Tannenbaum and Shmidt Continuum of Leadership

• What did Tannenbaum and Schmidt devise to illustrate leadership styles?

  A continuum of leadership styles
• What does the Tannenbaum and Schmidt Continuum of Leadership illustrate?

  A range of potential leadership styles
• What are the two main types of leadership in the Tannenbaum and Schmidt Continuum?

  • Manager-centered leadership
  • Subordinate-centered leadership
• In manager-centered leadership, what does the manager do?

  Makes decisions and tells staff
• What is the second style in the continuum where the manager sells the decision?

  Manager sells decision to staff
• What happens in the consultative style of leadership?

  Manager presents ideas and invites questions
• What does the manager do in the tentative decision style?

  Manager presents a tentative decision subject to change
• In the consultative style, what does the manager do before making a decision?

  Listens to advice and suggestions
• What does the joins style of leadership involve?

  Manager passes decision-making to the group
• What factors influence the chosen leadership style in the Tannenbaum and Schmidt Continuum?

  • Leader's personality
  • Perceived qualities of subordinates
  • Situational factors (urgency, context)
• What does the continuum represent regarding leadership authority?

  • Degree of authority used by the leader
  • Area of freedom available to non-managers
• What is the TELLS style in the Tannenbaum and Schmidt Continuum?

  Leader identifies problems and announces decisions
• How does the SELLS style differ from TELLS?

  Leader attempts to overcome resistance through discussion
• What is the main action in the CONSULTS style?

  Leader presents the problem and listens to advice
• In the JOINS style, what role does the manager take?

  Manager is part of the group solving the problem