Lauren Martin
MG365
Week 8 Homework

Situational leadership provides a simple and logical framework with four basic decision-making styes - authoritative, consultative, facilitative, and delegative. Describe each of these styles and discuss when each of them is appropriate to apply.

1) Authoritative decision making: this applies in situations in which the manager has the experience necessary along with the information needed to reach a conclusion. The followers do not have the ability, willingness, or confidence to complete a task on their own. They are not involved in the decision making process to determine a course of action. This would be applied in a circumstance in which the manager is the only source of information or expertise.

2) Consultative decision making: this is a valuable strategy when the manager recognizes that the followers possess some experience/knowledge of the subject, display willingness, but are not yet able to help. The manager selects followers who can aide in reaching a decision, but the final choice rests on the manager. This would be applied in a circumstance when a follower has experience in the area in question.

3) Facilitative decision making: this is a cooperative effort where the manager and followers work together to reach a shared decision. The manager can enlist their help in situations where followers exhibit moderate to high readiness. This type can be used when a manager and a follower is part of a previous project group and have again been assigned to work together. They know how everything should be set up and how to work together to reach the best final product.

4) Deletative decision making: this is used when followers have high levels of readiness, experience, and willingness. The manager knows the groups works together at a high level of efficiency. This would be useful in a situation where