Blake Mouton Managerial Grid

• What is the Blake Mouton Leadership Grid used for?

  To categorize leadership styles
• What are the two dimensions of the Blake Mouton Leadership Grid?

  Concern for people and concern for tasks
• How many positions does the Blake Mouton Leadership Grid identify?

  Five positions
• What does the y-axis of the grid represent?

  Concern for people
• What does the x-axis of the grid represent?

  Concern for tasks
• What is the position called at the bottom left corner of the grid?

  Impoverished management
• What characterizes impoverished management?

  Leader cares little for tasks or people
• What is the leadership style at the top left of the grid?

  Country club management
• What is the focus of country club management?

  Creating a comfortable working environment
• What is the position at the top right corner of the grid?

  Team management
• What defines team management?

  High concern for both tasks and people
• What is the leadership style at the bottom right corner of the grid?

  Task management
• What characterizes task management?

  High concern for tasks, low for people
• What is the position in the middle of the grid called?

  Middle of the road management
• What does middle of the road management involve?

  Compromise between tasks and people
• Why is middle of the road management considered weak?

  It compromises both tasks and people care
• What is the implication of impoverished management?

  It is a style leaders should avoid
• What are the five leadership styles identified by the Blake Mouton Leadership Grid?

  • Impoverished management
  • Country club management
  • Team management
  • Task management
  • Middle of the road management
• What are the key features of each leadership style in the Blake Mouton Leadership Grid?

  • Impoverished management: Low concern for tasks and people
  • Country club management: High concern for people, low for tasks
  • Team management: High concern for both tasks and people
  • Task management: High concern for tasks, low for people
  • Middle of the road management: Compromise between tasks and people