|_ Management }> 2.6 SITUATIONAL BASED |a APPROACH Situational approach examine the fit between the leader and the situation and provide guidelines (cr managers to achieve this effective fit. Managers choose leader: 1ip styles based on leader- ship situations. Managers adjust their d cision-making, orientation, and motivational approaches based up..n a unique combination of factors in their situations: characteristics of employees, types of work, organizational structures, perso..al preferences, and upper- Jevel management's influences. “The following sections describe the most well-known situ- ational theories. 2.6.1 Situational Approach Fred E. Fiedler's contingency theory centers on the belief that there is no best way for managers to lead. Different situations create different! leadership style requirements for a ‘The style that works in one environment may Tot work in another. Fiedler looked, at three elements that’ iibace | a ae rs situ: ational control. These elements arc: Y |