This grid theory was proposed by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton in 1964. It depicted leaders on 2 axes.
There are 5 leadership styles by their relative positions on the grid, and they are:
- Impoverished (1,1)
- Produce or perish (9, 1)
- Middle of the road (5, 5)
- Country club (1, 9)
- Team (9, 9)