At a management retreat, Nicole Noah and her colleagues are reminiscing about how much they enjoyed college life. Everyone remembers their favorite management topics. Nicole Noah is surprised to realize that each of them has a favorite leadership perspective. However, no one can remember the name of the theory they liked most!1. Lauren Lila knows that her favorite leadership perspective is the one that assumed that leaders are born, not made. (This is because Lauren Lila does, in fact, believe she is a "born leader.")2. Misha Madison, on the other hand, has found that her most effective style of leadership is to capitalize on the fact that she arouses a sense of excitement in her employees, who genuinely like and admire her and want to follow her lead.3. Tony Enzo argues that his favorite theory recognized that the best answer concerning which style of leadership to use is "It depends!" He maintains that the theory he liked the most argued for "looking before you lead."4. Darren Liam argues that the company will be most effective when the leader makes decisions on his or her own and then announces those decisions to the group. Enzo's favorite leadership perspective is the ________ approach.

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Tony Enzo's favorite theory argues for "looking before you lead" and recognizing that the best answer concerning which style of leadership to use is "It depends!" This philosophy aligns with the situational leadership perspective, which asserts that effective leadership depends on the situational factors at play, such as the skills and experience of the followers and the task at hand. The other answer choices do not fit with Enzo's argument. Trait theory argues that leaders are born with certain qualities that make them successful. Behavioral theory focuses on specific behaviors that can be learned and practiced to become a successful leader. Charismatic leadership emphasizes the leader's personality and ability to inspire followers. Transactional leadership emphasizes the use of rewards and punishments to motivate employees.

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