1 Define Leadership.

What are the four stages of leadership according to the situational

leadership model? Explain each using relevant examples​.

-leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act toward achieving a common goal. In
a business setting, this can mean directing workers and colleagues with a strategy to meet the
company's needs.

Four stages:

-Coach’s Style: where the focus is on an individual's personal development and job-specific
skills. example : team lead of a workplace train new employee/colleague the process and
workflow to meet the job specification.

-Director’s Style :The directing leadership style typically involves taking over a challenging
situation and applying specific knowledge and experience to right the ship. Example: if your
business is struggling to establish its brand, a skilled marketing manager can be brought in to
develop a marketing strategy to create brand awareness

-Delegator’s Style: The delegating leadership style is a style of leadership where a group leader
assigns projects or assignments to their employees and gives them free reign to work.Example:
managers often delegate tasks to those who work under them, like their assistants, so that they
can focus on different initiatives.

-Supporter’s Style : In the supporting style, the leader plays more of a motivational role. Their
main function is to attempt to instill confidence in the workers so they eventually become more
self-sufficient and productive. Example:A manager motivates his/her team to achieve a specific
task or designated goals.

2. Explain various problems related to managing resources?

-Resource capacity planning is poor, Capacity is the resources available to get the job done or
deliver a project on time and within budget. Often organizations don’t have any idea to measure
their capacity and hence they are unable to plan their resources. One way to tackle this is to
adopt a purpose-built resource management software.

-Resource risks are not assessed,Many organizations assess risks related to process,
technology and unforeseen events. But they don’t think about risks associated with the
resources. A project manager or a resources manager should sit down and create a list of every
possible risk and opportunity they can think of while allocating resources.

-Not enough appropriately skilled resources, It is not enough to just have resources, they should
also possess skill sets required to successfully complete the project and skill sets useful to the
organization in general. Allocating resources without taking account their skills sets can be a
waste of time.

-Schedules/deadlines are unrealistic, Planning, not only by taking into account project
constraints, but also resource constraints is essential in project management.

-Resources are assigned inconsistently, Allocating resources just on a whim or a hunch without
analyzing the incoming demands, understanding the priorities, considering the organization's
goals can be dangerous.

3. What are the five ingredients for managing a meeting?

-Choose Topics that Affect All Attendees,Make sure that the meeting focuses on topics relevant
to all attendees, and try to keep the entire meeting to five topics or less.

-Create Questions from Those Topics, By creating questions instead of statements for the team
to consider, it allows attendees to better prepare. It also allows for the meeting to stay on track.

-Note the Meeting’s Purpose, Either in the initial meeting invite or at the beginning of the
meeting, make sure to define the ultimate outcome for the meeting. Is it to simply share
information, seek input for a decision or to make a decision? This will help attendees know
whether to listen or to provide input or ideas for a certain topic

-Set Specific Time Allotments for Each Topic, Create a realistic schedule and adhere to it. Set
specific time allotments for each one and make it clear who is to lead that topic of discussion.
Make sure all attendees are aware of the schedule so that it doesn’t come as a surprise when
you ask them to move to the next topic.

-Conclude with an Improvement Question, If this team of attendees meets often, end the
meeting with improvement questions, asking attendees to discuss what the team did well and
what they can do differently in the future.

4 .Outline various feedback techniques

-Focus on clarity, accuracy and thoroughness in communication,This goes for any other
medium, whether that means in-person communication, email or a phone call. Clarity, accuracy
and thoroughness are the best way to avoid miscommunication and keep your team on the
same page.