Hopefully the team you lead and the team you are on is a diverse mix of leadership personalities. Without collaborative leaders on a team, silos can develop and team unity can suffer.
A collaborative leader excels at lateral leadership, bringing others together who are not in his or her “reporting line.” A collaborative leader makes everyone better and has the trust of the team. Some are built to build consensus, collaboration, and encourage team members in the midst of exciting or challenging times. Without operational leaders on a team, mission will not gain traction, as there will not be systems beneath the surface. An operational leader has the ability to create culture and serve people by wisely implementing structures and systems that help. Some are built to build processes and systems that enable the organization to succeed.
Without inspirational leaders on a team, mission can feel mechanical and purpose can feel cold. An inspirational leader excels at investing in people and inspiring people for action. While a directional leader leads with the strength of the idea or the mission, an inspirational leader leads with relationships. Without directional leaders on a team, purpose and direction will wane over time. A directional leader is driven by purpose, values bright and helpful ideas, and is determined to push things forward. Clarity is the gift a directional leader gives to an organization. Some are wired, and feel most comfortable, providing directional leadership. Based on my observations, here are the leadership personalities of each color. Based on the people on my team (our colors are really diverse), I have learned to appreciate more the leadership effectiveness of people wired differently than me. It would be a mistake to think that only a “red” can lead a team.
It includes a book, plus a companion ten-lesson workbook and DVD for group study. A “blue” is precise and deliberate, and a “green” is encouraging and sharing. Enter author and speaker Marita Littauer, who along with insights from her seasoned author and speaker mother, Florence Littauer, has amassed everything you wanted to know about the temperaments into one all-encompassing package called Wired That Way. The tool focuses on the strengths of each personality type, while also giving insight into the potential downsides of each.Ī “red” is strong-willed and purposeful, a “yellow” is enthusiastic and persuasive. Though there are variations of each color (based on your secondary color), the tool helps team members know their towering personality when it comes to serving on a team. Have you ever tested your personality Understanding personality science is the.
Our Auxano consulting team often uses the tool when consulting with churches. Take Our Free Personality Quiz and See Where You Rank for the Big 5 Traits. Great at initiating communication not good at listening (one way. The tool is validated and has proven helpful to our team in serving and communicating with one another. While you are a combination of all four personality types, the two types with the. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.With our leadership team, we use the Insights Discovery tool to help each other understand our unique personalities. She speaks internationally at seminars and retreats and is the president of CLASS Speakers, Inc. She and her husband, Chuck Noon, live in Albuquerque, New Mexico.įlorence Littauer is the bestselling author of more than 40 books, including Personality Plus, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into 30 languages. Marita is the author or coauthor of many books, including Communication Plus, Personality Puzzle, Getting Along with Almost Anybody, Love Extravagantly, and You've Got What It Takes. She speaks regularly across the nation and is a regular contributor to Marriage Partnership, Christian Communicator, Godly Business Woman, and Writer's Digest. Florence Littauer, of the Christian Leaders, Authors, and Speakers Seminar (CLASS) through which, for the past twenty years, she has trained up-and-coming speakers and authors. Marita Littauer is cofounder with her mother, Dr.