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Define Personality
The sum of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that make someone unique.
What is Nature vs Nurture?
Whether inborn qualities or personal experiences shape who we are.
What are the Arguments for Nature?
DNA, Identical twins grow up similarly even if separated
What are the Arguments for Nurture?
"Tabula Rasa" - Latin for every baby is born with a mind that is a bland slate; We are formed by our life's events.
Define Nature vs Nurture Today?
We are affected by both our genes and our environment.
What is the Implication for Leaders?
Leaders cannot change human nature but can impact environment by their example.
Describe Birth Order Theory
A persons rank within a family determines personality and intelligence.
Arguments for Birth Order Theory?
Many company presidents & Congress members are first born. Many last born tend to be rebels.
Arguments Against Birth Order Theory?
Post Hoc Fallacy (unrelated to each other); other factors determine success like family ecomonics & major life events
How is Birth Order Relevant to Leaders?
May help leaders understand why people behave.
Characteristics of Only Child
Spoiled, self-centered, uncooperative, over-reliant on authority
Leadership Approaches to Only Child
Appeal to sense of their special qualities; challenge them to see how their personal goals are also team's.
Characteristics of First Child
Control over younger children,enjoys being right, strives to please & succeed
Leadership Approaches to First Child
Challenge them to excel, appeal to their desire to achieve.
Characteristics of Middle Child
Feels left out or unloved & forgotten, feels life is unfair, rebellious, learns to compromise
Leadership Approaches to Middle Child
Emphasize sense of belonging; honor of being a cadet; seek to challenge their rebelliousness; ask them to be innovators
Characteristics of Younger Child
Feels inferior, always "the baby", used to being the center of attention
Leadership Approaches to Youngest Child
Appeal to their special qualities & give them special attention; take them seriously & challenge them to do something special for the team
Define "Charisma"
The sparkle in people that money can't buy; the special aspect of personality that makes someone truly unique; magnetic personality, unique flair, special qualities hard to describe or imitate
What Charisma means to Leaders?
Can make a leader appear heroic, larger than life & incredibly effective
Name Some Beloved Charismatic Leaders
MLK, Ronald Reagan, Oprah Winfrey
How can strong charisma be counter-productive?
Surrounds leaders with "yes-men" & convinces them they are infallible
Can you make yourself more charismatic & still be true to who you are?
NO - Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around.
What are the 4 Arenas of the Johari Window?
Public, Private, Blind, Unknown
What is the Public Arena?
Personality features known to the public and yourself
What is the Blind Arena?
Personality features unknown to you but known to others
What is the Private Arena?
Personality features know to you but unknown to others.
What is the Unknown Arena?
Everything in your personality unknown to you and all others
What is the Johari Window?
A tool for exploring our self-perception
Joe Luft & Harrington Ingham developed what?
The Johair Window
Over 900 people committed suicide in blind devotion to which leader in 1978?
Jim Jones - The Horror of Jonestown
Which president has great charisma but also lied under oath?
Bill Clinton
Why does Forrest Gump admire Lt Dan?
Charisma
Feedback allows you to expand __________
what you know about yourself
You can avoid blind spots that hinder your success by __________
paying attention to what people tell you about your behavior
Self Disclosure
Process of telling others what they did not know about you
The better people know you, the ___________it is to ______ with you and _______ you.
easier it is to work with you and support you
Leaders self-disclose verbally and _________
by their behavior
Non-verbal means of self-disclosure
actions, visible attitude, gestures, tone of voice
The most successful teams have a healthy attitude towarde ________
self-disclosure
Isabel Briggs Myers & Katherine Cook Briggs created the __________
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or MBTI
How many personality types are in the MBTI?
16
Will every person fit into one?
Yes
Which of the types is best?
None
MBTI attempts to describe ___________
different flavors of personality
MBTI looks at how many dimensions of personality?
4
Extroversion vs Introversion
Dimension
Where do you get your energy?
Extroverts enjoy spending time with ___________
People; the more the better, talk to think, are vocal, act then think, like to be in the action
Introverts prefer to direct their energy to ________
Ideas, imagination and inner thoughts; think then act, enjoy time alone, avoid being the ctr of attn; listen more than talk; are quiet
Intuition vs Sensing Dimension
What kind of information do you naturally notice?
Each MBTI dimension has how many preferences?
Two
How many MBTI dimensions?
Four
How many total possible combinations?
16
MBTI offers a useful way to talk about ______
personality
MBTI supports how leaders understand __________ so they can be more effective with _______
themselves, others
MBTI can help the search for a ________
career
Doing What Should Be Done
ISTJ - introvert, sensor, thinker, judger
A High Sense of Duty
ISFJ - introvert, sensor, feeler, judger
An Inspiration to Others
INFJ - introvert, intuitive, feeler, judger
Just Ask and I Can Improve Anything
INTJ - introvert, intuitive, thinker, judger
Ready to Try Anything Once
ISTP - Introvert, sensor, thinker, perceiver
See Much But Shares Little
ISFP - introvert, sensor, feeler, perceiver
Quietly and Nobly Serving Society
INFP - invtrovert, intuitive, feeler, perceiver
A Love of Problem Solving
INTP - introvert, intuitive, thinker, perceiver
The Ultimate Realists
ESTP - extrovert, sensor, thinker, perceiver
You Only Go Around Once in Life
ESFP - extrovert, sensor, feeler, perceiver
Giving Life an Extra Squeeze
ENFP - extrovert, intuitive, feeler, perceiver
One Exciting Challenge After Another
ENTP - extrovert, intuitive, thinker, perceiver
Happiness is Following the Rules
ESTJ - extrovert, sensor, thinker, judger
Hosts and Hostesses of the World
ESFJ - extrovert, sensor, feeler, judger
The Public Relations Specialists
ENFJ - extrovert, intuitive, feeler, judger
Everything's Fine: I'm In Charge
ENTJ - extrovert, intuitive, thinker, judger
The Ultimate "F", admired for her heart more than her logic
Mother Teresa
What are the 4 Dimensions of Type?
Extroversion vs Introversion; Intuition vs Sensing; Thinking vs Feeling; Judging vs Perceiving
What are the 8 MBTI preferences of type?
Extroverts, Introverts, Sensors, Intuitives, Thinkers, Feelers, Judgers, Perceivers