SLII®. Powering Inspired Leaders™

SLII® teaches leaders an easy-to-understand, practical leadership framework that matches the development level of an employee for a task with the optimal levels of direction and support they need to succeed.

Learn a New Leadership Language with Just Five Words

Leadership expert Vicki Halsey shares an easy-to-remember performance management conversation strategy for building strong relationships with team members.

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

Do managers need to be more proactive when it comes to providing direction and support to their team members? Flexibly matching your leadership style to the needs of team members is the key.

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Four Reasons Why Flexing Your Leadership Style Builds Trust

Trust doesn’t happen by accident; you have to flex your approach to the needs of each team member says leadership expert Randy Conley.

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3 Conversations Leaders Need to Master

Learn how to improve the quality and quantity of conversations taking place throughout your organization.

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Are You a Directive or Supportive Leader?

Forty years of Blanchard research has proven that the best leadership style is the one that matches the developmental needs of the person you’re working with.

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Flexibly Matching Your Leadership Style to the Needs of Your People

Gain a greater sense of leadership self-awareness, along with practical strategies to increase your effectiveness as a leader.

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SLII. Why a Situational Approach to Leadership Makes All the Difference

This study investigates the effectiveness of the four leadership styles of the SLII model, which evolved from initiating structure and consideration.

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Turning New Hires into Top Performers... Quickly

Hiring and retaining workers is the defining challenge as we move nearer to the post-pandemic workplace.

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Are Employees' Needs Being Met by One-on-Ones?

Blanchard finds that employees want more meetings with their boss, not less.

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Goal Setting to Improve Performance: 4 Best Practices

Goal setting drives performance in the workplace. Collaborate, create stretch goals, give feedback on performance, and hold quarterly check-ins says Doug Glener.

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Taking a Situational Approach to Management

With SLII, managers and direct reports learn how to speak a common language that builds trust and a sense of partnership.

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Why a Situational Approach to Leadership Matters

Effective leader behaviors are context-specific, depending on the development level of the follower on a particular goal or task.

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What Do We Know About Development Level?

Achieve a deeper understanding of the concept of development level and its components.

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Improving Engagement and Retention through Better Work Conversations

Authentic conversations go a long way toward building trust and showing people you are on their side says leadership expert Vicki Halsey.

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3 Performance Conversation Skills All Leaders Need to Master

Learn how to help your leaders diagnose development level on new tasks and goals, and how to provide people with the proper amounts of direction and support to get up-to-speed quickly.

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Land O’ Lakes

Measuring the Effectiveness of SLII® Training at Land O’ Lakes

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Delta Dental

Determining the ROI of SLII® at Delta Dental of California

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Nissan

Calculating the ROI of SLII® Training at Nissan

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Ten Performance Management Process Gaps

Performance planning, coaching, and review are the foundation of any well designed performance management system.

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SLII® - Create Success with a Situational Approach to Leadership

Discover the power of the SLII® model through these peak performance stories and learn how it guides you to provide just the right amount of direction and support exactly when it is needed.

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SLII®. Powering Inspired Leaders™

Learn a New Leadership Language with Just Five Words

Leadership expert Vicki Halsey shares an easy-to-remember performance management conversation strategy for building strong relationships with team members.

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

Do managers need to be more proactive when it comes to providing direction and support to their team members? Flexibly matching your leadership style to the needs of team members is the key.

Four Reasons Why Flexing Your Leadership Style Builds Trust

Trust doesn’t happen by accident; you have to flex your approach to the needs of each team member says leadership expert Randy Conley.

3 Conversations Leaders Need to Master

Learn how to improve the quality and quantity of conversations taking place throughout your organization.

Are You a Directive or Supportive Leader?

Forty years of Blanchard research has proven that the best leadership style is the one that matches the developmental needs of the person you’re working with.

Flexibly Matching Your Leadership Style to the Needs of Your People

Gain a greater sense of leadership self-awareness, along with practical strategies to increase your effectiveness as a leader.

SLII. Why a Situational Approach to Leadership Makes All the Difference

This study investigates the effectiveness of the four leadership styles of the SLII model, which evolved from initiating structure and consideration.

Turning New Hires into Top Performers... Quickly

Hiring and retaining workers is the defining challenge as we move nearer to the post-pandemic workplace.

Are Employees' Needs Being Met by One-on-Ones?

Blanchard finds that employees want more meetings with their boss, not less.

Goal Setting to Improve Performance: 4 Best Practices

Goal setting drives performance in the workplace. Collaborate, create stretch goals, give feedback on performance, and hold quarterly check-ins says Doug Glener.

Taking a Situational Approach to Management

With SLII, managers and direct reports learn how to speak a common language that builds trust and a sense of partnership.

Why a Situational Approach to Leadership Matters

Effective leader behaviors are context-specific, depending on the development level of the follower on a particular goal or task.

What Do We Know About Development Level?

Achieve a deeper understanding of the concept of development level and its components.

Improving Engagement and Retention through Better Work Conversations

Authentic conversations go a long way toward building trust and showing people you are on their side says leadership expert Vicki Halsey.

3 Performance Conversation Skills All Leaders Need to Master

Learn how to help your leaders diagnose development level on new tasks and goals, and how to provide people with the proper amounts of direction and support to get up-to-speed quickly.

Land O’ Lakes

Measuring the Effectiveness of SLII® Training at Land O’ Lakes

Delta Dental

Determining the ROI of SLII® at Delta Dental of California

Nissan

Calculating the ROI of SLII® Training at Nissan

Ten Performance Management Process Gaps

Performance planning, coaching, and review are the foundation of any well designed performance management system.

SLII® - Create Success with a Situational Approach to Leadership

Discover the power of the SLII® model through these peak performance stories and learn how it guides you to provide just the right amount of direction and support exactly when it is needed.