Because leadership is seldom taught in business schools, most often leaders arise with only on-the-job training. Managers tend to repeat the style of leadership they experienced themselves in the past, perpetuating poor leadership skills. But good leadership skills can be learned and used effectively by almost anyone. In this third and final segment of our conversation with Chief Al, he explains different leadership styles in the context of how they relate to the task at hand. Situational leadership is a tried and true leadership model first espoused by Harvard professor, Dr. Paul Hersey and retired US Navy Admiral, Kenneth H. Blanchard. Chief Al gives us a great learning example of how this model of leadership works in the real world. Finally, Al wraps up our conversation by relating a cornerstone of leadership to a quote made over 2000 years ago.

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