CIMA E2 Syllabus B. Managing people performance - Blake and Mouton - Notes 15 / 21
Robert Blake and Jane Mouton observed two basic dimensions of leadership:
concern for production (or task performance) and concern for people.
Based on the results of staff questionnaires, managers can then be plotted on Blake and Mouton’s grid.
Management impoverished: this manager only makes minimum effort in either area and will make the smallest possible effort required to get the job done.
‘Country Club’ management: this manager is thoughtful and attentive to the needs of the people, which leads to a comfortable friendly organisation atmosphere but very little work is actually achieved. This approach is part of the style theory of leadership.
Task management: this manager is only concerned with production and arranges work in such a way that people interference is minimised.
'Middle of the road management': this manager is able to balance the task in hand and motivate the people to achieve these tasks.
Team management: this manager integrates the two areas to foster working together and high production to produce true team leadership.
