Blake and Mouton’s Leadership/Managerial Grid

Blake and Mouton’s Leadership/Managerial Grid

      Robert Blake and Jane  Mouton (1960s) proposed a graphic portrayal of leadership style through a managerial grid (Leadership Grid).

      The grid depicts two dimensions of leadership behavior-

·         Concern for people (accommodating people’s need and giving them priority) on Y-Axis.

·         Concern for production (keeping tight schedules) on X-Axis, with each dimension ranging from low (1) high (9).

·         Creates 81 different positions in which leader’s style may fall.

Five Resulting Leadership Styles

      Impoverished Management or Indifferent Style (1.1)- Low Production/ Low People)

      Task Management (9.1) or Dictatorial Leadership/Perish Style– High Production/Low People.

      Middle of the road (5.5) or statuesque style- Medium Production/ Medium People.

      Country club style (1.9)- Low production/Low people.

      Team Management or sound style (9.9)- High production. High People.

Team Management or Sound Style (9.9) –High Production/High People is the best.

¨      Characterized by high production and high task focus.

¨      The most effective style according to Blake and Mouton.

¨      The leader feels that commitment, trust and respect are the key elements in creating a team atmosphere which will automatically result in high employee satisfaction and production.

Advantages of Leadership Grid

              Helps managers of any educational institution to-

      Identify or analyze their own leadership style.

      Identify the areas of improvement and develop their leadership skills.

      Reach to the ideal state of (9.9).