Managerial Grid

Robert  R. Brake and Jone S. Mount on developed the Managerial Grid which has been used as a means of managerial training and of identifying various combinations of leadership

The managerial grid implies that the most desirable leader behavior is team management in which the leader has high concern for production as well as people.

The managerial grid is useful for identifying various combinations of leadership styles. But it is unable to point out the factors which lead the manager to such a style.

There are five representative styles of leadership on the managerial grid

Impoverished Management

The first style is the impoverished management under which the manager is least concerned with either people or production.

Exertion of minimum effort to get required work done is appropriate to sustain organization members.

Country Club Management

The country club management as shown in grid at is one in which the management have great concern for their people but lack production orientation.

Thoughtful action to needs of people for satisfying relationships leads to a comfortable friendly organization atmosphere and work tempo.

Task Management

Efficiency in operations result from arranging conditions for work in such a way that human elements interfere to a minimum degree.

As shown in the grid at the leaders with high concern for production fall under this style. Their concern for people, however, is minimum.

Team management

Work accomplishment is from committed people, interdependence through a common stake in organization purpose leads to relationships of trust and respect.

As shown in the grid at the leaders having high concern for production as well as people falls under this style.

Middle of the Road.

Adequate organization performance is possible through balancing the necessity to get out work while maintaining morale of people at a satisfactory level.

This has been shown in the grid. The leaders of this style have medium concern for both people and production and try to maintain a balance in the two.