Rodney is a manager at Span Content. He makes unrealistic promises to the clients. Instead of being concerned about how his employees are going to manage their time to meet deadlines, he reprimands them for low productivity. He is only concerned about the delivery of products on time. In the context of the Blake/Mouton leadership grid, which of the following leadership styles is Rodney using in this scenario?
A. The middle-of-the-road style
B. The country club style
C. The impoverished style
D. The authority-compliance style

The authority-compliance style is the leadership style, in which the managers are autocratic, follow strict rules in the work, procedures and the policies and view the punishment as a way which is effective for motivating the members of the team.

In this case, Rodney is the manager who is strict and concerned regarding the product delivery. So, he is following the style of authority-compliance.

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