Blake Mouton Managerial Grid Concepts

The video introduces the Blake Mouton Managerial Grid, a framework for understanding leadership styles based on concern for people and production. It describes five styles: impoverished, country club, authority obedience, middle of the road, and team leadership. Each style is plotted on a grid, highlighting different balances between people and task orientation. The video suggests that while the Blake Mouton Grid offers valuable insights, modern leadership frameworks like Daniel Goleman's six styles may provide more adaptable tools for today's leaders.

What are the two axes in the Blake Mouton Managerial Grid?

• Concern for quality and concern for quantity

• Concern for time and concern for cost

• Concern for profit and concern for loss

• Concern for people and concern for production

Which leadership style is characterized by low concern for both people and production?

• Team Leadership

• Country Club Leadership

• Impoverished Leadership

• Authority-Obedience Leadership

What is the primary focus of Country Club Leadership?

• Maintaining harmony and prioritizing people

• Balancing tasks and relationships

• Enforcing strict rules and discipline

• Achieving high production

Authority-Obedience Leadership is most similar to which other leadership style?

• Transformational Leadership

• Laissez-faire Leadership

• Democratic Leadership

• Autocratic Leadership

What is another name for Organization Management in the Blake Mouton Grid?

• Country Club Leadership

• Team Leadership

• Middle of the Road Leadership

• Impoverished Leadership

What is the main goal of Middle of the Road Leadership?

• Balancing concern for people and production

• Ignoring both people and production

• Focusing solely on employee well-being

• Maximizing production at all costs

Which leadership style is considered the most effective according to the Blake Mouton Grid?

• Authority-Obedience Leadership

• Country Club Leadership

• Team Leadership

• Impoverished Leadership

What is a potential downside of focusing too much on production according to the critique of the Blake Mouton Grid?

• Enhanced creativity

• Improved team climate

• Higher employee turnover

• Increased employee satisfaction

Which modern leadership framework is suggested as an alternative to the Blake Mouton Grid?

• Transformational Leadership

• Transactional Leadership

• Six Leadership Styles by Daniel Goleman

• Servant Leadership

What does the Blake Mouton Grid emphasize about the relationship between production and people?

• There is no correlation between them

• High production always leads to high employee satisfaction

• A strong focus on production can negatively impact people

• People are more important than production