PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD
This unit standard is intended for managers of small businesses and junior managers of business units in larger organisations. The term business unit in this unit standard implies a small business, cost centre, section or department.
Junior managers include, but are not limited to team leaders, supervisors, first line managers and section heads. The position or term is used to describe the first level of management in an organisation at which an employee has other employees reporting to him/her.
The qualifying learner is capable of:
- Explaining the principles of situational leadership.
- Explaining the levels of development used in situational leadership.
- Diagnosing the leadership needs of people in a business unit.
- Planning to introduce situational leadership in a business unit.