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Description

Situational Leadership: Diagnose, Adapt Your Style and Develop Your People

Adjusting your level of direction and support to each team member's actual level of autonomy

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

The same management approach does not produce the same effect on everyone. What reassures a newly appointed employee feels like micromanagement to an experienced professional, while autonomy granted too early to a beginner leads to mistakes, rework and time lost for everyone.

Over two days, you learn to diagnose an employee's level of autonomy on a specific activity, then select the matching mode of intervention. Practice sessions cover instructions, delegation, follow-up and the transition from one style to another as competence grows.

Learning objectives

  • Diagnose an employee's level of autonomy on a specific activity
  • Select the mode of intervention suited to the situation diagnosed
  • Frame instructions with a level of detail matched to the individual
  • Conduct a delegation discussion supported by agreed checkpoints
  • Shift your style as an employee's autonomy increases
  • Explain to your team why you do not manage everyone in the same way

What makes this programme different

The autonomy diagnosis is applied to real team members throughout the two days
A delegation matrix is completed activity by activity and then tested in role-play
Mistakes in balancing direction and support are analysed from the sequences played in pairs

Programme

1Autonomy and the Work Situation

Making the right diagnosis

  • Competence and motivation as the two components of autonomy
  • How autonomy varies according to the task assigned
  • The most common misreadings
  • Diagnostic matrix applied to your own team

2Management Styles

Directing, coaching, supporting, delegating

  • Observable characteristics of each style
  • Effects of an unsuitable style on the individual
  • Identifying your dominant style and your blind spots
  • Selecting the style on the basis of the diagnosis made

3Instructing, Delegating, Monitoring

Turning the chosen style into action

  • Level of precision in instructions according to the style
  • Delegation discussion and definition of the expected result
  • Selecting checkpoints and their frequency
  • Addressing a gap identified during the assignment

4Developing People and Changing Style

Supporting the growth of competence

  • Signs that an employee is ready for greater autonomy
  • Announcing the change in follow-up arrangements
  • Managing a step backwards after a setback
  • Individual development plan for each team member

Who is it for

Team managers in post or taking up a new role, as well as project managers leading contributors with varying levels of experience.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.