MGT-230
January 21, 2015
Week 5 Team Discussion The Vroom model of leadership examines how leaders go about making decisions and the approach of assessing the situation before determining the best leadership style. (Bateman & Snell, 2011). The Vroom model evaluates seven situational factors for problem analysis that include; decision significance, importance of commitment, leader’s expertise, likelihood of commitment, group support for objectives, group expertise and team competence. (Bateman & Snell, 2011) Flexibility and the ability to practice situational leadership decision-making is an ideal model for an effective leader, according to the Vroom leadership model. In the Vroom model of leadership, leaders are able to assess different situations and determine which approach will be most effective in delivering the message to his or her team. The process includes: whether he or she will talk to his or her team individually or as a team to get input from the team; the leader also will determine whether they will facilitate or delegate tasks to help accomplish the goal or task.(Bateman & Snell, 2011) Depending how urgent the matter is will determine how decisive leader will have time to consult with others. All circumstances take a situational approach. Fiedlers approach explains how an employee who is task-motivated seems to perform better when there is something that needs to be completed. Delegating could be the best approach for people who are motivated in this capacity. A person who is driven by the relationships of their co workers seems to perform better in areas where there are interpersonal situation that are needed. It will be a leaders decision to know who fits best for the given situation. The dynamic of asking a group of people may be totally different oppose to asking individually. There would be less influence from others opinions and suggestions on a given conversation.
Reference
Bateman, T. S., & Snell, S.