A. You are in charge of a team of architects. They are highly skilled but have strong opinions and do not
necessarily follow instructions. These architects are independent thinkers who are used to doing things their
own way.
B. You are in charge of a fast-food restaurant. The employees are all teenagers who have not yet graduated
from high school, and this is the first job for most of them.
C. You are the supervisor of a team of software engineers. They are all highly skilled and highly motivated and
are used to working independently. All of them believe in the mission of the company.
and write a 3 full-page paper (excluding title and reference pages) to include 3 scholarly sources from the
required or optional reading lists and address the following:
- What is the Situational Leadership Model, and how can it be used to improve your selected scenario?
- The Situational Leadership Model involves both “inputs” and “outputs” by taking employee commitment and
competency as inputs and then, based on the employee information, selects one of the four Directing,
Coaching, Supporting, or Delegating as an output.
Create a table comparing and contrasting the four leadership styles (Directing, Coaching, Supporting, or
Delegating) in terms of inputs and outputs, and include a 1 or 2 paragraph discussion of your table. - Based on your table and the readings, which of the four leadership styles do you think is most useful to the
scenario and why?