Notes #7 Situational Leadership

What may be a well known leadership concept is Situational Leadership (SL).  Despite what some on other forums claim, it’s a widely used leadership idea, NOT a "corporate management tool" or the like.  Many organizations include this in their leadership program.  I was fortunate to attend an "executive briefing" on Situational Leadership a few years back, given by the co-developer of SL, Dr. Paul Hersey.  Hersey provides training in SL thru his Center for LeadershipStudies. (Ken Blanchard, the other co-developer, does the same with his version of SL, called SLII, thru the Ken Blanchard Companies.  

While I am familiar with SL, I felt that going to such a presentation, given by a co-creator, would give some good insights into it.  I wasn't wrong.  Below are my notes of his presentation, with some additional comments by myself in brackets.