Four leadership personalities

▪ Formal (do things properly, by the rule book)
▪ Organised (create ways of working, which they edit and revise)
▪ Planner (think about things in advance)
▪ Analytical (wants to find out why things have happened)
▪ Detailed (pays attention to the details; “the devil is in the detail”)
▪ Structured (starts at A and works to Z)
▪ Tactical (doesn’t mind working on a small piece of the Big Picture)
▪ Efficient (improves methods on each iteration – Continuous Improvement)
▪ Introspective (shy, less talkative, thinks things through before talking out loud)
▪ Data Collector (keeps copies of data and proof – just in case)
▪ Ability to judge (can determine between right and wrong; it matters)
▪ Task Focussed (comes to work to use their skill to do a good job

▪ Formal (do things properly, by the rule book)
▪ Smart (quick thinking and always looks the part)
▪ Focussed (concentrates on what needs to be done)
▪ Driving (pushes themselves to the limit – and you if you get in the way)
▪ Seeks Results (top line, bottom line, winning line – whatever it takes)
▪ Assertive (they mean what they say, and they say what they mean)
▪ Ambitious (they want to get on and improve each time)
▪ Competitive (doesn’t have to win – but they will not lose)
▪ Political (knows who to impress and who is in charge)
▪ Strategic (higher level thinker – don’t drag them into the details)
▪ Decisive (will often make the decision often on behalf of the whole group)
▪ Task Focussed (comes to work to get the job done; this is work, not fun)

▪ Informal (rules are there to be broken…)
▪ Bright (can think on their feet; never stuck for an answer)
▪ Messy/Dramatic (can work in an untidy workplace or be a ‘look at me’ type)
▪ Experimenting (will try anything at least once)
▪ Curious (wants to know why and looks at new ways of working)
▪ Creative (source of new ideas and innovation)
▪ Enthusiast (always volunteering – you can see it in their eyes)
▪ Excitable (gets excited about new ideas and solutions)
▪ Spontaneous (‘let’s do it now’ – does not want to wait if we can start
straightaway)
▪ Sense of Adventure (happy to be at the leading edge of everything)
▪ Team Focus (all about working as a team – the more the merrier)
▪ Inspiring (for all the reasons above …people find them inspiring)

▪ Caring (care about you, care about themselves, care about everything)
▪ Comfortable (nice people to be around)
▪ Informal (happy to bend the rules, if it’s a people issue)
▪ Approachable (nice guys – you can go talk to them at any time; really…)
▪ Inclusive (they think about you and they think about themselves)
▪ Intuitive (capable of a hunch or gut feel - at an advanced level)
▪ Empathetic (they understand what it’s like to be in your shoes)
▪ Natural (what you see is what you get – they don’t pretend)
▪ Reflective (they think things through before they say something)
▪ Listener (they really take time to listen – and often make good coaches)
▪ Team Harmony (they care about the team – especially small groups or 1:1)
▪ Sense of Duty (if a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well – like the Blues)