Editorial Type: research-article
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Online Publication Date: 01 Sept 2008

Advising Jay: A Case Study Using a Situational Leadership Approach

Article Category: Research Article
Page Range: 21 – 27
DOI: 10.12930/0271-9517-28.2.21
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Through a case study, I address the position that academic advising can be viewed as a developmental process. I present my specific experiences in applying Hersey and Blanchard's model of situational leadership (1969) during academic advising sessions. The model demonstrates that effective leadership is based on the appropriate balance of a leader's task and relationship behaviors. The leader's emphasis of either the task or the relationship behavior depends on the maturity or readiness of the follower.

Relative Emphasis: theory, practice, research

Copyright: © 2008 National Academic Advising Association 2008

Contributor Notes

Alan C. Lerstrom (PhD from the University of Kansas) is an associate professor in the Communication Studies Department at Luther College. E-Mail: lerstral@luther.edu.

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