personality plus: understanding your individual leadership style

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.