The Proactive Manager: Matching Your Leadership Style to People's Needs

Published on June 1, 2023

Do managers need to be more proactive when it comes to providing direction and support to their team members?

Lately, managers have been leaning toward a more hands-off approach, says Blanchard senior leadership consulting partner Courtney Harrison.

“The leadership pendulum has swung too far toward under-supervision,” says Harrison. “Managers are deathly afraid of being labeled as a micromanager, so they are leaning toward the low direction side of the spectrum, as measured by the Blanchard SLII® model.” Read More