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Blake and Mouton Leadership GridKey Messages of The Blake & Mouton Article:
Blake and Mouton studied leadership behavior and described two extremes of leadership concern: Concern for Production: The leader cares little about people and operates in fear of something going wrong. This person's focus is on achieving results and productivity. Concern for People: This leader cares little about productivity and operates wholly from a desire to be loved and approved of. The grid Blake and Mouton created from these two dimensions can help you to understand your predominant style on the scale of concern for productivity and concern for people. The scales run from 1-9 with, nine meaning a high amount of concern ![]() If you would like to discover if you are a more task oriented or people oriented leader then take this Blake and Mouton questionnaire Here's a snapshot of the five different leadership styles resulting from the grid: (1,1) 'Impoverished' The leader exerts (and expects) minimal effort and has little concern for either staff satisfaction or work targets. This is a leader who is going through the motions is indifferent, non-committal, resigned and apathetic. S/he is doing just enough to keep their job (1,9) 'Country Club' The leader is attentive to his/her people's needs and has developed satisfying relationships and work culture - but at the expense of achieving results. The leader is defined as agreeable, eager to help, non-confrontational, comforting and uncontroversial. (5,5) 'Middle of the Road' (Politician) This leader is a compromiser who wants to maintain the status quo and avoid any problems. Is aware of and wants a focus on productivity but not at the expense of the morale of his/her team.
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