Your Personality Type and its Impact on Your Relationships 27 th Annual Conference for the Office Professional Spring 2017
Your Facilitator Shelly Vils Havel Performance Management Consultant Talent Recruitment and Engagement 21 N. Park Street #5101 Phone: 608-890-2540 Email: shelly.vilshavel@wisc.edu
Objectives By the end of this session each participant will be able to: Identify your strongest personality type from 4 profiles Identify differences between each personality style Identify characteristics and style attributes to help communicate and interact more effectively
Overview and Expectations Your interaction and participation is critical Allow yourself to be a learner Expect unfinished business Keep notes throughout the session as you uncover new ideas and information
Overview The more you understand about the basic personality styles that are different from yours, the faster you will be able to connect and build relationships. Establish trust and confidence faster Communicate more effectively All four personality types have clear identifiable tendencies and traits. You may find yourself a combination of all styles. Identifying the personality indicators can allow you to alter your style to match others For the most effective communication you do not want to alienate those who aren t your same personality style.
Profiling Activity Rank each of the variables in the 4 quadrants as they describe you Don t overthink the answers On a 4 to 1 scale 4 is most like you 3 is moderately like you 2 is moderately not like you 1 is not like you at all Total the points in each quadrant Label the quadrants 1-4 with 1 being your highest score down to 4
Profiling Activity - Results Upper Right = Bull Upper Left = Owl Lower Right = Tiger Lower Left = Lamb What if I score about the same in all 4 styles Situation / Time / Environment All play a role in dominant style
The Bull Keyword: Control Tendencies & Traits Bottom line Get to the point Seeks to control the negotiation Low emotion Highly assertive Business first social second Style Positives: Gets things done Effective Persistent Loves to win Style Negatives: Bossy & pushy Insensitive to others Poor Listener Takes on too much Very demanding Dominates discussion
The Owl Keyword: Practical Tendencies & Traits Very analytical Detail oriented Seeks logical order Organized Business first social second Low emotion not very assertive Style Positives: Neat and orderly Disciplined Commitment oriented Can tolerate details Precise in actions Style Negatives: Picky Too diligent Perfectionist Pessimistic Too cautious
The Lamb Keywords: Peace and Harmony Tendencies & Traits Seeks to please people Avoids conflict Takes forever to make up mind Social first business second High emotion not very assertive Style Positives: Supportive and warm Good Listener Tolerant Good mediator Style Negatives: Gullible Avoids conflict Waffling and indecisive Too deep a need keep everyone happy
The Tiger Keyword: Fun Tendencies & Traits Very expressive and fun-loving Impulsive and excitable Social first business second High emotion highly assertive Style Positives: Fun to work with Optimistic Enthusiastic High energy Makes a good impression Style Negatives: Unpredictable Jumps to conclusions Overcommits loves every idea they hear Shifts fast from one activity to another
Team Activity Get into teams based on dominant personality / animal type Instructions: Discuss which personality type is most difficult for you. Once consensus is made within your team, discuss techniques you can use to work best with this personality. Be prepared to share your findings with the group.
Team Activity De-Brief Style clashes? Techniques? Best practices?
Team Activity Get into teams based on dominant personality / animal type Instructions: Discuss which personality type is easiest for you. Why? Once consensus is made within your team, discuss techniques you can use to work best with this personality. Be prepared to share your findings with the group.
Team Activity De-Brief Style matches? Techniques? Best practices? Key take-aways?
Are you able to: Objectives - Recap Identify your strongest personality type from 4 profiles Identify differences between each personality style Identify characteristics and style attributes to help communicate and interact more effectively
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