Ripperda TechnologyIT leadership · Transformation

Direction · Enablement · Responsibility

Leading people situationally. Developing responsibility effectively.

My leadership behaviour is based on Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard's situational leadership. What matters is the direction and support a person needs for a specific task.

Interactive model

Leadership style follows the level of development.

Choose how far a person has developed for a specific task (R1 to R4), or click an example from IT practice. The curve shows which leadership style fits.

Level of development

Situational leadership model after Hersey and Blanchard: four leadership styles S1 to S4 plotted by direction and support, with the level of development R4 to R1 below S3SUPPORTING S2COACHING S4DELEGATING S1DIRECTING SUPPORT DIRECTION R4independent R3competent R2learning R1new ← HIGHLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTLOW →
S1

Directing

for R1 · new to the task, still unsure

Direction
high
Support
low

My focus

    Examples from IT practice

    Guiding principles

    What my team can expect from me.

    Clarity

    Goals, priorities and decision-making scope become transparent.

    Trust

    Responsibility is not just demanded but made possible.

    Development

    Tasks become opportunities to learn and grow.

    Feedback

    Feedback is clear, respectful and action-oriented.

    Reflection

    Leadership behaviour is also reviewed against its effect and the situation.

    Exchange

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