It is a model that shows a range of five different leadership and management styles.
Concerns for people – y-axis
Concern for completing the job – x-axis
The axes range from 1-9, 1 being low and 9 being the highest in the degree of concern held by the manager.
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Improvised Management Style (1,1)
Managers adopt a laissez-faire (managers who prefers to have minimal direct input into the work of the employees) approach and have little concern for either people or the task. Managers may use this style to avoid being held responsible for any mistakes.
Country Club Management Style (1,9)
Leaders adopting this style focus on people’s concerns and feelings whilst there is a low concern for completing the task. This creates a friendly-working environment.
Authority Obedience Management (9,1)
This is opposite of the ‘country club’ style in that there is utmost concern for production and low concern for the people. This is an autocratic style used by the managers whose priority is the completion of the task.
Team Management Style (9,9)
There is a high concern for both people and for the completion of the task. The managers adopting this style will involve employees in the decision-making, encourage teamwork and make employees feel valuable.
Middle-of-the-road Management Style (5,5)
Managers that adopt this style aim to balance the goals of a business and the needs of its workers. Managers are likely to make comprises in order to achieve acceptable performance. However, underperformance may occur due to an ineffective management style.
Conclusion:
The least effective management style is the ‘middle of the road’. Where, ‘team management’ is the ideal management style. Many leaders tend to switch between styles depending on the different situation.
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