Two leadership styles used by Fiedler in his contingency theory were: Group of answer choices A. employee-centered and job-centered. B. consideration and initiating structure. C. concern for people and concern for production. D. relationship-oriented and task-oriented. E. employee-oriented and relations-oriented.

The Contingency Theory consists on how effective a leader in a situation is. Therefore, a leader must understand his/her style of leadership for each situation, so he/she could thrive in it. The main key with this theory, is that “leader effectiveness is contingent on the style matching the situation, not adapting to it”. To know what style of leader you are you must go through the Least Preferred Coworker Scale (LPCS). With this test, it can be determined the following:

• High LPC Score: Leader with good personal skills and good relationships with others to accomplish tasks (People-Oriented).

• Low LPC Score: Leader that accomplish goals through focus on the task and positional power (Task-Oriented).