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You may have heard it said – If your
only tool is a hammer, then everything looks like a nail.
But the people you work with are not “one-size-fits-all”!
Some may be nails, but you also probably work with some screws, some door
knobs, several vise grips, and even a few light bulbs. To be effective
in your work, you need to have the right tools – ways of interacting
with different kinds of colleagues.
If you’re like most people, you learned to do your job by listening
to and watching others, noticing what they did that worked and what didn’t.
The “tools” you now use are likely to be the things you saw
that have worked for you. You probably use . . .
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The kind of information you find persuasive |
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The way of making decisions that you trust |
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The kinds of interaction and feedback that make you
feel counted |
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The things that motivate you to do your best work |
The Problem?
Many of your colleagues are different from you in one or more
of these areas.
Your task is to “do unto others as they would be done unto”
– to have a variety of tools on hand to deal effectively with people
who are different from you.
The MBTIŽ instrument identifies “psychological types” – normal,
valuable differences between people. Using this knowledge means you have
a tool-kit of effective ways to approach the everyday tasks of your job
and the people with whom you work.
We’ve put together a toolkit that will allow clients to leverage
colleagues’ differences – to choose ways to interact that
respect individuality and create a motivated, productive work team.
Topics include:
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Tool # 1: Your Work Style
Apply your knowledge of yourself to your MBTIŽ results consider feedback
you’ve received ask a trusted colleague(s) to help
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Tool # 2: Your Colleagues and Leaders are Different
in interaction and processing style in the kind of information they
want in the way they make decisions in their organizing style |
Armed with this perspective, make use of the specific tools:
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Using differences constructively |
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Improving communication |
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Leading effective meetings |
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Giving useful feedback |
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Dealing with conflicts |
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Leveraging differences to solve problems |
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Managing schedules and deadlines |
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Stress |
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Leadership styles |
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Motivating others |
Please contact us to find how you can help
yourself and your colleagues be more effective at work.
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