For each of the following situations, what leadership style would be best for decision making? Why?
1. The clinic director is about to leave on a trip to the capital city for an important meeting with other clinic directors. However, the deadline for a decision on what types and quantities of surgical gloves to order is due, and the director has no time to review the information already gathered (surgical supply catalogs, projections on the number of procedures to be performed,relevant service protocols, and the budgetary allocation for the purchase of gloves). Medical,logistical, and administrative personnel are available at the clinic. What leadership style should the director use? Why?