OB Session 3 - The Managerial Grid
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The Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid (1985) uses two
axis:
"Concern for people" is plotted using the vertical axis
"Concern for task/Results" is along the horizontal axis.
Most people fall somewhere near the middle
of the two axis.
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Grid Formation
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5,5Organization man
management
1,9Country clubmanagement
Impoverishedmanagement 1,1
9,9Team
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Authority-obedience
management9,1
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Concern for production1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HighLow
Grid Formation
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Production-Oriented Leader• Constant leader influence
• Direct or close supervision• Many written or unwritten rules and
regulations• Focus on getting work done
Employee-Oriented Leader• Relationship-focused environment
• Less direct/close supervision• Fewer written or unwritten rules and
regulations• Focus on employee concern and needs
Grid Formation
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Grid Formation
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(1,9) : Country Club Leader (low task, high relationship)
Predominantly reward power to maintain discipline .Encourage
the team to accomplish its goals. Incapable of employing the
more punitive coercive and legitimate powers.
(1,1) : Impoverished Leader (low task, low relationship)
LBDN – Looking Busy Doing Nothing. They are creative in
getting out of work.
Uses a "delegate and disappear" management style. Not
committed to either task accomplishment or maintenance. Allow
their team to do whatever it wishes and prefer to detach
themselves from the team process by allowing the team to suffer
from a series of power struggles.
(1,9) & (1,1) people get to comfort zone.
Grid Styles
The Grid
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People are very much task oriented . Hard on their workers
(autocratic). Little or no allowance for cooperation or
collaboration. Expect people to do what they are told. It is
difficult for their subordinates to contribute or develop.
(5,5) : Dampened Pendulum
Tends to Compromise
Goes by majority & hopefully satisfies the minority
Past precedence and experience used for decision making.
Grid styles
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d (9,9) : Team Leader (high task, high relationship)
Leads by positive example .
Foster a team environment in which team members can
reach their highest potential.
Encourage the team to reach team goals effectively .
They normally form and lead some of the most productive
teams.
Confronts issues and seeks to validate information.
Grid styles
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Melt
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Harden & Ignite!
Adapted from E.M. Griffin. The Mind Changers. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale Publishers, 1976.
