Compare and Contrast Leadership Models

Running head : A CONTINGENT AND SITUATIONAL CASE

A Contingent and Situational Case (Name (Institution (Class (Instructor

A Contingent and Situational Case

Leadership refers to the ability to lead , guide , or influence people It encompasses any organization , company , or group in to achieve a definite goal . In the past centuries , numerous theories emerged pertaining to how a leader should act , behave , or respond . And some of them are the called Behavioral Theories

Behavioral Theories have an asssumption that leadership capabilities can be learned , rather than being inherent . It brings forth the idea

br that successful leadership is based on definable , learnable behavior (Straker , 2006 . Under these are Fiedler 's Contingency Theory and Blanchard 's Situational Theory . Both are classified as contingency theories and both share a number of characteristics . They both focus on the idea that no type of leadership is suitable to one situation and each situation needs different approaches . Thus , leaders should be versatile enough to move from one situation to another in to answer needs arising from divergent phenomena . Both share the fact that they are practical to use and stood the test of time (Northouse , 2007 br

.96 . Aside from that , their leadership styles are invariant since they are talking about task orientation and their relationship with their employees

Though these two theories belong to one class , there are certain aspects in which they differ . The Contingency Theory aims to stress situational favorableness and the working environment wherein it focuses on the factors affecting the situation...