Q6. What is Grid OD? Explain in detail with the Leadership Grid diagram. Ans.

Grid Organization Development One of the most structured and popular organization wise interventions programs in ODis Grid OD, developed by psychologist Robert Blake and Jane Mouton (1964,1969)This approach to OD emphasizes the importance of both helping managers become moreeffective and systematically creating and ideal strategic model to guide organizational planning and actions. This OD intervention uses a variety of special ly designeddiagnostic instruments that enable individuals and groups to study their own behaviour and identify areas that need improvement. Grid and management Styles Grid OD proposes those two fundamental dimensions of leader behaviour are essentialfor understanding managerial effectiveness.a . C o n c e r n f o r p e o p l e b . C o n c e r n f o r r e s u l t s Concern for people refers to the consideration of social and interpersonal concern of others, concern for results involves issues of quality, quantity and overall effectiveness of work outputs. The graphical presentation of the model illustrates the concept further.

The Leadership Grid above identifies five basic managerial styles

1.1 Impoverished Management: managers falling under this category are justgo ing th rough th eir jobs with ou t an y real con tribu tions. Th ey are p rimarily concerned with keeping their jobs and are of little or no value in OD. 9.1 Authority Compliance task Management : Emphasis is on results and hencecreativity and initiative of the subordinates is likely to be stifled. Low concern for interpersonal relationships is also likely to result in low cohesion amongst thegroup members. 1.9 Country Cub Management: the focus of the 1,9 managers is on creating work e n v i r o n m e n t s w i t h p l e a s a n t s o c i a l e n v i r o n m e n t p o s i t i v e i n t e r p e r s o n a l relationsh ip s.

Th ey are p rimarily con cern ed with p eop le and their f eelings, attitudes and needs rather than results. 5.5 Middle of the Road Management : these mangers have a moderate concernfor people and results. They use this managerial style to balance employee moralewith acceptable levels of work outputs. They try to resolve conflicts throughaccommodation and compromise. 9.9 Team Management : The 9,9 manager demonstrate high concern for peopleand results and views these two dimensions of leadership as complementaryrather than antagonistic. There is an attempt to integrate personal goals of theemployees with the organizational goals through participative decision making. By d ev elo pin g wo rk teams th at u tilize team me mb ers con tribu tions in aninterd epend en t way, 9 ,9 man ag ers simu ltan eou sly p ro mo te hig h mo rale and productivity.One of the most important assumptions of Grid OD is that 9,9 management style is themost effective approach for all managers in all the organization.From an OD perspective, helping managers move to a 9,9 managerial style representcritical component of organizational change process. However, for this to happen , itmust be preceded by a change in organizations culture.