Table 1 Recurrent and non-recurrent skills identified in this study

Definition of ability

Assessing performance readiness level

Definition of willingness

Identifying currently using leadership style

Definition of task behavior

Identifying matching leadership style

Definition of relationship behavior

Explaining the value of understanding employee’s performance readiness in the specific case context

Behavioral indicators of task behavior

Explaining how employee could benefit from the matching leadership style in the specific case context

Behavioral indicators of relationship behavior

Explaining the results of mismatch between readiness and leadership style in the specific case context

Definition of performance readiness

Definition of four leadership styles

Explanation of how each leadership style looks like