Situational Management: Explicative Management

Management & LeadershipTeamwork & CooperationManagers≈ 10 min

Key skill: Situational management & delegation

Summary

Support a team member who is motivated but not yet skilled: frame the task, pass on know-how, explain the purpose and stakes involved, and recognize wins — building competence without breaking their motivation.

Target audience

Managers looking to acquire the fundamentals of management.

Learning objectives

Choose the “explicative” situational management style at the right moment.
Adapt to your team member's level of competence and motivation.
Pass on your know-how to your team member and help them build competence.
Frame the task at hand and give guidance on how to carry it out.

Module outline

ArticlesThe keys to explicative management (MOTIVENCE 2 matrix) · Practical exercise: the “Your Turn” table for adapting your management style
Expert videoAn overview of explicative management for people who are not yet skilled but motivated, and how to use it effectively
AnchoringA quiz and true/false questions to deepen your understanding and reinforce what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable memo-coaching card: the key takeaways from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment

Models & methods

Situational management; explicative style; MOTIVENCE 2 level (motivated but not yet competent team member).