Hersey & Blanchard Situational Leadership Model: every control, and what you already have

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What you already have

Frameworks whose controls overlap this one, most first. If you run any of them, the count is roughly what you have already evidenced.

If you run	Shared controls
Argyris Double-Loop Learning	2	measure it →
ICN Leadership for Change Programme	2	measure it →
ILO Nursing Personnel Convention C149 (1977)	2	measure it →
ISO 37000:2021	2	measure it →
Kolb Experiential Learning Cycle	2	measure it →
Kotter 8-Step Change Model	2	measure it →
LEADS in a Caring Environment	2	measure it →
Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) Model	2	measure it →
NHS Healthcare Leadership Model	2	measure it →
Senge Fifth Discipline	2	measure it →
COSO Internal Control	1	measure it →
OECD/G20 Principles of Corporate Governance	1	measure it →

Every control

Code	Control	Also in
`HB-SLT-2024-2025-AI-Hybrid-DEI-Mental-Health`	Hersey-Blanchard SLT 2024-2025 Pipeline - AI Coaching, Hybrid/Remote Leadership, DEI, Mental Health + Burnout	0
`HB-SLT-4LeadershipStyles-S1-S2-S3-S4`	Hersey-Blanchard SLT 4 Leadership Styles - S1 Directing, S2 Coaching, S3 Supporting, S4 Delegating	12
`HB-SLT-4ReadinessLevels-R1-D1-R4-D4`	Hersey-Blanchard SLT 4 Follower Readiness/Development Levels (R1/D1 to R4/D4)	0
`HB-SLT-Conceptual-1969-CLS-Blanchard-Parallel`	Hersey + Blanchard Conceptual Foundation, 1969 Origin and Two Parallel Evolutions (CLS + Blanchard SLII)	0
`HB-SLT-Coord-Adjacent-Theories-Bass-Goleman-Heifetz-Greenleaf`	Hersey-Blanchard SLT Coordination with Adjacent Leadership Theories (Bass FRLM + Goleman EI + Heifetz Adaptive + Greenleaf Servant + Kouzes + Schein)	0
`HB-SLT-Critiques-Limitations-Research-Crosscultural`	Hersey-Blanchard SLT Critiques, Limitations, Research Base and Cross-Cultural Validity	0
`HB-SLT-Diagnose-Flex-Partner-StyleApplication`	Hersey-Blanchard SLT 3 Core Capabilities - Diagnose + Flex + Partner + Style Application	10
`HB-SLT-Implementation-LeaderTraining-Cascade-Conversations`	Hersey-Blanchard SLT Implementation - Leader Training, Cascade Coaching, One-on-One Conversations + Goal Setting + Feedback	0
`HB-SLT-Instruments-LEAD-SLII-Copyright`	Hersey-Blanchard SLT Instruments - LEAD (Hersey CLS), SLII (Blanchard) and Copyright Constraints	0
`HB-SLT-SectoralAdoption-Fortune-Military-Public-Healthcare`	Hersey-Blanchard SLT Sectoral Adoption - Fortune 500, Military, Public Sector, Healthcare, Education, Non-Profit	0
`HB-SLT-Status-Adoption-Vision-Future`	Hersey-Blanchard SLT Status, Adoption Statistics, Vision and Long-Term Influence	0
`A1`	Determine the appropriate style by assessing readiness on the specific task and matching R to S	0
`A2`	Develop readiness gradually: reduce structure a little, then reinforce with support	0
`A3`	Handle regression by moving back along the curve to the follower's present readiness	0
`A4`	The four Situational Leadership competencies: Diagnose, Adapt, Communicate, Advance	0
`A5`	The three SLII skills: Diagnose, Flex, Partner for performance	0
`A6`	Style flexibility and self-awareness of the leader's natural style	0
`A7`	Span of control as a function of follower readiness, not hierarchy level	0
`A8`	Instruments to measure leader style and Performance Readiness (LEAD, Performance Readiness scales, SLII assessments)	0
`APPLY`	Applying the model	0
`F1`	Two dimensions of leader behaviour: task (directive) behaviour and relationship (supportive) behaviour	0
`F2`	No best style: effectiveness is the fit between style and situation	0
`F3`	Follower readiness as the situational variable, defined per task	0
`F4`	The curvilinear matching rule: as readiness rises, reduce task behaviour, then reduce relationship behaviour	0
`HIST`	Origin and the two lineages: Life Cycle Theory (1969), Situational Leadership (CLS) and Situational Leadership II (Blanchard)	0
`MOB7`	Management of Organizational Behavior, 10th edition, chapter 7: the structure of the model as the authors publish it	0
`R1`	R1 Unable and insecure or unwilling (SLII D1 Enthusiastic Beginner: low competence, high commitment)	0
`R2`	R2 Unable but confident or willing (SLII D2 Disillusioned Learner: some competence, low commitment)	0
`R3`	R3 Able but insecure or unwilling (SLII D3 Capable but Cautious Performer: high competence, variable commitment)	0
`R4`	R4 Able and confident and willing (SLII D4 Self-Reliant Achiever: high competence, high commitment)	0
`READY`	Performance Readiness and development levels	0
`S1`	S1 Telling or Directing: high task, low relationship	0
`S2`	S2 Selling or Coaching: high task, high relationship	0
`S3`	S3 Participating or Supporting: high relationship, low task	0
`S4`	S4 Delegating or Entrusting: low relationship, low task	0
`STYLES`	The four leadership styles	0

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Sectoral application gaps named by 3 frameworks
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