Participative Leadership Is Appropriate When

Participative leadership is appropriate when:

A) the followers lack self-confidence or have just gone through a difficult time at work.
B) the follower has an ambiguous job or may not be ready to work independently.
C) an employee is using improper procedures, and should be helped to uncover these problems.
D) the employee is not challenged, tends to be mature, and knows his/her job inside and out.