Leadership and Persuasion

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Leadership and Persuasion

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There are several leadership models developed by different people and practiced by many more .these models include , Four Framework Approach by Bolman and Deal ,Managerial Grid by Blake and Mouton ,T McGregor 's Theory X and Theory Y ,Action Centered Leadership proposed by John Adair and several others . The most important leadership model for an organization however is the Managerial or Leadership Grid by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton . This model uses two dimensions

to describe managerial behavior namely : concern for people and concern for task Blake and Mouton describe this concerns using vertical and horizontal axis in a range 0-9 .concern for people is plotted using the vertical axis ,whereas concern for task is on the horizontal axis .Majority fall near the middle that is 5 ,5 ,but Blake and Mouton go ahead to examine the two extremes and end up with four types of leaders .These are

Authoritarian leader : on the graph or grid this leader has a 9 on task on production and a 1 on people or relationship . This type of a leader is interested in results and time management is of great concern to him targets must be met and there is no room for debates or arguments .He stifles ' the development of the employees , his subordinates hate him .Incase of a problem he is after who is to blame as opposed to the cause or the solution

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