Presented by;

Irene Paul
MACFAST
The Fiedler Contingency Model
 The Fiedler Contingency Model
was created in the mid-1960s by
Fred Fiedler.
 The model states that there is no
one best style of leadership.
Instead, a leader's effectiveness is
based on the situation.
This is the result of two factors
1.Leadership style
2.Situational favorableness"
Fiedler believed that leadership style is fixed, and it
can be measured using a scale he developed called
Least-Preferred Co-Worker (LPC) Scale
(LPC) Scale
Unfriendly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Friendly
Unpleasant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pleasant
Rejecting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Accepting
Tense 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Relaxed
Cold 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Warm
Boring 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Interesting
Backbiting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Loyal
Uncooperative 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cooperative
Hostile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Supportive
Guarded 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Open
Insincere 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sincere
Unkind 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kind
Inconsiderate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Considerate
Untrustworthy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Trustworthy
Gloomy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cheerful
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Lower Score Higher Score
 The type of leader
is task-oriented •High LPCs focus
leaders ,Fiedler more on personal
called these as connections, and
“low LPC-leaders”. they're good at
 He said that low avoiding and
LPCs are very managing
effective at
completing tasks. conflict.
 Relationship-
• Relationship-
building is a low oriented leaders
priority.
2.Situational Favorableness
This depends on three
distinct factors

Leader- Task Leader's

Member Structure Position
Relations. Power
Applying the Fiedler
Contingency Model

Step 1: Step 3:
Identify Step 2: Determine
Identify the most
your your effective
leadershi situation leadership
p style style
Step 1: Identify your Step 2: Identify the
leadership style situation
•Rate your 3 questions:
experience with this •Are leader-member
person using the relations good or poor
scale that is LPC in the team?
scale. •Is the task is
structured, or is it more
•Higher score - unstructured
Relationship- •Do the leader have
focused. strong or weak power
•Lower score - over in the team?
Task-focused.
 Step 3: Determine the most
effective leadership style
Leader-
Leader's Most Effective
Member Task Structure
Position Power Leader
Relations

Good Structured Strong Low LPC

Good Structured Weak Low LPC

Good Unstructured Strong Low LPC

Good Unstructured Weak High LPC

Poor Structured Strong High LPC

Poor Structured Weak High LPC

Poor Unstructured Strong High LPC

Poor Unstructured Weak Low LPC

 Lack of
flexibility.
Criticisms
of the
Model
An issue with the
Least-Preferred Co-
Worker Scale .