Managerial Grid - Blake & Mouton

1. Managerial Grid Behavioral leadership model developed by Robert R. Blake and Jane Mouton. This model originally identified five different leadership styles based on :- Concern for people - the degree to which a leader considers the needs of team members, their interests, and areas of personal development when deciding how best to accomplish a task Concern for production . The degree to which a leader emphasizes organizational efficiency and high productivity when deciding how best to accomplish a task

2. Managers have low concern for both people and production. Managers use this style to preserve job and job seniority The main concern for the manager is not to be held responsible for any mistakes, which results in less innovative decisions . I mpoverished style (Indifferent)

3. Produce or Perish(The dictatorial) High concern for production, and a low concern for people, managers using this style find employee needs unimportant Pressure employees through rules and punishments to achieve goals This style is often used in cases of crisis management .

4. Country Club (Accommodating) High concern for people and a low concern for production. Managers using this style pay much attention to the security and comfort of the employees, in hopes that this will increase performance. The resulting atmosphere is usually friendly, but not necessarily very productive.

5. Middle-of-the-road ( Status quo) Concern for both people and production Managers hope to achieve suitable performance Balance between company goals and workers' needs. Gives away a bit of each concern so that neither production nor people needs are completely met .

6. The T eam style (sound) H igh concern is paid both to people and production . Managers choosing to use this style encourage teamwork and commitment among employees. This method relies heavily on making employees feel themselves to be constructive parts of the company.

7. The opportunistic style : Individuals using this style do not have a fixed location on the grid. They adopt whichever behavior offers the greatest personal benefit. The paternalistic style: Managers using this style praise and support, but discourage challenges to their thinking. Merit: The Managerial or Leadership Grid is used to help managers analyze their own leadership styles through a technique known as grid training Demerit: The model ignores the importance of internal and external limits, matter and scenario. Also, there are some more aspects of leadership that can be covered but are not .