Indra K. Nooyi

http://leadership.bcg.com/americas/nooyi.aspx

This article gives four good examples for why Indra Nooyi the CEO of Pepsi Co has a (5,5) Middle-of-the-Road Management style in the Blake and Mounton's Managerial Grid. Middle-of-the-Road Management is described as adequate organization performance is possible through balancing the necessity to get work out while maintaining morale of people at a satisfactory level.
The first example from the article that leads me to believe the Indra has a (5,5) management style is when she talks about the performance with purpose movement she is making with Pepsi. When describing this movement she says that the word purpose has three elements. One of the elements she describes is talent. Which refers to Pepsi Co employees. Indra says she wants to make sure that people that work at Pepsi are able not just to make a living, but have a life. This comment shows that she cares about her employees and understands that they have lives outside of the business.
A second example that Indra has a (5,5) leadership style is because when asked if she reduced R & D during the economic downturn she responded that they increased it. This statement shows that even in hard times Indra is still very task related.
A third example that helps to show that Indra has a (5,5) management style is when she talks about how CEO's of the future need to have emotional intelligence and treat their employee's right. This example again shows that Indra is not only focused on the task and performance side of Pepsi,but also concerned with the well being of her employee's.
The last example that supports my conclusion the Indra has a Middle-of-the-Road Management style is when she talks about how CEO's need to stop focusing on the short term and focus on the long term. This helps to prove that Indra is task oriented and not only is concerned with Pepsi performance in the short run, but also in the long run as well.