Leadership styles: Balancing task-focus and People-focus.

types of manager on two axes. See text for explanation.

Accessible description:
In this diagram we see a simple grid upon 2 axes with example types of manager mapped against concerns for the task (low to high) on the horizontal axis versus concerns for the people (low to high) on the vertical axis. This is expanded in the table below.

High

Country Club Manager

(high people - low task)

 

Team Manager

(high people - high task)

People concern  

Middle of the Road Manager

(medium people & task)

Focus on work output as well as people morale

 
 

Impoverished Manager

(low people - low task)

 

Authority-Obedience Manager

(low people - high task)

Low   Task concern High

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