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8/31/2017 Management and Leadership Style M. Chrissy Marlowe MBTI Personality Preferences and Leadership M. Chrissy Marlowe 8/31/2017 Management and Leadership Style Chrissy Marlowe 8/31/2017 Leadership Qualities • List! Learning Objectives •Introduce the importance of leadership & management skills •Identify essential leadership & management skills •Explain a learning model for developing leadership & management skills 8/31/2017 The Future is Change! “Only a few dozen computers will be needed in the entire world.” Charles Watson founder of IBM “The light bulb will never catch on.” Thomas Edison The development of skills needed to manage one’s life as well as relationships with others is a ceaseless endeavor. 8/31/2017 The Importance of Management Research shows that competent management is the key determinant to organizational success. • Decreased turnover • Increased profits • Greater sales • Greater stock value per employee Seeds of Effective Leadership 1. Envision the productive community 2. First look within 3. Embrace the hypocritical self 4. Transcend fear 5. Embody a vision of the common good 6. Disturb the system (Quinn, 2000) 8/31/2017 Skills of Effective Managers • Self-awareness • Communication (including listening) • Managing time and stress • Managing individual decisions • Recognizing, defining, and solving problems • Motivating others • Delegating • Setting Goals and articulating a vision • Team building • Managing conflict Management vs. Leadership The skills that make a good manager and a good leader are not the same. Today’s organizations need employees with both sets of skills. 8/31/2017 Keys to Self- Awareness “Know Thyself” Carved on the Oracle at Delphi “He that would govern others must first master himself” Messinger 8/31/2017 The Enigma of Self-Awareness • Seeking self knowledge is a pre-requisite for personal growth. • However, we avoid seeking information about ourselves because it may make us feel _________. DEVELOPEDBY David Freeman Linda Kirby Nancy Barger 8/31/2017 What is Psychological Type • A model of personality that is constructive & developmental • A system for rationally identifying interpersonal differences • A development theory for personal understanding & growth 17 About the MBTI® Instrument • An indicator—not a test • Looks only at normal behavior • Forced-choice questions • Takes about 20–40 minutes to complete • No right or wrong answers—answer as you see fit • Your results are confidential 8/31/2017 About the MBTI® Instrument (cont.) • There are no good or bad types—all types have some natural strengths and some possible pitfalls or blind spots. • The instrument gives practical results you can use: • In teamwork • In communication • In decision making 19 When You Take the MBTI® Instrument ((MMiinndd--sseett)) 20