article thumbnail

Using Intelligence Theory to Lead and Unlock Creativity

General Leadership

It’s a leadership theory developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard that essentially states that there’s no single “best” style of leadership. Read more at [link]. Talent wins gam es, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. ” – M ichael Jordan.

article thumbnail

10 Essential Leadership Models

Great Leadership By Dan

While there have been thousands of books written about leadership, there are a handful of leadership models that have served me well as a leader and leadership development practitioner. Developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey, it’s a timeless classic. Your only dilemma will be which version to choose: Hersey or Blanchard?

Hersey 291
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Three Management Styles

Great Leadership By Dan

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.

article thumbnail

Leadership Styles–The Three Ds

Lead Change Blog

The Situational Leadership Theory Model— developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard describes four leadership styles. How many different leadership styles are there? The Leadership Grid— created by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton describes five leadership styles.

article thumbnail

How Can I Delegate More Effectively?

Marshall Goldsmith

My good friend and mentor Paul Hersey showed me why more delegation was not necessarily better delegation. By delegating these activities to staff members you may simultaneously free up some of your own time (for more strategic work) and help to develop them.

article thumbnail

Be a Better Leader – Be More Like Your Heroes!

Marshall Goldsmith

Paul Hersey, Co-creator of Situational Leadership®. Richard Beckhard, World Leading Organizational Development Consultant. Paul Hersey – extremely generous, great teacher. Frances Hesselbein, Former Girl Scout CEO. Alan Mulally, Former Ford CEO. Peter Drucker, Father of Modern Management. Bob Tannenbaum, UCLA Professor.

Beckhard 101
article thumbnail

Situational Leadership Theory

LDRLB

Effective leadership is a matter of assessing the development level of a follower and acting in the correlating leadership style to elicit the best response from followers (D1s respond to S1, D2s respond to S1, and so on). Leadership blanchard hersey situational theory' Useful Lies. Path-Goal Theory. Leader-Member Exchange Theory.