Tannenbaum, R., Schmidt W.H. (1958), How to
choose a leadership pattern. Harvard
Business Review 36/2, 1958: 95-101.
Here are the Tannenbaum and Schmidt Continuum levels of delegated freedom.
1. The manager decides and announces the decision.
2. The manager decides and then 'sells' the decision to the group.
3. The manager presents the decision with background ideas and invites questions.
4. The manager suggests a provisional decision and invites discussion about it.
5. The manager presents the situation or problem, gets suggestions, then decides.
6. The manager explains the situation, defines the parameters and asks the team to decide.
7. The manager allows the team to identify the problem, develop the options, and decide on the action, within the manager's received limits.