Effective leadership at every level, from supervisors and managers to top executives, is a key characteristic of winning, resilient organizations. Without skillful leaders, an enterprise struggles even in good times, fails to adapt to change, and buckles in the face of adversity.
The question is, how to develop those effective leaders? An essential first step in any training effort is to help them gain insight into their own behavior and its affect on those they wish to lead.
Part of the best-selling HRDQ Style Series, What’s My Leadership Style? is a validated assessment that quickly and accurately identifies a preference for one of four behavioral patterns based on the proven personality theories of William M. Marston and Carl Jung: Direct, Spirited, Considerate, or Systematic.
With increased awareness of their personal style and a practical mental framework to build upon, aspiring leaders can assess and adjust their own actions, interpret the behavior of others, and improve their ability to win hearts and minds in any situation calling for effective leadership.
Learning Outcomes
• Understand what “leadership style” is all about—and why it matters
• Pinpoint your personal leadership style
• Learn how to “speed read” the personality styles of others
• Examine how to capitalize on your style strengths and how to shore up potential weaknesses
• Learn how to “flex” your dominant style to lead effectively in any situation
Theory and Development
The power behind What’s My Leadership Style?, like all assessments in the HRDQ Style Series, lies in a simple but effective model for understanding deep-rooted predispositions in human behavior. Based on the well-researched personality theories of Carl Jung and William Marston, the model identifies two basic dimensions of personal style: Assertiveness and Expressiveness. Assertiveness is the effort a person makes to influence or control the thoughts or actions of others. Expressiveness is the effort that a person makes to control his or her emotions and feelings when relating to others.
Combining the two dimensions results in a four-quadrant model with four unique personal styles. Psychologists and test builders have given these styles various names over the years. HRDQ refers to them as: Direct, Spirited, Considerate, and Systematic. The simplicity of the model makes it is easier for you to facilitate and easily remembered by your participants. You will find the model is quickly picked up by learners and integrated back on the job.
Download the complete Theoretical Background.
Uses for the Assessment
What’s My Leadership Style? is ideal for training anyone who needs to influence others towards achieving a goal, and appropriate for both new and experienced leaders. The assessment can be used as a standalone training instrument or incorporated into a more comprehensive program. It makes an effective component in training programs for a variety of topics, including leadership, management, and supervisory skills.
How It Works
What’s My Leadership Style? starts with a self assessment that takes leaders approximately 10 minutes to complete. Individuals respond to 20 pairs of leadership actions, assigning a total of 5 points between the two actions. The numbers they assign to each action reflect the degree to which they typically use that action when getting others to work toward goals. Scoring the assessment reveals a Leadership Style Profile and a dominant preference for one or more 4 personal leadership styles: Direct, Spirited, Considerate, and Systematic.
If you intend to use What’s My Leadership Style? for classroom training, we recommend you allow approximately 1.5 hours for interpretation of scores, topic discussion debrief, and action planning. The Facilitator Guide includes everything you need to lead a successful training session from comprehensive background information and comparative data, to reproducible handouts, a professional PowerPoint presentation, and an easy-to-follow workshop outline that expands the assessment into a 2-hour program.
What to Order
What’s My Leadership Style? is available in both Online and Print Versions. The assessment and the content are the same; it’s the delivery method that is different.
The Online Version is an excellent choice for enterprise-wide training or audiences that are geographically dispersed. It offers 24/7 access, streamlined distribution, and instant scoring. Each Online Assessment includes personalized reporting, full-color charts, interpretive information, worksheets, and action planning.
The Print Version is ideal for facilitators who prefer to oversee scoring and administration of the assessment, if you don’t know who the participants will be before the class begins, or if your learners do not have easy access to computers. Each print assessment includes pressure-sensitive forms for scoring to aid manual tabulation. The accompanying Participant Guide includes interpretive information, worksheets, and action planning.
Order one Facilitator Guide for each trainer and either an online or print assessment for each individual. Purchasing participant materials at one time may qualify you for quantity discounts that can save you money and simplify ordering.
If you are new to this product we highly recommend HRDQ QuickStart Training, whether you are a novice trainer or a seasoned facilitator. It’s an excellent way to quickly get up to speed on the product so you can step into your first training class with confidence. Personalized, one-on-one telephone coaching is provided at your convenience. Our subject matter experts will review the program with you, offer ideas for tailoring the program to your specific needs, discuss typical participant questions, and reactions, and more.
Type
Assessment
Time
About 1 hour (Scoring - 10 minutes, Interpretation - 1 hour, Optional workshop - 2 hours)
Author
Mary Blitzer Field, MA |
