http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-1T48DIt24

Script
You have just seen a video of Situational Leadership Theory being use to teach Constance how to cross a busy street safely. In the lecture we talked about how people develop skills over time and because of this, how the way we lead them needs to change. The questions you will answer now will demonstrate that you understand the principles of Situational Leadership.

Test questions 1. In the video, Constance was first taught how to cross the street using a high task (S1) leadership style. This style was used because: a. The teacher’s priority was for Constance to learn to cross the street safely rather than increase her motivation, b. The teacher’s priority was to increase Constance’s motivation to cross the street on her own rather than help her learn how to cross the street safely, c. The teacher’s priority was for Constance to learn to cross the street and to increase her motivation at the same time, d. The teacher’s was letting Constance cross the street independently. a In this case a is the correct response. At this stage it is clear that Constance doesn’t know how to cross the street safely and so until she learns that, the focus must be on learning the task. This is also why c incorrect. If Constance knew how to cross the street but was reluctant to do so then b would be correct, and if she was both competent at the task and motivated then d would be right. 2. The second time Constance crosses the street, the leader uses an S2 style because: e. Constance is still not competent at the task, f. Constance needs encouragement to complete the task, g. Both a and b, h. Neither a nor b. c Constance now is better at the task but still needs to learn more, and she is reluctant to cross the street alone, so the teacher encourages her using a