Robert House and Path Goal Theory [Situational Leadership]

Path-Goal Theory is a contingency model of leadership. Like other situational leadership models, the approach you take to leading is dependent on the situation. In this case, you look at the people you are leading and the nature of the task.
This video is part of course module number 3.11.3
Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals
Course 11: Leadership
Section 3: Situational Leadership
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The Fiedler Contingency Theory of Leadership Effectiveness https://youtu.be/1WeKHqO3IoQ
Tannenbaum & Schmidt: The Leadership Continuum https://youtu.be/IW4XbC8Uc8U
A Generic Situational Leadership Model https://youtu.be/XAu3cIIvOZw
Commercial Situational Leadership Models https://youtu.be/79fiUq1Nxrw
Complexity, Leadership, and the Cynefin Framework https://youtu.be/n-sqvodujTg
LESSON NOTES
Path Goal Theory was articulated by Robert House in 1971, and then refined with Gary Dessler, in a 1974 article.
Their work was rooted in Victor Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of motivation – Here's a link to that model: https://youtu.be/WDgF7Avijlc
House identified four leadership behaviors, that we can select based on two main situational factors:
- Situational Factors
- Team Member Factors
The four types of leadership behavior should be deployed at different times, based on the situational and team member factors;
1. Directive Leadership
2. Supportive Leadership
3. Participative Leadership
4. Achievement-oriented Leadership
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RECOMMENDED EXERCISES
Which of the four Path-Goal Theory leadership behaviors have you used in your own leadership, in the last few weeks? And which have you not used - or under-used. (2 MC CPD Points)
And how can you apply the ideas of path-goal theory to improve your day-to-day leadership from today? (2 MC CPD Points)
RECOMMENDED READING
There are a vast number of Leadership books - perhaps more than on any other management-related topic. And there is also a huge range represented in different lists of the best. This no-doubt reflects the different contexts for leadership.
So, any recommended reading list of leadership books must be particularly subjective. I have chosen those that made me think, and which are of particular value to managerial leaders: not sportspeople, military leaders, or CEOs. In no particular order:
Leaders Eat Last
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Start with Why
https://geni.us/D8ZSs
Humble Leadership
https://geni.us/KMuCl
The Leadership Challenge
https://geni.us/nyQ3
The New Leaders
https://geni.us/5ziIw
Shackleton's Way
https://geni.us/Oicsj
Why should Anyone be Led by You
https://geni.us/xugbBk1
The Habit of Excellence
https://geni.us/VIz8Z
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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 - Path-Goal Theory
00:28 - The Basics of Robert House’s Path-Goal Theory
01:04 - Path-Goal Theory and Vroom’s Expectancy Theory
01:19 - How to get better team results
02:01 - Two factors in the Path-Goal model
02:40 - The four leadership behaviors in the Path-Goal model
02:51 - Directive Leadership
03:18 - Supportive Leadership
03:46 - Participative Leadership
04:13 - Achievement-oriented Leadership
04:40 - Assessment of Path-Goal Theory
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