Leadership Style Theories: Jamie DiFiore

Leadership Style Theories – examines the leaders behavior. 

Basic Leadership Behaviors: Task and People

 

From the Ohio State Study John Hemphill and Alvin Coons, studied leadership behavior by having people take questionnaire about their leaders’ behavior.  They developed a 150-item Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire. 

·         Two Basic Leader Behaviors

o   Initiating Structure-leader behavior that deals with having concern for getting the job done, organizing and scheduling the work, maintaining lines of communication, and following procedures with subordinates. 

o    Consideration-building respect, trust, friendship, and concern for coworkers. 

Blake and Mouton’s Leadership Grid –business model for understanding managers’ behavior.  Deals with concern for production and people.

·         Two axis leadership model

·         First style is control-compliance (9,1) concern for production and structure. 

·         People and Results (9,9) concern for production and people

·         People Over Results (1,9) concern for people and little concern for results

·         Weak Management (1,1) little emphasis on the results or people involved. 

·         Moderate Management  (5,5) Moderate concern for results and people

It is important to know your leadership style; you have a better understanding of how you lead and how your coworkers perceive you. 

 

 

1. How does Blake and Mouton's grid work?