1977/Hersey

==Authors==
; Paul Hersey
* The Situational Leadership® Model [developed] in the late 1960s.
; Kenneth Blanchard
* The Family Game: A Situational Approach to Effective Parenting (with Paul Hersey, 1979) 
* In 1979, he and his wife, Marjorie Blanchard, cofounded The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm in San Diego, California.
==Ideas==
; Situational leadership theory
The situational leadership theory, is a leadership theory developed by Paul Hersey, professor and author of the book Situational Leader, and Ken Blanchard, leadership guru and author of The One Minute Manager, while working on the first edition of Management of Organizational Behavior (now in its 9th edition).Hersey, P. and Blanchard, K. H. (1969). Management of Organizational Behavior--Utilizing Human Resources. New Jersey:Prentice Hall. The theory was first introduced as "Life Cycle Theory of Leadership".Hersey, P. and Blanchard, K. H. (1969). "Life cycle theory of leadership." Training and Development Journal, 23 (5), 26–34. During the mid-1970s, "Life Cycle Theory of Leadership" was renamed "Situational leadership theory".Hersey, P. and Blanchard, K. H. (1977). Management of Organizational Behavior 3rd Edition--Utilizing Human Resources. New Jersey:Prentice Hall.
In the late 1970s/early 1980s, the authors both developed their own models using the situational leadership theory; Hersey - Situational Leadership Model and Blanchard et al. Situational Leadership II Model.Blanchard, Kenneth H., Patricia Zigarmi, and Drea Zigarmi. Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness through Situational Leadership. New York: Morrow, 1985. Print.
The fundamental underpinning of the situational leadership theory is that there is no single "best" style of leadership. Effective leadership is task-relevant, and the most successful leaders are those that adapt their leadership style to the maturity ("the capacity to set high but attainable goals, willingness and ability to take responsibility for the task, and relevant education and/or experience of an individual or a group for the task") of the individual or group they are attempting to lead or influence. Effective leadership varies, not only with the person or group that is being influenced, but it also depends on the task, job or function that needs to be accomplished.Hersey, P. and Blanchard, K. H. (1977). Management of Organizational Behavior 3rd Edition-- Utilizing Human Resources. New Jersey:Prentice Hall.
 
The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model rests on two fundamental concepts; leadership style and the individual or group's maturity level.
; See also 
* Neuro-linguistic programming 
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