13-10 Contingency Models Fiedler 's Model: effective leadership is contingent on both the characteristics of the leader and the situation Leaderstyle: the enduring characteristic approach to leadership a manager uses Relationship-oriented: concerned with developing good relations with workers o Task-oriented: concerned that workers perform so the Job gets done " win/MeGraw-HHill CThe McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 200013-10 Irwin/McGraw-Hill ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000 Contingency Models Fiedler’s Model: effective leadership is contingent on both the characteristics of the leader and the situation. ◼ Leader style: the enduring, characteristic approach to leadership a manager uses. ◆ Relationship-oriented: concerned with developing good relations with workers. ◆ Task-oriented: concerned that workers perform so the job gets done