important. In less skilled positions in which employees lack experience and acquired knowledge, supervisory influences can be of far greater importance. (Vecchio, 1987) Empirical studies support the idea of no normative or best style of leadership. Successful leaders can adapt their behavior to meet follower’s need and the particular situation. Effectiveness depends on the leader, the followers, and situational elements. Leaders must be able to diagnose their own behavior in light of their environments. Variables include a leader’s organization, superiors, associates, and job demands. In applying Situational Leadership Theory, effective leaders must be able to diagnose the demands of their environments and adapt their leader style to
(2009), they observed many instances where directive and empowering leadership were used by attending surgeons of a trauma resuscitation team in a hospital trauma center where the particular situation often determined the style that was applied. In addition to the attending surgeon, these teams may typically be composed of a surgeon training to be an attending surgeon (resident), an anesthesiologist, nurses, technicians, surgery and trauma care residents and medical students. The closer a patient’s condition approached criticality, the more likely the leader tended to be directive with the team. When an injury was less severe, the attending surgeon was more willing to delegate decision making treatment and team leadership to the resident. As the resident gained more experience, the attending surgeon became less likely to use directive leadership and would use empowering leadership thus vary his style of leadership based on the severity of the injuries suffered and the maturity of the …show more content…
That is to say, it does seem reasonable to expect that closer supervision will be more beneficial, even appreciated, by employees in lower level positions, especially relative to employees who are expecting to be allowed greater self-direction.” (Fernandez et al., 1997) In professional and highly skilled positions, experience and knowledge can make a supervisor 's influence less important. In less skilled positions in which employees lack experience and acquired knowledge, supervisory influences can be of far greater importance. (Vecchio, 1987) Empirical studies support the idea of no normative or best style of leadership. Successful leaders can adapt their behavior to meet follower’s need and the particular situation. Effectiveness depends on the leader, the followers, and situational elements. Leaders must be able to diagnose their own behavior in light of their environments. Variables include a leader’s organization, superiors, associates, and job demands. In applying Situational Leadership Theory, effective leaders must be able to diagnose the demands of their environments and adapt their leader style to