Leadership Studies, Inc. (d.b.a. The Center for Leadership Studies) owns the rights to Situational Leadership®. The Model and training content is the intellectual property of the Center, protected by both copyrights and registered trademarks. Even though this content has been around for many years, much to people’s dismay, Situational Leadership® is not “public domain.”
Anyone who wishes to modify, create unique scenarios, or customize any of our training materials must seek written permission from the Center for Leadership Studies prior to doing so. The best guideline we can offer upfront, “If in doubt, seek permission first!” We are usually very accommodating and will work with you to make sure your needs are met while maintaining the integrity of our training content.
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• If you are modifying the figure, please submit the modified figure as well.
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• Area of distribution being requested
Please note that permission requests are handled in the order received, and may take up to 3 weeks. We do not grant permission for more than one edition at a time, nor do we grant permission for more than one text at a time. All references to Situational Leadership® must be capitalized, and have the ® follow whenever it appears.
Please send all of the above to permissions@situational.com
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