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Situational Leadership and Adapting Your Management Style

No single management style works for every person or task, yet many African managers default to one approach because it is how they were led. This course teaches leaders to read the readiness and competence of each team member and flex between directing, coaching, supporting and delegating. Participants leave able to match their style to the person and the situation rather than forcing everyone into the same mould.

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What you will be able to do

  • Diagnose the competence and commitment level of individual team members for specific tasks.
  • Select the appropriate leadership style from directing, coaching, supporting or delegating.
  • Adjust your approach as an employee grows from novice to independent performer.
  • Recognise the risks of over supervising capable staff and under supporting new staff.
  • Practise style switching through realistic workplace conversations and scenarios.
  • Build a personal plan to apply situational leadership with your current team.

Course outline

  1. 01Why One Size Fits All Leadership Fails
  2. 02Diagnosing Task Readiness and Competence
  3. 03The Four Core Leadership Styles
  4. 04Matching Style to the Person and the Task
  5. 05Leading Employees Through Their Development Stages
  6. 06Avoiding Over Management and Under Management
  7. 07Style Switching in Difficult Conversations
  8. 08Applying Situational Leadership to Your Team

Who should attend

This course suits supervisors, team leaders and managers who oversee people at different skill levels and want a flexible, practical framework for day to day leadership.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
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5 day programme
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