Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 28, 2013

The basic concepts presented in this article are derived from the “Situational Leadership Theory Model,” developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey. I was privileged to study with both Professor Hersey and Professor Blanchard at Ohio University. By so doing, they encourage and inspire employees to do their best at all times.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The Situational Leadership ® Model was developed in the early 1970s by Paul Hersey. What could the leader do to respond to those needs in a manner that prioritized the growth, development and professional maturation of each employee in the context of pursuing organizational productivity?

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CEO Blog

APRIL 26, 2011

He went public and then sold the Hersey. Hersey spun it off and the person who bought it went public again. They were open 7 days per week. There are good memories in the trials of startup regardless of the seeming hardship at the time. In the end, they grew to 500 stores.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 11, 2022

For more than 50 years, The Center for Leadership Studies, founded by Dr. Paul Hersey, has been the global home of the original Situational Leadership ® Model. About The Center for Leadership Studies. With over 15 million leaders trained, Situational Leadership ® is the most successful and widely adopted leadership model available.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 23, 2019

Our founder, Dr. Paul Hersey, had seen to that. Before I showed up, Dr. Hersey had traveled the world about 10 times over introducing the model to thousands of university students and corporate leaders. Quite often your prayers went unanswered. And, it wasn’t that people in the early 1980s hadn’t heard of Situational Leadership ®.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

On a personal level (and in complete and total transparency), I don’t know exactly what to say about Marshall, so I will just go with this: He has meant more to my personal development than anyone in my 40-year career and has also meant more to The Center for Leadership Studies and Situational Leadership ® than anyone not named Paul Hersey.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Dr. Paul Hersey said, “Leadership is coaching … there is no difference.” The third, COMMUNICATE, guides leaders to coach for professional development. Separating ability from willingness allows the leader to explore deeper layers of each through powerful questions and rich conversation.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 20, 2012

Leaders need to be flexible and apply a leadership style that fits the situation, as posited by author and organizational theorist Paul Hersey. Leaders can consider three factors: context, circumstance, and consequence. Here are some guidelines: 1. Figure out the context. Sometimes it requires digging and asking lots of questions.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Leadership blanchard hersey situational theory' Situational leadership defines four leadership styles: S1 (high-directive but low-supportive), S2 (high-directive and high-supportive), S3 (low-directive but high supportive) and S4 (low-directive and low-supportive). Path-Goal Theory. Leader-Member Exchange Theory. Servant Leadership Theory.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 5, 2016

It was lucrative, and I needed my mentor Dr. Paul Hersey to point out the downside or I never would have grown. And, it wasn’t my idea. In my late thirties, I was flying around the country giving talks about organizational behavior to companies. You’re too good at what you’re doing,” Paul told me.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

OCTOBER 11, 2022

For more than 50 years, The Center for Leadership Studies, founded by Dr. Paul Hersey, has been the global home of the original Situational Leadership ® Model. The director of training at a leading manufacturing organization added, “Finally, a leadership training program that delivers high-quality learning across the board.”.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 1, 2021

Dr. Paul Hersey, our founder, wisely noted that, “The worst thing we can do is to treat everyone the same.” When each person in your sphere of influence is considered individually through one framework, such as the Situational Leadership ® methodology, every person can be treated equitably.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 11, 2010

To be more specific, I believe that the front-line is about management and situational leadership is about how to manage , not necessarily lead, teams with diverse backgrounds (Hersey and Blanchard, 1972). This theory states that managers should respond in one of four styles, corresponding to the maturity levels of individuals on the team.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JULY 21, 2020

Effective leadership – that skill Dr. Hersey identified as adapting to the person for the task – takes thought, preplanning and discipline. Dr. Hersey wisely observed, “ Perfect practice makes perfect.”

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 29, 2016

My good friend and mentor, Dr. Paul Hersey, showed me why more delegation is not necessarily better delegation. My first suggestion in trying to improve delegation skills is for you to always remember: “Delegate more effectively — don’t just delegate more frequently.”.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 23, 2020

For more than 50 years, The Center for Leadership Studies, founded by Dr. Paul Hersey, has been the global home of the original Situational Leadership ® Model. More information can be found at [link] or at [link]. About The Center for Leadership Studies.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

For more than 50 years, The Center for Leadership Studies, founded by Dr. Paul Hersey, has been the global home of the original Situational Leadership ® Model. Registration is now open for Situational Leadership ® : Building Leaders Virtual public and private workshops. Those interested can learn more at situational.com.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 12, 2012

My good friend and mentor Paul Hersey showed me why more delegation was not necessarily better delegation. My first suggestion in trying to improve delegation skills is for you to always remember: "Delegate more effectively -- don't just delegate more frequently."

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 27, 2022

For more than 50 years, The Center for Leadership Studies, founded by Dr. Paul Hersey, has been the global home of the original Situational Leadership ® Model. Additional information can be found at gpstrategies.com. About The Center for Leadership Studies.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

My good friend and mentor, Dr. Paul Hersey, defined leadership as “working with and through others to achieve objectives.” Applied to leadership, the question becomes: Are great leaders born or made? It’s one of the most frequently asked questions in leadership development. Let’s start with the definition of “leader.”

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

For more than 50 years, The Center for Leadership Studies, founded by Dr. Paul Hersey, has been the global home of the original Situational Leadership ® Model. Registration is now open for Situational Leadership ® : Building Leaders Virtual public and private workshops. Those interested can learn more at situational.com.

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

This is my small way of honoring the many wonderful teachers and leaders who have so generously helped me – without ever asking for anything in return – people like Frances Hesselbein, Alan Mulally, Paul Hersey, Richard Beckhard, Warren Bennis, Peter Drucker – and many more.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

One of my greatest heroes, Dr. Paul Hersey, co-creator of Situational Leadership™, was a wonderful mentor to me. They always keep trying to be better. I have a tendency to want to coast. If I’m good at something, my default is to keep doing it! This isn’t always a great asset. Paul pointed out this fault of mine to me many years ago.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Our Founder, Dr. Paul Hersey, nicknamed it “organized common sense.”. Many of you are influencing effectively, flexing your task and relationship behaviors moment by moment with your people. We see a lot of people leading from the Situational Leadership ® Model, which emerged from nearly a century of behavioral science research.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 4, 2016

This is my small way of honoring the many wonderful teachers and leaders who have so generously helped me – without ever asking for anything in return – people like Frances Hesselbein, Alan Mulally, Paul Hersey, Richard Beckhard, Warren Bennis, Peter Drucker – and many more.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

A: Here are my suggestions for you, which (I hope) work: * My teacher and mentor Paul Hersey always taught me that "leadership is not a popularity contest." What if you are a manager and your direct reports have strong opinions on a topic - and you believe their suggestions just won't work?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 20, 2019

For more than 50 years, The Center for Leadership Studies, founded by Dr. Paul Hersey, has been the global home of the original Situational Leadership ® Model. Those interested in these new products and services can learn more at the 2019 ATD Conference and Exposition in Washington, D.C. at Booth 1601 or at situational.com.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

They get a good blend of Hersey-Blanchard’s Situational Leadership, Kotter’s Change Management, Kouzes-Posner’s Five Leadership Practices, Collins’ Level Five and many more.” The topic was the company’s leadership development training program. He was boasting about the number of leadership theories he taught in the training program.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Like all of my other wonderful heroes, Frances Hesselbein, Peter Drucker, Alan Mulally, and Dr. Paul Hersey, Buddha was a generous teacher. My greatest hero is Buddha. He is my personal superhero.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 23, 2016

In doing this exercise myself, I found that all of my heroes are generous teachers, like Buddha, Frances Hesselbein (former Girl Scout CEO), Alan Mulally (former Ford CEO), Peter Drucker (Father of Modern Management), and Paul Hersey (Co-creator of Situational Leadership®). Reflecting on what I learned from my heroes, I made a decision.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 12, 2019

Her research marries beautifully and indisputably with the complete body of research that Dr. Paul Hersey synthesized in the Situational Leadership ® Model, empowering both managers and individual contributors to communicate more effectively and authentically around performance for every task in every role. We will never be the same.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 28, 2022

For more than 50 years, The Center for Leadership Studies, founded by Dr. Paul Hersey, has been the global home of the original Situational Leadership ® Model. To learn more or to RSVP for this exclusive, limited-capacity reception, please visit NovoEd’s or CLS’ ATD 2022 website. ###. About The Center for Leadership Studies.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

1 Hersey P, Blanchard KH, Johnson DE. In 1-on-1 conversations with your manager, collaborate to set practical steps and realistic timelines to increase your ability, so you can be entrusted with an increasing number of tasks. Management of Organizational Behavior. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.;

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JANUARY 25, 2019

To borrow from the book of wisdom of our founder Dr. Paul Hersey, “ Leaders treat people where they are, not where they used to be, or have the potential to be”. In general, they are less likely to get swept up in the emotion that invariably accompanies an individual’s development or regression on a task that truly matters.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Through the research and work of Dr. Paul Hersey, we know that Performance Readiness ® is made up of ability (knowledge, experience and skill) and willingness (confidence, commitment and motivation). The guidance of the Situational Leadership ® Model for leaders is as relevant and rock steady as ever.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 12, 2019

Her research marries beautifully and indisputably with the complete body of research that Dr. Paul Hersey synthesized in the Situational Leadership ® Model, empowering both managers and individual contributors to communicate more effectively and authentically around performance for every task in every role. We will never be the same.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 18, 2011

My friend and mentor, Dr. Paul Hersey, upon receiving an honorary doctorate, shared one of his secrets for success with graduating students. He beamed at the hundreds of young people in the audience and said: "Looking back on my career, I don't feel like I have ever worked a day in my life.

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