A recurring source of frustration in the leaders with which I work is changing the behavior of their team members.
One of the reasons behavior change isn’t communicated effectively is leaders fail to consider the focus of each team member.
One of the reasons behavior change isn’t communicated effectively is leaders fail to consider the focus of each team member.
When two people meet for the first time, we ask, “How are you?” Do we really want to know?
D-style people are decisive, tough, and impatient. I-style people are sociable, talkative, and open. S-style people are calm, steady, and laid back. C-style people are precise, exact, and analytical. What else is there? Actually, quite a lot. Having that
Instead of repeating the same routine behaviors (i.e. how we communicate, motivate, influence others) with “hit-or-miss” results, we should aim to make conscious decisions about how to adjust our actions. We do this by learning and incorporating the practical