contingent leadership definition
Contingent Leadership. Contingency theory of leadership emphasizes that effectiveness of leadership is dependent on matching a leaderâs style to right situation.This theory was originally developed by Fiedler after studying various leaders in different contexts, but predominantly military. The contingency model is predictive; there is a well defined method to evaluate both LPC and Situations. 2  The theory reduces the amount of expectations from a leader, instead it focuses on matching a leader to task.