personality plus: understanding your individual leadership style
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Personality Plus: Understanding Your Individual Leadership Style. Mary Byers. Open (Relationship oriented). Indirect (Slow paced). Direct (Fast paced). Self-contained (Task oriented). Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to other people. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Personality Plus: Understanding Your Individual Leadership StyleMary Byers
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to other people• Animated facial expressions and gestures
Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others people• Animated facial expressions and gestures• Easily show emotions
Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others people• Animated facial expressions and gestures• Easily show emotions• Huggers, hand shakers and touchers
Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others people• Animated facial expressions and gestures• Easily show emotions• Huggers, hand shakers and touchers• Others would describe as outgoing
Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others people• Animated facial expressions and gestures• Easily show emotions• Huggers, hand shakers and touchers• Others would describe as outgoing• Informal, first-name basis
Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others• Animated facial expressions and gestures• Easily show emotions• Huggers, hand shakers and touchers• Others would describe as outgoing• Informal, first-name basis• Loose, amusing conversations
Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others• Animated facial expressions and gestures• Easily show emotions• Huggers, hand shakers and touchers• Others would describe as outgoing• Informal, first-name basis• Loose, amusing conversations• Go with hunches (feelings)
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Self-contained:• Do not readily show emotions (poker face)
Self-contained:• Do not readily show emotions (poker face)• Hard to get to know
Self-contained:• Do not readily show emotions (poker face)• Hard to get to know• Task-oriented, rarely stray from business
Self-contained:• Do not readily show emotions (poker face)• Hard to get to know• Task-oriented, rarely stray from business in
conversations• Don’t like wasting time. Follow plans.
Self-contained:• Do not readily show emotions (poker face)• Hard to get to know• Task-oriented, rarely stray from business• Don’t like wasting time. Follow plans.• Fact-oriented decision makers.
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations• Forceful Type A personalities
Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations• Forceful Type A personalities• Outspoken communicators; often dominate
meetings
Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations• Forceful Type A personalities• Outspoken communicators; often dominate
meetings• Competitive, impatient, confronter
Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations• Forceful Type A personalities• Outspoken communicators; often dominate
meetings• Competitive, impatient, confronter• Hold eye contact, firm handshake
Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations• Forceful Type A personalities• Outspoken communicators; often dominate
meetings• Competitive, impatient, confronter• Hold eye contact, firm handshake• Thrive on accomplishment
Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations• Forceful Type A personalities• Outspoken communicators; often dominate
meetings• Competitive, impatient, confronter• Hold eye contact, firm handshake• Thrive on accomplishment • Not overly concerned with rules
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Indirect Behaviors:• Type B personalities; low key and slower
paced
Indirect Behaviors:• Type B personalities; low key and slower
paced• Reserved communicators who don’t
contribute in meetings
Indirect Behaviors:• Type B personalities; low key and slower
paced• Reserved communicators who don’t
contribute in meetings• Avoid conflict
Indirect Behaviors:• Type B personalities; low key and slower
paced• Reserved communicators who don’t
contribute in meetings• Avoid conflict• Patient and cooperative
Indirect Behaviors:• Type B personalities; low key and slower
paced• Reserved communicators who don’t
contribute in meetings• Avoid conflict• Patient and cooperative• Soft handshakes, talk slower and more quietly
Indirect Behaviors:
Indirect Behaviors:• Type B personalities; low key and slower
paced• Reserved communicators who don’t
contribute in meetings• Avoid conflict• Patient and cooperative• Soft handshakes, talk slower and more quietly• Don’t take initiative at gatherings
Indirect Behaviors:
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)
Direct
(Fast paced)
RelatorOpen and indirectUnassertive, warm, supportiveReliableSlow at making decisions/taking actionPeople orientedDislike Conflict
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)
Direct
(Fast paced)
SocializerHigh in directness and opennessFast-paced, AnimatedIntuitive, TalkativeIdea people, quick thinkersImpatience, short attention spanOver involved
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)
Direct
(Fast paced)
ThinkerIndirect and self-containedAnalytical, PersistentSystematic problem solversNeed to be rightSerious, orderly, perfectionistsProcrastinators and conservative
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)
Direct
(Fast paced)Director
Self-contained, directGoal Oriented, high achieversJuggle many ballsStrong-willed, strong decisionsInflexible, impatientCompetitive, Workaholic
Remember:
Neither is right; neither is wrong.
It’s just _______________________!
The strongest team are made up of all different types.
Platinum Rule:
• Do unto other as they would have you do unto them.