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Tannenbaum and Schmidt Continuum
The Tannenbaum and Schmidt Continuum also correlates in a way to the models above –
essentially that management style tends to offer more freedom as the group matures.
The diagonal line loosely equates to the dotted line on the other two models. As the
team matures and becomes more self-sufficient and self-directing, so the manager’s
style should react accordingly, ideally becoming more detached, more delegating,
encouraging and enabling the group to run itself, and for a successor (or if you are a
good manager or a lucky one, for more than one successor) to emerge.

Resource:
Leadership Competency - HR.Toolbox.com