What is leadership
style? Explain how concern for task and concern for people are related to
leadership style.
ANSWER
Leadership style refers to the recurring pattern of
behaviors exhibited by leader. Research on leadership behavior has revealed two
basic underlying dimensions: (a) concern for the task to be accomplished, and
(b) concern for the people doing the work. A leader high in concern for task
engages in the following behaviors: plans and defines work to be done, assigns
task responsibilities, sets clear work standards, urges task completion, and
monitors performance results. A leader high in concern for people engages in
the following behaviors: acts warm and supportive toward followers, develops
social rapport with followers, respects the feelings of followers, is sensitive
to followers’ needs, and shows trust in followers.
Different combinations of concern for task and concern for
people define specific leadership styles. The Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid provides a convenient way for categorizing different leadership styles
in relation to concern for task (or production) and concern for people. The
Grid identifies the following styles:
• Team management is the preferred leadership style; it
reflects a high concern for both people and production.
• Authority-obedience management reflects a high concern for
production and a low concern for people.
• Country club management reflects a high concern for people
and a low concern for production.
• Impoverished management reflects a low concern for both
production and people.
• Middle-of-road management is non-committal with respect to
both production and people concerns.
Source: Management, 11th Edition & 12th
Edition- John R. Schermerhorn
You can be successful as a leader if you have concern for the people you lead.
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