Transcript Lesson 26 - SUNY Maritime College

Leadership & Management
Lesson 26:
Characteristics of the Situation
Lesson 26
Objectives
1.
The student will comprehend the three basic situational
variables.
2.
The student will comprehend and describe the seven
task characteristics which can influence leadership
decisions and follower performance.
3.
The student will apply their knowledge of the situation
variables to the excerpt from the Perfect Storm.
3 Basic Situational Variables
 Task/Mission:
What are you supposed to
do?
 Organization:
Which Organization or
Command are you in? How is it run?
 Environment:
What is the Tactical
Situation, climate/weather, politics.
Task Characteristics
 Skill
variety: how many skills are required
to to the task?
 Task identity: does the task stand alone or
is it part of a larger task?
 Task significance: Is the task important to
others?
Task Characteristics (Cont.)
 Autonomy:
Does the individual have
control over what he does?
 Feedback: Does the task itself give
feedback to the worker?
 Task Structure: How firm are the rules,
procedures and methods?
 Task Interdependence: Is coordination with
other groups required?
The Perfect Storm
http://perfectstorm.warnerbros.com/cmp/fl
ash-thefilm-fr.html
Next Class
 Organizational
Culture and Command
Climate.
 Read: Leadership and Management,
Chapter 27
Questions?
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Summary
 The
situational variables will often
significantly limit your options as a leader.
 The ability to identify the key factors in any
given situation is of great value to the
leader.