Identification should include the following benefits of versatility:
- Allows leaders to assume the leadership style that will best enable the team to meet/accomplish its goals
- Allows a leader to maximize the potential of different types of followers
- Allows a leader to utilize the strengths of multiple leadership styles, whereas, the consistency of using the same approach in every situation often reveals the weaknesses of the style
Process/Skill Questions:
- How does one determine which leadership style is best suited for the situation?
- Why does a successful leader need to be versatile?
- When might it be necessary to use more than one leadership style?