Blake Grid Managerial Mouton


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Blake Grid Managerial Mouton

Blake Grid Managerial Mouton

During the course of an average working day or week, a manager has many opportunities to interact with staff and directly change the course of their work or the work of the organisation. The manager/staff interaction can result in productivity increases or decreases and changing levels of morale, which if morale is decreasing as a result of the manager's style, can lead to increased staff turnover.

The Managerial Grid, devised by Blake and Moulton is a way to identify whether a manager has a high focus on people to the detriment of results or whether the manager focuses solely on results or is somewhere in between the two ends of the spectrum. A Manager's style can be classified as one of seven types in the Managerial Grid, specified as a score for "Concern for People" and a score for "Concern for Results."

Controlling (9,1) Managerial Style

The Controlling Manager scores high on "Concern for Results" and low on "Concern for People." These types of managers tend to be dominating and do not allow staff to offer suggestions or comments. They are it's my way or the highway type managers.