Adapting Leadership to Behavioral Styles

Learn how to use your knowledge of behavioral styles and personalities to become a more effective and impactful leader.

Introduction

• Adaptation is a management tool

1. Uncovering Personality and Behavioral Styles

• An allegory of differences
• Relationships happen between people
• Intent vs. impact
• Benefits of understanding self and other

2. Working with Assessments

• Types of behavior assessments
• Using assessments in the workplace
• Common problems with assessments

3. Applying Interpersonal Dynamics Inventory

• Interpersonal Dynamics Inventory
• Directiveness and how to measure it
• Affiliation and how to measure it
• Recognizing relators
• Recognizing motivators
• Recognizing producers
• Recognizing processors

4. Adapting for Successful Management

• Adapting affiliation
• Adapting directiveness
• Improving conflict management
• Improving motivation and delegation
• Meeting team and organizational needs

Conclusion

• Mold yourself and your team