Leadership Styles

Importance of Relationships among Team Members Importance of Tasks

Leadership Styles

Importance of Relationships among Team Members Participator Persuader Importance of Tasks Permitter Prescriber

Leadership Styles

Importance of Relationships among Team Members Participator Persuader Importance of Tasks “He's a genuine spineless, mealymouthed fly-fisher.” -A subordinate describing Col. Henry Blake Permitter Prescriber

Leadership Styles

Importance of Relationships among Team Members Participator Persuader Importance of Tasks “He's a genuine spineless, mealymouthed fly-fisher.” -A subordinate describing Col. Henry Blake Permitter “ Am I going MAD, or did the word "think" escape your lips? You were not hired for your brains, you hippopotamic land mass.” -Vezzini in “The Princess Bride” Prescriber

Leadership Styles

Importance of Relationships among Team Members Participator Persuader

Rudy Huxtable

: [

crying

] I want to see a doctor.

Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable

: I am a doctor.

Rudy Huxtable

: [

still crying

] No you're not! You're Daddy!

Importance of Tasks “He's a genuine spineless, mealymouthed fly-fisher.” -A subordinate describing Col. Henry Blake Permitter “ Am I going MAD, or did the word "think" escape your lips? You were not hired for your brains, you hippopotamic land mass.” -Vezzini in “The Princess Bride” Prescriber

Leadership Styles

Importance of Relationships among Team Members Participator Persuader

Rudy Huxtable

: [

crying

] I want to see a doctor.

Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable

: I am a doctor.

Rudy Huxtable

: [

still crying

] No you're not! You're Daddy!

Importance of Tasks “My job is to get players to do things they don’t want to do to become the players they want to be.” -Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys coach “He's a genuine spineless, mealymouthed fly-fisher.” -A subordinate describing Col. Henry Blake Permitter “ Am I going MAD, or did the word "think" escape your lips? You were not hired for your brains, you hippopotamic land mass.” -Vezzini in “The Princess Bride” Prescriber

Leadership Styles

Importance of Relationships among Team Members Participator Persuader Importance of Tasks Permitter Prescriber

Leadership Styles

low Style Prescriber (High task, relationship) Persuader (High task, high relationship) Participator (Low task, high relationship) Permitter (Low task, low relationship)

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Characteristics

Leaders make the decisions Subordinates expected to bring problems to leader, not solve problems themselves Mostly one way communication (two way only when leader needs information) Limited personal interaction Considers others’ input in decisions Two way communication Frequent interaction Supervisor provides support and encouragement Focus on understanding concerns of others.

Leader sets general expectations but does not make every decision Allows others to structure own jobs Subordinates solve problems but can ask for help when needed Frequent interaction Leader provides general definition of the job structure May or may not interact a lot with subordinates Allows others to solve their own problems

Emphasis

Leader calls the shots by prescribing what should be done Leader calls the shots after getting input Leader coach professional staff through participating with them Leader develops plan that allows subordinates to do jobs with little direction

When to use?

Pause to Reflect

1.

Which leadership style comes most naturally to you?

2.

Which style would be most effective for your position at HOC? Why? (Consider staff competency, the amount of work that needs to be done, how staff communicates, etc.) 3.

If your answers to 1 and 2 are different, how can you adjust the way you work?

4.

What problems might arise if you do not make this adjustment?

Other things to consider

1.

What leadership styles do you see in the people you supervise?

2.

Do their styles fit well with their job duties?

3.

If an employee’s style is not a good fit with their job duties, how can you discuss the situation with them?

Social

Communication Styles

Information Withdrawn People

Communication Styles

Director Thinker Information Social Withdrawn Socializer People Relator

Communication Styles

Director Thinker Information Social Withdrawn Socializer Mr. Snuffleupagus Relator People

Communication Styles

Director Thinker Information Social Mr. Spock Withdrawn Socializer Mr. Snuffleupagus Relator People

Communication Styles

Director Thinker Information Larry the Cable Guy Social Mr. Spock Withdrawn Socializer Mr. Snuffleupagus Relator People

Communication Styles

Director Thinker Information Larry the Cable Guy Social Mr. Spock Withdrawn Ferris Bueller Socializer Mr. Snuffleupagus Relator People

Social

Communication Styles

Information Withdrawn People

Directors

Like to get things done Like challenges Work independently Innovators Leaders Bold Adventurous Goal oriented Self-confident Take charge attitude Problem solvers • Like communication in bullet points; don’t overload them with extra information.

Thinkers

Has to get things right Factual Organized Controlled Analytical Sensitive Least trusting Like details Consistent Accurate Perfectionism Discerning Looks for patterns Ask “What worked before?” Thinkers like to have all the pertinent details so they have the necessary information to make a well informed decision. However, they only want relevant details because unnecessary information only clouds the issue.

Socializers

Risk takers Optimistic Inspirational Promoter “Trust me, it will all work out.” Energetic Like variety Creative Need appreciation Socializers are more concerned with the interaction that a project allows than with completing the project.

Relator

Conservative Reliable Nurturing Listener Loyal Patient Like getting along with others, group harmony Will give in to avoid confrontation Relators will use blanket statements instead of confronting individuals to avoid offending or hurting people’s feelings (“We all need to try to be on time for meeting.”)

Strengths Weaknesses Good fits Bad fits Director Thinker Socializer Relator

Pause to Reflect

1.

Which communication style comes most naturally to you?

2.

Which style would be most effective for your position at HOC? Why? If your answers to 1 and 2 are different, how can you adjust the way you work?

3.

What problems might arise if you do not make this adjustment?

Other things to consider

1.

What communication styles do you see in the people you supervise?

2.

Do their styles fit well with their job duties?

3.

If an employee’s style is not a good fit with their job duties, how can you discuss the situation with them?

How Leaders Communicate Director Prescriber

How would expect this person to communicate with you?

How should you communicate with them to help them out?

Socializer Persuader Thinker Permitter Socializer Participator Relator Persuader

Personality Types in Conflict

High

C o f m o r t f l t i c i w t h c o n

Attack

Pragmatic

Wise Low

Withdraw Respect for the other person Conciliatory

High

An individual will have one style that they generally feel most comfortable with. However, in certain situations they will feel more comfortable adopting a different style . For example, a Winnie the Pooh personality may turn into a shark if you say something about their child. Any person can learn to effectively be any one of these animals, but they will still prefer one style over the others.