Flexibility and adaptability traits
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Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the application of various leadership models and approaches, specifically the path-goal theory and the situational approach to leadership, in extreme circumstances.
Review the Turn the Ship Around! (A) case. As a leader, you will be faced with responding immediately to solve issues. The Turn the Ship Around! (A) case is an example of leadership under extreme circumstances. Reflect on this example to shape how you might apply the goal-path theory and the situational leadership approach in an everyday, real-world situation.
Write a 500-750-word paper that analyzes the events outlined in the case by addressing the following questions and concepts. Be sure to support your rationale by providing specific examples. You are required to include three to five additional references to support your position.
- Discuss how the leaders demonstrate flexibility and adaptability.
- Describe how the leaders apply aspects of the path-goal theory to this situation.
- Discuss the leader’s ability to communicate effectively with all of the stakeholders involved and how communication could have been improved.
- Explain how well the leaders follow the situational approach to leadership.
- Describe how this case might shape how you apply the goal-path theory and the situational approach in a real-world situation.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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Requirements: 750 words
Answer preview
There were different communication ways among all leaders in the USS Will Rogers submarine. The way the first and second CO communicated were all different. The first CO was an authoritative leader who had no room for negotiation as his words were final (Zhou, & Wu, 2018). He adopted a top-down model of communication where subordinates only acted upon orders from above. On the contrary, Pelaez was different as he cherished two-way communication, and he was easily approachable by subordinates and other stakeholders as he incorporated their views and opinions in critical decision-making. Also, David adopted open two-way communication with stakeholders through the inspiration of Palez. However, he switched back to the situational leadership approach when he left his subordinates to make
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Flexibility and adaptability traits
