It is important to note that highly mechanistic organizations are structurally tall, centralized, and hierarchal, which is the opposite of flat organic organizations. It is possible to be a great leader of employees in a highly mechanistic organization through integrated, related, and separated leadership styles based on the maturity index of the followers. It is stated that “maturity is defined by Paul Hershey and Kenneth Blanchard as “the level of achievement – motivation, willingness and ability to take responsibility and task-relevant education and experience of an individual (or) group.”
Evidence suggests that although leaders in such organizations are expected to exhibit authoritarian behavior, all three leadership approaches are effective if the follower maturity is matched. Integrated leaders are ideal for less mature followers, whereas separated leaders are effective for highly mature ones. Therefore, to be a great leader of employees in a highly mechanistic organization, it is important to have abilities to determine the maturity level of followers or employees and to subsequently implement the appropriate leadership method.