How do you interact with others?
What is your leadership style?
How does that
affect the team around you?
I try my my hardest to interact with people in the following process.
1) very surface generic conversations, establish introductions, let yourself be know.
2) then interact in a slightly personal way (discuss something other than work)
3) interact collaboratively to accomplish a goal.
These three steps allow me to get to know the personal with which I'm interacting at a comfortable and not obtrusive pace and then can their trust as we collaborate. I find that step is often skipped by those that think that we are all just machines that can interact the same way and get work done. Everyone is a bit different and it's important to understand those difference and adjust accordingly.
My closest Myers-Briggs personality type is ENFP. This indicates that I am someone who senses the hidden potential in people. I enjoy starting discussion or activities that challenge and stimulate others into having new insights about themselves, which they can then take and apply to their own personal growth. I am enthusiastic about new projects or causes that offer the potential for a beneficial impact on people, especially when it involves breaking new ground. I find this to be fairly accurate. I do enjoy trying to change the status quo by introducing new ways to think about things.
I tend to lead slightly aggressively And I tend to get more aggressive as I get older. This may be due to my increasing confidence in myself and my industry. There isn't necessarily anything wrong with an aggressive leadership style, however, I have noticed it can be off-putting at times and I have to make sure I've stuck to my three process steps of interacting before I become too aggressive.
