Direct Leadership Under Pressure: Perspective of Followers

Dr. Port's research examines followers' perceptions of preferred leadership styles in various contexts ranging from crisis to routine. Using military leadership and follower response in varied contexts, the purpose of this study was to analyze how contextual considerations demand exibility in leadership style, especially when confronting crises or disruptions. While placing special emphasis on high stress crises, this study compared combat encounters, routine patrol, and basic training as it explored pre- ferred leadership practices from the perspective of subordinates. This research drew from the responses of active U.S. Marines, with the purpose of learning from followers the qualities they look for in their leaders when faced with di cult decisions under pressures of uncertainty and high stakes. This study captured fol- lowers' perception on six leadership styles: Visionary, Coaching, A liative, Democratic, Pacesetter, and Commanding based on the work by Goleman, Boyatzis, and McKee (2004). A Multi-Variant Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was conducted to analyze the effect of combat context on perception of preferred leadership. This study provides foundational support that not all leadership styles were effective under different military engagement contexts, as different engagement contexts call for different preferred leadership styles. A practical benefit of this research would be the development of contextualised leadership model to provide advice to business managers and crisis responders charged with making quick, on-the-ground decisions under conditions of severe disruption or even existential threat. Dr. Port examines followers' perceptions of preferred leadership styles in various contexts ranging from crisis to routine, applying the results of his research to all business-related levels. Due to the way he was raised, and Marine background, his research interests have always revolved around leadership. Dr. Port has a passion for his God, his family, his country, and his U.S. Marine Corps. He spends his free time in the wild outdoors, archery hunting. He attended Saddleback College in California, Touro University in Orange County, California, and Trident University in Cypress, California, where he earned his AA, BSBA, MBA and, finally his PhD in Business Administration. His last duty station was Marine Forces, Europe & Africa, located in Stuttgart, Germany where he and his family currently live. He and his wife, Erin (he lovingly refers to her as Wren) plan to retire in Pennsylvania where their parents currently reside.

• | Author: Dr. Patrick Jason Port
• | Publisher: Independently published
• | Publication Date: January 03, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 155 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 165504091X
• | ISBN-13: 9781655040917