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 Hersey and Blanchard have postulated the concept of Situational

Leadership which states that the leadership style should depend on the

"maturity" of the sub-ordinates.

 The concept of maturity here is different from maturity in terms of age

and personality development in the life cycle, which was taken note of by

Chris Argyris in the Immaturity - Maturity Theory.

 Schmidt and Tannenbaum classify the style according to the extent of

participation or freedom given to the sub-ordinate, in decision making.

 Excellence in performance becomes possible through innovation and

creativity.

 The process of building up ideas in a group under conditions of relaxed

enjoyment without judgment is called "Brainstorming".

 Synergy is the concept which says that the interaction of members in a

group can create energy (abilities or knowledge) more than the sum of

the energies of the members themselves.