The Situational Leader.

This book is a classic and a must have for We have used this book for the for the last 20 years and have found that it perfectly meets our training needs. "The Situational Leadership® Model is arguably the most widely utilized leadership training and development program in the world. Doctor Paul Hersey, creator of Situational Leadership®, has spent a lifetime studying and examining Human Behavior. Professor Hersey is an internationally known author, educator, keynote speaker and is the founder of the Center for Leadership Studies. The Center for Leadership Studies and Dr. Hersey's Situational Leadership® training program have touched the lives of more than 14 million leaders and managers around the world."

I'd taken a class in Situational Leadership years ago when I was at IBM. Having taken nearly every management course that's come down the pike I can tell you it was the only that I could use at the end of the first day of training . . . and use at home! This little book, The Situational Leader has all the same material that was in my class: how to vary your style to meet the needs of people you want to lead, how to diagnose readiness, how to develop people and what to do when performance slips. I use it in my consulting practice now. This material is over thirty years old and more useful now than ever before! I gave it 5 stars and recommend it to anybody who wants to be more successful and effective at leading up, down, across and at home.