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• The impoverished manager (grid ref. 1,1) is uninvolved in the work and withdrawn from people

• The sweatshop manager (grid ref. 9,1) is results driven and sees people as tools to that end

• The country club manager (grid ref. 1,9) is focused on being agreeable and smoothing relations

• The status quo manager (grid ref. 5,5) is moderately concerned with both work requirements and people’s needs

• The fully functioning manager (grid ref. 9,9) is intensely interested in task and cares deeply about people.

Blake and Mouton (1964)

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• The paternalistic manager who uses high concern for task (9,1) combined with use of rewards (1,9) in exchange for compliance and loyalty.

• The opportunistic manager who uses whichever style will promote his or her advancement (1,9 to please employees; 5,5, in interaction with peers; and 9,1 to gain favour with results-oriented bosses (Manning and Curtis, 2006, p21).

Buckingham, Marcus and Coffman, Curt (2005) First Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers do Differently London, Simon & Schuster

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