Determining Your Leadership Style

Cindy Knutson

Executive Consultant, Master Qualified Instructor, MBTI

Understanding Affects of Style on Board Leadership

Ideas-articulated differently—remain open to differences

Communication-different ways to receive and process information

Decision Making-based on logic or values—firm, objective, or humane, subjective

Planning-deadline oriented or option oriented

Participation-dynamic, involved or reflective, quiet

Strategic Outlook-near future or visionary

Building A “Leadership” ProfileWhy is this important:

Preferences are the foundation of our lives

Builds a foundation of understanding of how your preferences as a leader can promote higher board effectiveness

Facilitates deliberate questioning of an opposite view

Encourages all directors to open up and participate

Provides a clear framework against which directors can judge their own reactions and contributions

Promotes better communication with the nominating committee—what to look for—interview for

Promotes decisions that “feel complete” vs. “feels right”

ENERGY/Emotional Reaction!

Source of how we energize ourselves

How we process information

How much time we need to process information

Which do you prefer?

Open

Direct

Lively

Discussion

Energized

With others

Think out-loud

Reserved

Quiet

Private (by yourself)

Reflection

Solitude

EXTROVERSION

Like participating in a variety of tasks

Are often impatient with long, slow jobs

Act quickly, sometimes without thinking

Find phone calls a welcome diversion

Develop ideas by discussing with others

Like having people around

INTROVERSION

Like quiet and private space for concentration

Tend to be comfortable working on one project for a long time

Like to think before they act, sometimes too slow to act

Find phone calls intrusive when concentrating

Like working by themselves or small groups

Leading Effective Meetings

How does your preference E or I:

Positively affect your leadership?

Get in the way of your being the most effective leader?

ISTJ- Take Your Time-Do It Right

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Prince Charles Angela Merkel

George WashingtonMitt Romney

Stonewall Jackson

ESTJ-Life’s Administrators

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Henry Ford Michelle Obama Paul of Tarsus Saddam Hussein

Martha Stewart Steve BallmerNixon

Which do you prefer?

Think about several things at once

Future oriented

Ideas

Time is relative

Like figuring out how things work just for the sheer pleasure of doing so

Puns/word games

Seek connections/interrelatedness

Multiple projects at once

Precise, specific answers Do Fantasy is a waste of time Details Literal in use of words See individual trees rather

than the forest One thing at a time Present focus-NOW Actuality

Receiving Information Those who prefer Sensing (S), take in information through their

five senses.

Those who prefer iNtuiting (N) - use their five senses to take in information, but they make the added jump and use a sixth sense to see all the possibilities or meaning of the information.

Intuitors are interested in the “big picture”, charts, graphs, bored easily, trends, grouping

Sensors want details, “nitty-gritty”, impatient, step-by-step

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SENSING

Like using experience and standard ways to solve problems

Enjoy applying skills already perfected

Seldom make errors of fact, but may ignore inspirations

Like to do things with a practical bent

Like to present the details of their work first

Proceed step-by-step or in pieces

INTUITION Like solving new, complex problems

Enjoy the challenge of learning something new

Seldom ignore insights, but may ignore details

Like to present overview of work first

Prefer change, sometimes radical to the continuation of what is

Proceed in bursts of energy, following their inspirations as time goes by

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Jack Nicolson Winston Churchill

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S

T

P

ESTP- NOW, Let’s Get Busy-Action-Bored Easily

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“Arnold” Al Capone George W Bush Patton

Andrew Jackson Madonna Trump Meryl Streep

ENTP-Life’s Entrepreneurs-Looking Ahead

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Barrack Obama Billy Crystal Catherine The Great Robert Downey Jr.

Hugh Grant Ben Franklin Machiavelli Salma Hayek

ENFP

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Mark Twain

Walt Disney Ellen DeGeneres

Fidel Castro

Anne Frank Sandra Bullock

ImaginativeImprovise Use charm forwhat they want

Which do you prefer?

Convincing

Systematic

Firm

Benefits

Logical

Fair

Important to be right

Touching

Compassionate

Impulse

Gentle/kind

Blessings

Harmony

Empathy

THINKING

Use logical analysis to reach conclusions

Can work without harmony, concentrating instead on the task

Upset people inadvertently by overlooking their emotions

Decide impersonally, don’t seek input

Want recognition after task requirements are met or exceeded

FEELING Use values to reach conclusions

Work best in harmony with others, concentrating on the people

Enjoy meeting people’s needs, even in small matters

Create conflict, by avoiding telling people unpleasant things

Let decision’s be influenced by their own and other people’s likes and dislikes

Avoid telling people unpleasant things

Want appreciation throughout the process of working on a task

ISFJ-On My Honor, Do My Duty

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Mother Teresa Rosa Parks

ESFJ-What Can I Do For You?

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E

S

F

J

Elton John Van Diesel

ENTJ-Everything’s Fine, I’m in Charge

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Bill Gates Jack Welch Napoleon Bonaparte

ENTJ-Everything’s Fine, I’m in Charge

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Ang-San-Suu-Kyi Madeline Albright Nancy Pelosi Margaret Thatcher

Life’s Natural Leaders

Zig-Zag Decision Model “Z”

S NWhat do we know? What does this mean?

T F

Pro’s Con’s What is the impact on you, me, values ?

Life Style Orientation

Biggest source of interpersonal tension

Judgers and Perceivers

Which do you prefer?

Scheduled

Certainty

Organized

Plan carefully before starting

Deadlines

Closure

Lists

Wait and see

Spontaneous

Go with the flow

Plan as you go

Open to options

List is in your head

Judging

Work best when they can plan their work and work their plan

Organize themselves and others

Keep the focus on what needs to be completed, ignoring other things that come up

Feel more comfortable once a decision has been made on a thing, situation or person

Seek structure and schedules

Use lists to prompt action on specific tasks

PERCEIVING Want flexibility in their work

Enjoy starting tasks and leaving them open for last-minute changes

Want to include as much as possible, thus deferring needed tasks

Feel comfortable staying open to experiences, not wanting to miss anything

Adapt to changing situations and feel restricted with too much structure

Use lists to remind them of possible things to do when time allows

ISTP-Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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Steve Jobs Amelia Earhart Clint Eastwood The Dali Lama

Woody Allen Snoop DogJack Dorsey, Twitter Putin

ISFP- Just Do IT

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Ulysses Grant Brad Pitt Mick Jagger

ESFP

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Katy Perry

Nicki Minaj Pink Howard Schultz

PresidentJohn F Kennedy

Larry Ellison Cameron Diaz

OutgoingFunCommon-Sense

INFJ-Clear Convictions-Perseverance

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Gandhi Jefferson Hitler Michelle Pfeiffer

Kate Blanchett Mark Harman Tom Selleck

INTJ-Original Minds, Great Drive

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Mark Zuckerburg Nicola Tesla Martin Luther

INTJ - Must learn to yield less important points in order to win the most important.

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Have A Nice Day!

NT Have an interesting day.

NF Have an inspiring day.

SJ Have a productive day.

SP Have a fun day.