STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP Workshop Agenda Module : Working Styles 2

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP Personal Working Styles Assessment From numbers 1 – 15 circle across what best describes you, and (X) what you rank as second.

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP Personal Working Styles Ranking Instructions: 1. Circle all the numbers that correspond to what you circle on the Working Styles sheet 2. Count & record each set of numbers (all’1’s) (all ‘2’s) (all ‘3’s) The highest total set becomes your Priority Number The second highest set becomes your Second Priority

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? 1.Blue 2.Red 3.Green 4.Yellow

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? 1 Blue: Driver Ask : What Goal Oriented Like Challenges Like Competition High Task Low Relationship Lead by Telling

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? 2 Red: Expressive Ask : Who Influencers Motivated by Recognition Enthusiastic Passionate

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? 3 Green: Analytical Ask : How Perfectionists Structured Data/Info Driven Order Accuracy

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? 4 Yellow: Amiable Ask : Why Team Builders Caring Loyal Build Best in Others Dislike Confrontation

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? How To Apply Working Styles at the Workplace In Regard To:  Business Relationships  Communication Response  Supervising Methods  Coaching Process  Influencing Performance

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? Business Relationships Collaborate (Green) Most effective with highly skilled employees, especially when morale improvement is desired Influence (Red) Most effective with moderately skilled employees who lack professionalism or need team group loyalty Delegate (Yellow) Most effective when used with highly skilled employees who are goal oriented Direct (Blue) Most effective when working with unskilled employees and sometimes essential for poorly motivated employees

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? Communication Response Critical Empathic Advising Searching

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? Supervising Methods Facilitate Consultant Instruction Coaching

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? Coaching Process Training Mentoring Confronting Coaching

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? Influencing Performance Negotiate Involve Direct Persuade

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP What is your Working Style? Working Style Summary 1. If you are blue what do you do when you need to be red? How do you transition to a different working style? 2.How do you relate to staff that have a different working style than you? 3.Is it possible to change or influence a staff’s working style in order to increase performance?