Paul Hersey e Kenneth Blanchard desenvolveram um modelo de liderança contingencial baseado na situação em causa, Segundo os autores, o estilo de liderança depende mais da situação do que da personalid

Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard developed a contingency leadership model based on the situation. According to the authors, leadership style depends more on the situation than on the leader's personality. The authors also determine that there are 4 leadership styles. In this sense, when there are low relationships between the led and tasks to be performed, the leader needs to:

Participate in the task.
Support the led.
Sell the idea.
Delegate functions.
Explain the task.
a) Participate in the task.
b) Support the led.
c) Sell the idea.
d) Delegate functions.
e) Explain the task.