“colors” of leadership nancy l. grandovic, rn, bsn, med., chpn ® director of education services
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“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.