Adapting leadership styles to meet changing situations

Situational Leadership provides a simple and effective framework for understanding the transformation that takes place as AmeriCorps members and volunteers go from the enthusiastic beginner to the peak performer stage. It also offers strategies for adapting leadership styles to meet changing needs in that process over time.

Use this resource with members to:

• Understand the situational leadership model, including the four stages of the skill development process and the supervision styles that best suit each stage
• Identify the supervisory styles that are most and least natural to them
• Experience using supervisory styles that do not match developmental needs, and practice adapting styles to facilitate better matches with needs

This training module was adapted from the Northwest Leader Corps training curriculum written and compiled by Nicole Trimble.