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Leadership styles: Matching your approach to the person and the task

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
In a leadership academy
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Situational leadership: matching style to the person and the task
What would you do?

A confident analyst is asked to run a task they have never done

Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Scenario, process, tabs, accordion and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 11 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 251.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 251.1Explain the difference between managing and leading and why teams need bothBest practiceWhole course
SO 251.2Describe four common styles (directive, coaching, servant, transformational) and when each helps or hurtsPractitioner leadership theory (see verification list)Whole course
SO 251.3Match a style to a person's experience and the task using a situational modelSituational leadership (Hersey and Blanchard); practitioner frameworkWhole course
SO 251.4Name the behaviours teams notice in leaders and choose one to changeBest practiceWhole course
SO 251.5Choose a style for the next three weeks and say how you will check it worked + your infoBest practice; organisation's manager frameworkWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Leader or manager? Two jobs, one person

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
Same task, two stylesTextImage
Which is right?ChecklistKey factQuiz
2

The main styles and what teams feel

3 pages

7 min
Four stylesTabs
Helps and hurtsAccordion
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

Situational leadership: matching style to the person and the task

3 pages

7 min
Two questions to askProcess
Four ways to leadTabsText
Try itScenarioQuiz
4

Grey areas: authentic and adaptive leadership

3 pages

7 min
Adapt without being fakeAccordion
What would you do?Scenario
CheckSorting activityMatching quiz
5

What teams notice, and your next three weeks

3 pages

7 min
Behaviours teams noticeChecklistText
Your experimentProcessNoteYour info
Try itScenarioQuiz
6

Choosing your style and the final assessment

2 pages

5 min
Where to go nextProcessYour infoYour info
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

11 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "leaders are noticed for what they repeat
PollWhich style comes most naturally to you?
Word cloudOne word for the best boss you have worked with
ContentFour styles and when each helps or hurts
QuizA new starter is learning an unfamiliar task. Best style? Directing ✔ · Delegating · Silence · Big-picture talk only
QuizA skilled colleague is unsure about a new responsibility. Best style? (Supporting ✔)
ScaleHow easily can you change style when the situation changes?
ContentYour three-week experiment: pick a person, pick a style, check
Open-endedOne person on your team and the style they need from you now
Q&AAsk the trainer anything
Content · customiseClosing {{HR_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_1_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which style do you plan to use more? multiple choice
  6. How confident are you adjusting your style to the person? 1-5 scale
  7. Which course should come next? ranking
  8. I can tell my manager when their style does not suit me. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the manager framework? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Who managers ask about people questions{{HR_CONTACT}}
  • Link to your manager competency or leadership framework{{MANAGER_FRAMEWORK_LINK}}
  • The confidential route for raising a conduct or safety concern{{SPEAK_UP_ROUTE}}
  • Link to the next course in your leadership path{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • Where course completions are recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
  • Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run leadership styles: Matching your approach to the person and the task training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

In a leadership academy, and as a refresher before a team reshuffle.

Who needs this training?

Managers and aspiring leaders on a leadership development programme, and team leads starting out; run by L&D.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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