Green zone within the Managerial Grid
As the style of the leader is also determined by the situation, Robert. R. Blake and Jane Mouton indicated that the best starting position within the Managerial Grid can be found between 5.5 (middle of the road) and 9.9 (team). They called the space in between the ‘green zone‘. The leadership style is only effective when other styles are applied per situation. They recommend that the basic leadership style must be taken from the green zone.
It is advisable to eliminate all emotions towards the employees and to fully focus on the production. But when emotions are running high among employees, a leader would do well to focus his attention on the people’s needs, even if this is at the expense of the production. It is therefore more efficient to apply various leadership styles.