Question

Pier is trying to determine which leadership style to use in making a decision that may have a major impact on his company. He’s using the time-driven version of a model that requires him to answer seven questions in order to determine which of five possible leadership styles he should use. Which approach to situational leadership is Pier working with?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is: Normative leadership model

Explanation:

The normative leadership model requires Pier to analyze the following seven situations:

1. How will my decision will affect the organization?
2. Is it important that team members are committed to the decision making process.?
3. As a leader, do I possess the knowledge to solve try to solve this issue?
4. If only I are responsible for making the decision, will the rest of the team be committed to it?
5. My team members support me and the organization?
6. The team members possess the knowledge to try to solve this issue?
7. Can team members unite and really work as a team to solve this issue?

Depending on what Pier believes the correct answers are for the above questions, he can decide to use one of the following decision making processes:

1. Decide: Pier makes the decision by himself with little or no participation of the team members.  
2. Consult (Individually): Pier consults the team members individually, deciding what information to use, and then makes a decision by himself.  
3. Consult (Group): Pier organizes a group meeting where all members express their opinions, then decides what information is useful and makes the decision by himself.  
4. Facilitate: Pier organizes a group meeting and presents his opinion and every group member participates. The decision is made by group consensus.
5. Delegate: Pier leaves the decision making process entirely to the group members and doesn't participate in it.