| No. | Advantages of The Contingency approach |
| 1 | A valid and reliable approach to explaining how effective leadership can be achieved |
| 2 | Is based on research |
| 3 | Forcing us to consider the impact of situations on different leaders |
| 4 | Provides useful information about the type of leadership that is most likely to be effective in certain contexts |
| 5 | Useful to organizations in developing leadership profiles |
| 6 | Develop profiles on individuals to determine how and where they would best serve an organization |