GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is the Blake Mouton Grid? The Blake Mouton Grid plots a manager’s or leader’s degree of task-centeredness versus their person-centeredness, and identifies five different combinations of the two and the leadership styles they produce.

Detailed explanation-2: -Managerial Grid Theory was developed by R.R. Blake and J.S. Mouton which helps managers in organizations to identify their leadership style. The grid consists of two dimensions, one is the Concern for People and the other one is Concern for Production.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each axis on the grid consists of a nine-point scale with 1 meaning a low concern and 9 a high concern. Depending on a manager’s score on each of the two axis, you can assign different types of management styles to managers. This article will elaborate on these different kind of styles and its implications.

Detailed explanation-4: -The grid identifies five types of leaders: Impoverished, Produce or Perish, Middle of the Road, Country Club, and Team. The Team approach is considered the most effective form of leadership, according to the creators of the Leadership Grid.