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The Leadership Grid rates leaders by their concern for which two things?

People and results.

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  1. Rank and time
  2. People and results ✔
  3. Rewards and punishments

Why: Robert Blake and Jane Mouton created the grid in 1961. One side shows concern for people and the other concern for results, each scored 1 to 9. It gives teams a shared language for talking about behavior.

Huh, didn't know that: The grid lets you say "I disagree with this style" instead of "I disagree with you."

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Answer: People and results. Robert Blake and Jane Mouton created the grid in 1961. One side shows concern for people and the other concern for results, each scored 1 to 9. It gives teams a shared language for talking about behavior.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 2, Chapter 7 (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Vol2LetterLowFinal_8BDFDB373E830.pdf
    The grid theory of leadership styles was developed by Drs. Robert R. Blake and Jane S. Mouton in 1961
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Learn to Lead, Volume 2, Chapter 7 (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Vol2LetterLowFinal_8BDFDB373E830.pdf
    The 9,1-oriented person demonstrates a high concern for results with a low concern for people.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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