Identification should include the following benefits of versatility:
- Allows leaders to assume the leadership style that would best enable the team to meet/accomplish its goals.
- Allows a leader to get the most out of different types of followers.
- Allows a leader to capitalize on the strengths of multiple leadership styles vs. using the same leadership approach consistently in every situation, which often reveals the weaknesses of the style.
- Allows a leader to differentiate between the use of task orientation and people orientation.
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why is it ineffective to apply the same leadership style to every situation?
- What are some situations in which different leadership styles are necessary? Explain.