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Situational Consistency
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Leadership Style Questionnaire
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*Reference:
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*Name:
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*Organisation:
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*Telephone:
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*E-Mail:
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*Date:
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Instructions:
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The questionnaire
consists of twelve work situations. For each situation there are four
leadership styles described.
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For each situation:
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Select
'Most appropriate' for
the style which you feel is most appropriate to the situation.
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For
the other three styles select 'Less appropriate'.
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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1
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A
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Give
explicit briefing for the new technique and manage its application closely,
initially, while leaving him to manage the rest of his job as before
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B
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Give
clear briefing, but seek to involve his views on how the new technique can be
modified and improved
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C
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Encourage
him to learn the technique for himself, with you providing advice when things
go wrong
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D
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Demonstrate
your trust in him by letting him take responsibility for applying the new
technique
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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2
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A
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Start
to involve the new starter by drawing out his suggestions about how to
complete the tasks
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B
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Leave
him alone to get on with things, and focus all your attention on another new
starter
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C
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Provide
him with advice only, expecting him to ask for it when he needs it
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D
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Maintain
the approach of setting all tasks very precisely and the way they are to be
done
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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3
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A
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Lead
a group problem solving exercise, involving their opinions and judgements,
but also deciding the outcome
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B
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Leave
the group entirely alone to work the problem out
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C
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Act
quickly and decisively to correct and solve the problem yourself, then
redirect the group
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D
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Encourage
the group to find a quality answer, facilitating their efforts and providing
advice
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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4
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A
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Allow
the team much involvement in deciding the direction of the changes and their
implementation
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B
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Decide
and announce the changes, and then implement them with close direction
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C
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Allow
the team to agree the changes required and for them to implement them
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D
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Incorporate
valid recommendations from the team, but decide the changes and manage the
implementation yourself
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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5
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A
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Try to
encourage her to take more responsibility for her work by allowing her
complete discretion in managing it herself
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B
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Incorporate her
suggestions about how the work is done, but ensure that both quality and
deadlines are met
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C
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Give explicit
direction on how to perform the tasks and standards required, and monitor
performance closely
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D
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Provide advice,
but act to support and consolidate her own judgements
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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6
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A
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Immediately
involve the team in deciding how to do the work, supporting their judgement,
and managing everyone in the same way
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B
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Continue to
tightly control the situation, for the time being, to ensure that performance
levels are maintained
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C
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Let the team
simply get on with things, on the basis that they performed successfully in
the past
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D
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Start involving
team members in decision making, while ensuring that standards of performance
are met
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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7
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A
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Tell
her exactly what has to be done to complete the new project and supervise her
closely
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B
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Encourage
her to use her own judgement, but support her by providing advice when needed
during some review meetings
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C
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Explain
to her what she must do, but also seek her views on possible ways of going
about the work
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D
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Let
her determine the best way to go about the project and report back to you
once it is completed
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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8
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A
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Leave
things as they are
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B
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Discuss
the situation with the team and then initiate changes in ways of operating
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C
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Take
steps to ensure that you re-secure your direct involvement in all decisions
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D
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Take
the opportunity to provide more advice to team members
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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9
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A
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See
how he copes when left alone to decide what to do and how to do it
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B
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Let
him know what you want him to do, but seek his opinions and judgements
additionally
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C
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Brief
him on exactly what to do and what is expected, and supervise closely,
initially, giving regular feedback
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D
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Encourage
him to use his best judgements and to do the best he can
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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10
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A
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Support
her suggestions and judgements, providing advice when needed, and allowing
her to manage her job with a large degree of discretion
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B
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Continue
to closely supervise her efforts and to direct her clearly
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C
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Let
her take responsibility for her own work and standards of performance
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D
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Continue
to direct and monitor her work, but also actively seek her opinions and
ideas, and to incorporate these whenever reasonable
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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11
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A
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Work
out the solution yourself and brief her on how to implement it
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B
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Discuss
the problem with her and support her efforts to find her own solution
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C
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Determine
to answer the problem yourself, but work with her in problem solving
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D
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Continue
to allow her to work at the problem independently until it is solved
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Situation
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Styles
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Score
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12
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A
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Seek
the team’s ideas, incorporate appropriate ones, but design and implement the
new rota yourself
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B
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Allow
the team to design and implement the new rota on its own
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C
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Design
the new rota yourself and direct its implementation
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D
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Encourage
the team to produce ideas itself, and keep supporting this until they reach a
good outcome, providing advice where necessary
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Copyright © Dr Derek Biddle and Ali Stewart & Co
www.iconislearning.com
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