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A Fast Learner's Guide to Leadership
The Managerial Grid
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Robert R. Blake and Jane S. Mouton published the book The Managerial Grid in 1964. This text has been one of the most popular management and leadership tools, and is used extensively today. When asked "what is your management style?" many managers use the concept of The Managerial Grid to answer. The Managerial Grid uses concepts and paradigms of many of the previous studies outlined in this module. As we have seen in this module, the findings of the Ohio State, Michigan State, Likert and others found two functions which distinguish management styles. Blake and Mouton also identified two functions:
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The task function or concern for production. | |
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The relationship function or concern for people | |
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These are used as axis to create a grid as shown below. Five leadership styles are identified by the grid: |
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1.1 Impoverished Managers Low concern for production, low concern for people. |
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1.9 Country Club Managers High concern for people, low concern for production |
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9.1 Task Managers High concern for production, low concern for people |
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5.5 Middle of the Road Managers Medium concern for production, medium concern for people |
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9.9 Team Managers High concern for production, high concern for people |
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