Fit Leadership to Readiness
Match direction and support to a manager’s task-specific competence and commitment.
A strong manager is new to a regional turnaround and is being given too much autonomy too soon. Situational Leadership: adjust direction and support to task-specific readiness. The trap is assuming a senior title means readiness for every task. Diagnose the task The manager knows people leadership but not turnaround sequencing in this region. Readiness is specific to the task, market, and stakes. Set direction Define 30-day outputs: customer-risk map, manager capability review, and cost-control options. Direction reduces ambiguity while the manager builds the new mental model. Add support Hold twice-weekly decision reviews focused on judgment, not status policing. Support…
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