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An Ordinary Man: Gerald R. Ford

Leading Blog

A leader with the courage to do what needed to be done despite the consequences. Never taking himself too seriously and wanting to do what was best for the country, he recruited people who knew more than he did about the issues he faced. G ERALD FORD was an inner-directed leader that gave him quiet strength. He didn’t indulge his ego.

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Leadership Styles–The Three Ds

Lead Change Blog

The Situational Leadership Theory Model— developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard describes four leadership styles. Plan —I want you to do these five things. . The only feedback the leader looks for is, “Do you understand the instructions?” . What can we do that’s never been done before?

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The History of the Situational Leadership® Framework

The Center For Leadership Studies

The Situational Leadership ® framework was the product of over 50 years of pioneering research in leadership development and organizational behavior. Studies of human motivation, professional growth and development were investigated on a separate track. Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard.

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Situational Leadership® Theory

The Center For Leadership Studies

Dr. Paul Hersey, the founder of The Center for Leadership Studies and the person who developed the Situational Leadership ® Model, went out of his way to make this point clear. “A Conversely a model gives you something you can do!” Technically, the Situational Leadership ® methodology is not a theory.

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Three Management Styles

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Great Leadership regular contributor Paul Thornton: Management style greatly affects employees’ motivation and capacity to learn. By so doing, they encourage and inspire employees to do their best at all times. I was privileged to study with both Professor Hersey and Professor Blanchard at Ohio University.

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The Center for Leadership Studies Announces New Program for Empowering Accountability Through Situational Leadership® Practices

The Center For Leadership Studies

Situational Performance Ownership equips employees at every level with the skills they need to take a proactive approach to their development by applying Situational Leadership ® practices to identify and communicate their performance needs. Visit [link] to learn more. Our accountability culture is growing!”

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Be a Better Leader – Be More Like Your Heroes!

Marshall Goldsmith

Paul Hersey, Co-creator of Situational Leadership®. Richard Beckhard, World Leading Organizational Development Consultant. Paul Hersey – extremely generous, great teacher. Below is the short list of what I have learned from them. This is just a kernel of the wonderful learnings that they gave to me so freely.

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