Insights on Supervision
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Leaders motivate, discipline, nurture, educate, and even baby-sit on occasion. And each color does it in a different way. The following information summarizes the qualities and attributes of leaders from each of the four temperaments.
Leadership Characteristics
Blue Leaders
- Are ______________ -oriented
- Lead ______________
- Invite ______________
- Build ______________
- Encourage personal ______________
- Allow personalization
- Accommodate individuality
- Encourage ______________
- Promote ______________
- Champion ______________
Gold Leaders
- Are ______________ -oriented
- Lead with ______________
- Meet deadlines
- Remain ______________
- Expect follow-through
- Solicit ______________ reports
- Discourage freethinking
- Promote company ______________
- Reward ______________
- Work the plan
Green Leaders
- Are ______________ -oriented
- Focus on the ______________
- Expect self-motivation
- Loathe ______________
- Appear distant, aloof
- Identify problems
- Explore possibilities
- Stay ______________ in crises
- Multitask effectively
- Reward ______________
Orange Leaders
- Are ______________ -oriented
- Focus on ______________
- Decide quickly
- ______________ rules
- Thrive on stress
- Detest long ______________
- Energize followers
- Negotiate skillfully
- Delegate ______________
- Reward ______________
In my book, Standing Naked in the Shower, I expand on each of these bullet points in more detail. I also provide some information that helps the leader deal with subordinates of differing colors, including how to show appreciation, build teams, and deal with procrastination.
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What’s Next?
The next bonus issue of Insights will shed some light on finding balance between work and play in our modern world. As with all of these bonus issues, the content is taken from Standing Naked in the Shower which explore how each color prefers to spend leisure time, how they look under pressure, and what we can do to reduce conflict and the negative effects of stress.