Adapting is a behavioral competency. The leader adapts his or her behavior in a way that helps close the gap between the current situation and the desired state.
Even though leaders would prefer to change their followers' styles and readiness levels, they may find that they must adapt, at least temporarily, to the the followers' present behavior. For example, a teacher who wants students to take more responsibility and to operate under general rather than close supervision cannot expect this kind of change to take place overnight. The teacher's current behavior, at least to some extent, must be compatible with the present expectations of the group, with planned change taking place over a long-term period. Teachers who turn over significant responsibility to students without acknowledging their current expectations and readiness levels often produces irresponsibility rather than student initiative.
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