“Colors” of Leadership

Nancy L. Grandovic, RN, BSN, MEd., CHPN®

Director of Education Services

Objectives

Discuss characteristics of an effective leadership team

Identify your personality style

Describe how your style interacts with others

Review strategies to promote an effective leadership team

Characteristics of an Effective Leadership TeamWhat are they ?

Characteristics of an Effective Leadership TeamGoal oriented

Influence others

Communicate

Future planning / sustainability

Effective Leadership Teams

Team success is critical to accomplish goals

There are many dynamics when working with groups of people

When more than one person is in a room ….potential for conflict

Important to understand others

Effective Leadership Teams

We tend to ‘like’ people who are like us …

and criticize people ‘not like us’

This session will help us to

appreciate the differences in others

Variety is the Spice of Life!

Personalities

In this room 4 basic personality types

Identify your personality style

24 question profile

Score

What do they mean?

ActionQualityBusy

Visionary Creative Future-oriented

People-orientedEmotiona

lFun

PreciseDependa

bleDo the right thing

Let’s Look Closer at the Details

Specifics of each ‘personality’ in different roles

As a CommunicatorAs the person in authorityWhat they need in the workplace/on the

teamHow perceived by others

RED

Red think rules are a general guidelines to follow when convenient or if there is time.

Red… as a CommunicatorResultsBottom lineJust the factsFast-paced thinkerAppears confidentAppears intimidatingInterruptsShort sentences

Red… in Authority StraightforwardPracticalIndustriousCommonsenseInfluentialAuthoritativeTakes chargeKnows rank, status, politics

Red… what they need in the workplace/on teamTo be challengedTo be given authorityTo be immediately rewardedTo achieve / accomplish

Red… how others perceive

Assertive HyperactiveDomineeringNo funShort-fusedStubbornPoor ListenersEgotistical

Blues are visionaries, thinkers, see the future, some dreamers.

BLUE

Blue… as a CommunicatorSees the whole pictureProjects into the futureSeeks the ‘other side’ Why are we doing thisNot into ‘now’Not decision-makerPrefers 10 sentences to 5Has difficulty following practical steps

Blue… in AuthorityMentally activeSelf – starterDon’t like hasslesMarks time on their own clockPrefers individual initiativesNeither gives nor appreciates strong directives Confident in own powers

Blue…what they need in the workplace/on team

To develop and organize the complexTo create a visionTo be trusted To do strategic planningTo have an intellectual challengeKeep promises NOT deadlines

Blue… how others perceive ProcrastinatorsInattentiveUnproductiveFuture-orientedEasy goingQuality orientedAloof

GREEN

Green are the party people. Give them a project and they want to get a committee together and make it a social event as well.

Green… as a CommunicatorEnthusiasticInformal, social meetings ….with coffee!Keeps the peaceValues cooperative sharingExpressive, chattyPrefers being like to be respectedWould rather call than writePrefers anecdotes to facts

Green… in AuthorityPeople orientedParticipative managersGood delegatorsDraw our the feelings of othersPromote group objectivesGroups can exert pressureYou lead: they influenceFight rules unfair to the group

Green… what they need in the workplace/the team

To be involved with peopleTo head committeesTo promote an idea / activityTo motivate peopleTo organize / coordinateHappiness seekers for everyone

Green…how others perceiveToo good to be truePoliticiansEmotions interfere with judgmentPleasing Joke their way out of conflictNot to be trusted with personal information

YELLOW

Yellows without a doubt follow the rules. They do things according to the book and do not deviate.

Yellow… as a CommunicatorDemand rational, logical testing of ideasOrganizedWant facts step-by-step Flat, monotone speakersWriting is orderlyStructuredFluff is unbearableAll must be accounted for

Yellow…in AuthorityGoes by the Rules / Regulations They value operational principlesLike predictable peopleGive clear ordersLikes to control changeProtects established customsDisciplined Treats colleagues formally

Yellow…what they need in the workplace /the team

To account for thingsTo schedule thingsTo organize things into systemsTo collect information To insure qualityWords to live by: Yes/no, right /wrong ,

good/bad, …no gray areas

Yellow…How others perceive

DullProfessionalThings first then peopleNo sense of humorHard workingCompulsive

Combination of Styles

Red / GreenLeadership qualities - tasks / people

Blue / Red• Thinks things through then moves on them

Yellow/Red‘Achtung’ - do all and do perfect

Goal Oriente

d

People Skills

Goal Orient

ed

Strategic Planning

Goal Orient

ed

Rules Policie

s

Combination of Styles

Yellow / GreenWant a good time, but know I shouldn’t

Blue / Green• Get together and ponder

Yellow / BlueLoves data but does nothing with it

People Skills

Rules Policies

Strategic

Planning

People

Skills

Rules Policie

s

Strategic Planning

Styles

Combination of styles may function differently in one setting from

another, when it’s required of us

BalancedEasy to adjust to all styles

Absent colorsMay create a challenge

Strategies to promote an effective leadership teamCelebrate DifferencesDifferent personality styles make the most

effective Chapter Leadership Identify gaps / recruit

◦Changing needs of members

Goal Oriented

Strategic Planning

People SkillsRules

Policies

Changing Needs of the Members

Generations

◦Traditionalists

◦Baby Boomer

◦Gen X

◦Gen Y

Communication

Meetingssettingoutcome

Education Adult learners

Thank You !Variety is the Spice of Life!

Thank you

References Ceridian. Understanding different work styles leads to better teamwork.

Ceridian Connection, January 2008. http://www.ceridian.com/eap_article/1,6266,15757-69730,00.html. Accessed July 5, 2013.

Characteristics of Effective Leadership. Available http://thethrivingsmallbusiness.com/characteristics-of-effective-leadership. Accessed July 5, 2013.

Effective Teamwork. Available at http://www.netplaces.com/managing-people/work-group-dynamics/effective-teamwork.htm. Accessed July 5, 2013.

Keys to a High Performance Team. Available at http://thethrivingsmallbusiness.com/6-keys-to-a-high-performance-team. Accessed July 5, 2013.

Keys to Planning Effective Meetings. Available at http://thethrivingsmallbusiness.com/7-keys-to-planning-effective-meetings. Accessed July 5, 2013.