This talk isn’t about what leaders say they value—it’s about what they actually do.

In this session, Dr. Claude B. Kershner IV explores one of the most foundational concepts in leadership research: the behavioral dimensions of Consideration and Initiating Structure, first identified in the Ohio State studies. These two core behaviors—relationship-oriented and task-oriented—continue to shape how effective leaders operate in real-world settings.

🔹 Consideration involves emotional support, trust, and human connection. It’s what creates team cohesion, loyalty, and morale.
🔹 Initiating Structure is about direction, clarity, and task focus. It’s how leaders organize work, drive performance, and hold people accountable.

This talk dives deep into:

🔹Why Consideration drives psychological safety and culture—and what happens when it's missing
🔹How Initiating Structure improves execution, sets expectations, and reduces ambiguity
🔹Why over-structuring leads to stress and disengagement—and how to avoid micromanagement
🔹How to balance both approaches depending on your team, context, and goals
🔹The task-focused behaviors (like risk-taking, feedback, and strategy) that elevate outcomes
🔹The relationship-focused behaviors (like visibility, patience, support, and values alignment) that build loyalty and trust

This is not about leadership theory in the abstract. It's about the actions that shape results.

Whether you're managing people, building a company, mentoring others, or growing into leadership yourself, this talk will give you clear, practical, and research-backed tools to lead with both clarity and connection.

🟦 Consideration vs. Initiating Structure
🟨 Task vs. Relationship
🟥 What you do matters more than what you say

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