Analysis of Turn the Ship Around! (A) Leaders Flexibility and Adaptability In the case study,

Analysis of Turn the Ship Around! (A) Leaders Flexibility and Adaptability In the case study,

Analysis of Turn the Ship Around! (A) Leaders Flexibility and Adaptability In the case study, Turn the Ship Around, we are presented with a leader that that is very passionate not only about leadership but empowering his people to take ownership of their responsibilities and feel as though they have the authority to make decisions on their own. David, the leader of our story, showed adaptability and flexibility in his leadership by being open to new ideas from his team. Traditionally, leadership in the military looks like the leader-follow model, which is when followers are directly dependent on the leader for direction (Northouse, 2019). David’s approach is about empowering his crewmen to make decisions knowing full well that they are the experts for their posting. Path-Goal Theory David’s approach to the path-goal theory can be seen by the way he tries to realign and empower his employees to make decisions. Our textbook defines the path-goal theory as to how leaders motivate their followers to accomplish goals (Northouse, 2019).