Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid Test

See how you balance results and people leadership in just 4 minutes. Get a clear style snapshot to guide coaching, hiring, and stronger team performance.

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October 2, 2025

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6/9

Management Style (7, 7) (MS7)

This scale measures how you balance concern for people and concern for task in your leadership approach on the Blake-Mouton grid.

Task- or People-Skewed

Moderately Balanced

Strongly Balanced

1 – 3: Task- or People-Skewed | 4 – 6: Moderately Balanced | 7 – 9: Strongly Balanced

A score of 6 suggests a moderately balanced style, typically combining attention to team needs with a solid focus on getting tasks completed.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

People Managers and Leads

41%OF USERS

Current managers take it to see whether they lean more toward hitting targets or supporting people, and how to balance both.

Aspiring New Managers

33%OF USERS

Team members stepping into leadership use it to clarify their default style before taking responsibility for results and relationships.

HR and Leadership Coaches

26%OF USERS

HR professionals and coaches use it in training, selection, and development to discuss leadership trade-offs and team dynamics.

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Management Style (7, 7) (MS(7)

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What does this assessment measure?

It measures leadership approach along two dimensions: emphasis on task results and emphasis on people. The score indicates the degree of priority given to each dimension.

How long does it take, and how many items are included?

Estimated completion time is about 4 minutes. The assessment includes 18 items.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best matches typical behavior in work settings. Use the first accurate response rather than an ideal or preferred response.

What do the results mean?

Results place the response pattern on a two-axis grid showing relative focus on results and on people. The profile is commonly interpreted as task-focused, people-focused, low-both, or balanced/high-both.

How can the results be used?

Results can support self-awareness, coaching, leadership development, and team planning. They may also inform selection or training decisions when used with other sources of information.

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Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid Test - Symptoms and Signs

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Leaders often balance attention to task accomplishment with attention to people. The Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid is a brief self-report measure designed to characterize an individual’s leadership orientation across these two domains. It consists of 18 items and takes about 4 minutes to complete.

Developed by Blake, R.; Mouton, J., the measure is commonly used to support structured reflection on management style and to facilitate discussion in leadership development contexts. Scores are typically interpreted as relative emphasis on production/task versus relationships/people, which can inform coaching goals, training priorities, and team-based feedback conversations. In applied settings, the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid is best considered one source of information alongside other assessment data and contextual factors.

Author: Blake, R., Mouton, J.

Literature: Yukl, G. Leadership in organizations. Prentice Hall. 2002.

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