Path-Goal Theory Vs Situational Leadership

What is leadership? Leadership can be defined by someone having to lead a group of people by example with character. I have chosen two leadership theories that I believe can impact the intercollegiate level by being a resourceful tool. Path-goal theory and situational. They’re similarities and contrast with these two theories when entailing how they can be used by the intercollegiate level.

Path-goal theory “takes a behavioral and situational approach to leadership.” (Situational Leadership, n.d.) Path-goal leadership is instilled in four styles of leadership behaviors, which are, directive, supportive, participative, and achievement leadership. “• Directive Leadership (leader gives specific instructions, expectations and guidance); • Supportive

“Developed by Dr. Paul Hersey in the late 1960s, the Situational Leadership® Model is a powerful, yet flexible tool that enables leaders of all kinds; managers, salespeople, peer leaders, teachers or parents to more effectively influence others.” (Situational Leadership, n.d.)Situational leaders tend to demonstrate four core common and critical capabilities. Directing, communication, diagnose, and delegating. Situational theory can be a useful tool towards intercollegiate athletics is by having someone who can understand the situation and find a solution to fix their problems. . Focusing on our priorities will help you use the situational leadership model because of how affective it has become and it can distinguish the type of avenues that may need to be directed. For example, when you think about an athletic director, you know they have avenues of problems that arise day in and day out. Well, for them they figure out a plan of contingencies that can avoid their problems. They us e a situational theory model that will help develop a plan beforehand. This tool demonstrates how you are adapted to your environment and the level of expectations are high when working at the intercollegiate level. Whenever you use situational theory model at an intercollegiate level, you are a leader of a group of individuals who are leaders themselves. Your ability and willingness to lead and analyze will demonstrate your character to