1. Contingency Approach to Leadership Effectiveness Leader-Situation Fit

2. PRINCIPLE DETERMINE PERSON-SITUATION FIT FOR LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS Situational Aspect of Leadership Focus: Situational Aspect of Leadership

3. Major Premise Leader must fit the situation Situation determines who will emerge and be effective as a leader In other words

4. Fiedlers Contingency Model of Leadership Effectiveness Leader effectiveness depends on the interaction between: personal traits and situational variables

5. Traits & Situation Personal Traits: Task Orientation (initiating structure) Relationship Orientation (consideration) Situational Variable: Favorability of the Situation (low-medium-high)

6. Favorability of the Situation Leader-Members Relationship (how accepted the leader is) Degree of Task Structure (how structured the task is) Leaders Position of Power (How much formal authority the leader has) Positive relationship

7. Leadership Effectiveness Leaders effectiveness will depend on the appropriateness of the match between: Task or relationship personal orientation & The level of favorability of the situation

8. Match Alternatives Level of Favorability HighMediumLow Leadership Style Task Oriented Relationship Oriented Task Oriented

9. LPC and Situational Favorableness Low LPC High LPC -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 12345678 Validation Studies Original Studies FUF ToL RoL

10. TAKE-HOME MESSAGE FIT matters