1. Personality Plus: Understanding Your Individual Leadership Style
Mary Byers

2. (Relationship oriented)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)

3. Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to other people
Animated facial expressions and gestures

4. Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others people
Animated facial expressions and gestures
Easily show emotions

5. Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others people
Animated facial expressions and gestures
Easily show emotions
Huggers, hand shakers and touchers

6. Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others people
Animated facial expressions and gestures
Easily show emotions
Huggers, hand shakers and touchers
Others would describe as outgoing

7. Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others people
Animated facial expressions and gestures
Easily show emotions
Huggers, hand shakers and touchers
Others would describe as outgoing
Informal, first-name basis

8. Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others
Animated facial expressions and gestures
Easily show emotions
Huggers, hand shakers and touchers
Others would describe as outgoing
Informal, first-name basis
Loose, amusing conversations

9. Openness: Ease with which person shows emotion and responds to others
Animated facial expressions and gestures
Easily show emotions
Huggers, hand shakers and touchers
Others would describe as outgoing
Informal, first-name basis
Loose, amusing conversations
Go with hunches (feelings)

10. (Relationship oriented)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)

11. Self-contained:
Do not readily show emotions (poker face)

12. Self-contained: Do not readily show emotions (poker face)
Hard to get to know

13. Self-contained: Do not readily show emotions (poker face)
Hard to get to know
Task-oriented, rarely stray from business

14. Self-contained: Do not readily show emotions (poker face)
Hard to get to know
Task-oriented, rarely stray from business in conversations
Don’t like wasting time. Follow plans.

15. Self-contained: Do not readily show emotions (poker face)
Hard to get to know
Task-oriented, rarely stray from business
Don’t like wasting time. Follow plans.
Fact-oriented decision makers.

16. (Relationship oriented)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)

17. Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations
Forceful Type A personalities

18. Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations
Forceful Type A personalities
Outspoken communicators; often dominate meetings

19. Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations
Forceful Type A personalities
Outspoken communicators; often dominate meetings
Competitive, impatient, confronter

20. Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations
Forceful Type A personalities
Outspoken communicators; often dominate meetings
Competitive, impatient, confronter
Hold eye contact, firm handshake

21. Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations
Forceful Type A personalities
Outspoken communicators; often dominate meetings
Competitive, impatient, confronter
Hold eye contact, firm handshake
Thrive on accomplishment

22. Directness: amount of control a person attempts to exert over people and situations
Forceful Type A personalities
Outspoken communicators; often dominate meetings
Competitive, impatient, confronter
Hold eye contact, firm handshake
Thrive on accomplishment
Not overly concerned with rules

23. (Relationship oriented)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)

24. Indirect Behaviors:
Type B personalities; low key and slower paced

25. Indirect Behaviors: Type B personalities; low key and slower paced
Reserved communicators who don’t contribute in meetings

26. Indirect Behaviors: Type B personalities; low key and slower paced
Reserved communicators who don’t contribute in meetings
Avoid conflict

27. Indirect Behaviors: Type B personalities; low key and slower paced
Reserved communicators who don’t contribute in meetings
Avoid conflict
Patient and cooperative

28. Indirect Behaviors: Indirect Behaviors:
Type B personalities; low key and slower paced
Reserved communicators who don’t contribute in meetings
Avoid conflict
Patient and cooperative
Soft handshakes, talk slower and more quietly

29. Indirect Behaviors: Indirect Behaviors:
Type B personalities; low key and slower paced
Reserved communicators who don’t contribute in meetings
Avoid conflict
Patient and cooperative
Soft handshakes, talk slower and more quietly
Don’t take initiative at gatherings

30. (Relationship oriented)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)

31. (Relationship oriented)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Relator
Open and indirect
Unassertive, warm, supportive
Reliable
Slow at making decisions/taking action
People oriented
Dislike Conflict
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)

32. (Relationship oriented)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Socializer
High in directness and openness
Fast-paced, Animated
Intuitive, Talkative
Idea people, quick thinkers
Impatience, short attention span
Over involved
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Self-contained
(Task oriented)

33. (Relationship oriented)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Thinker
Indirect and self-contained
Analytical, Persistent
Systematic problem solvers
Need to be right
Serious, orderly, perfectionists
Procrastinators and conservative
Self-contained
(Task oriented)

34. (Relationship oriented)
Open
(Relationship oriented)
Indirect
(Slow paced)
Direct
(Fast paced)
Director
Self-contained, direct
Goal Oriented, high achievers
Juggle many balls
Strong-willed, strong decisions
Inflexible, impatient
Competitive, Workaholic
Self-contained
(Task oriented)

35. Remember: Neither is right; neither is wrong.
It’s just _______________________!
The strongest team are made up of all different types.

36. Platinum Rule:
Do unto other as they would have you do unto them.