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:

  1. Impoverished (1,1)
  2. Produce or perish (9, 1)
  3. Middle of the road (5, 5)
  4. Country club (1, 9)
  5. Team (9, 9)