11.6 The Leadership Grid Styles

The Leadership Grid is a method of evaluating leadership styles to train managers using OD techniques so that they are simultaneously more concerned for both people and production.

• Concern for production deals with the job aspects of leader behavior.​  Is the job getting done and are the objectives being met.
• Concern for people deals with the people aspects of leader behavior.  How well does the manager relate to the employees.

Both of these concerns come in varying degrees.  We can graphically show this and identify different styles of leadership.

It should be clear that an over emphasis on either people or production is not an ideal style.  It’s important for a manager to strike the right balance.