Managerial grid model

The managerial grid model or managerial grid theory (1964) is a model, developed by Robert R. Blake and Jane Mouton, of leadership styles.

The optimal leadership style in this model is based on Theory Y.

The theory was updated with two additional leadership styles and with a new element, resilience.

[citation needed] In 1999, the grid managerial seminar began using a new text, The Power to Change.

The resulting leadership styles are as follows: Grid theory breaks behavior down into seven key elements:[3]