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What's your style?

 

Nope, not your choice in clothing or furniture, sorry to disappoint...

We're talking about the ways in which you live and operate in the world.

Understanding our unique approaches can lead to more meaningful conversations, less confusion and less frustration with others.

6 Questions To Describe YOUR Style

  • What do you value most?
    • "A value is a decision-making principle: an articulation of what you want your decisions to accomplish."  -Drew Dudley
    • Who we are is how we lead; they are the roots of your tree & need to be fed equally, they are not negotiable
  • What do you not have patience for?
    • These describe our common triggers
    • They uncover possible issues in relationships and bring awareness of potential cognitive dissonances
  • How can people best communicate with you?
    • These reflect how we give and receive feedback
    • These speak to our learning modality (listener, reader, writer, kinesthetic); how you interact with the world
  • How can people help you best?
    • These are what we ask for help with most
    • These help support the notion that we can't go it alone, we need others & their gifts/talents/skills
    • These also help us develop gratitude for ourselves and others
  • What do people misunderstand about you?
    • These are our behaviors that come out under pressure
    • These reveal our reactions to people/situations and reflect our automatic selves
  • What's your style?
    • Describe your greatest strengths and weaknesses
    • This gets us in touch with how our emotions/actions affect others and is largely how we influence others

Answering these questions for ourselves is a great start for self-awareness. Having others work through these can lead to powerful conversations about how we collaborate best and ultimately become effective & efficient!

BONUS!

6 Questions For Better Coaching by Marshall Goldsmith

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