There are many kind of leaders and styles to lead. What makes good leader? Are they those who are inspired by life. What kind of leader is great leader, we are all unique individuals. What skills I have, am I embracing those skill, do I have some specific leadership style? I used few tests as my tool to evaluate my manners, behavior and other important features.
Personality and Leadership ways
Transformation Leadership Survey is designed to provide feedback about level of preference or comfort with Transformational Leadership. It measures testers skills in six factors, Charisma, Social, Vision, Transactional, Delegation, and Execution. It was established 1978 by James Burn, later 1985 Bass expanded these transformational and transactional models and noted these to be more of a continuum, than separate entities. I got 52/72 points , meaning I have right directing becoming a transformational leader. All these six factors where guite even for me, but there is still space to improve my weaknesses.
16-personalities test is well-known, useful personality assessment tool. It was created by Isabel Myers and Katharine Briggs. According to this test I am Consul (ESFJ-A / ESFJ/T). ESFJ stands for extroverted, sensing, feeling, judging and assertive.
Consul as a leader
Consuls believe in the power of hospitality and good manners. Consuls want to make people in their lives to be supported, cared for, and secure. They have a clear moral compass and might have hard time to accept when other people´s actions don´t align with it. They trust in “system” like established laws, protocols, and social norms. In work life they respect traditional structures and if their subordinates end up challenging them, they react to this badly. Consuls are sensitive about their status and dislike conflict. Clear roles keep consuls effective and enjoyable managers.
Consuls are great hosts, they enjoy the responsibility that comes with organizing social situations, they try to make sure everyone is having good time and by being host they won´t be surprised. As team leaders they make everyone feel involved, unite people and keep things smooth in order to get things done. Sometimes not being able to control everything, like someones thoughts or behavior, can be challenging to consuls.
Evalution of my own managing skills
I recognize many things of myself of Consul-personality description.I think my strengths are practical skills, sense of duty, loyal, sensitive and warm, good at connecting with others, just as they list to be Consul´s too. But with Consul´s weaknesses are partly different from me. I am not worried about my social status, inflexible or reluctant to innovate or improvise. Although I am too selfless.
I am loyal and with building trust and respect with subordinates they become loyal too. I try keeping athmosphere open and willing to explaine things so that it usually excites or inspires people to work forward to achieve or work towards goals. I have lot of foreign employees and everything has to be explaned thoroughly for them. Things like taxing in Finland or how Kela works etc issues are important to understand. Many of these issues are not demanded for employer to help and advice, but by helping others it often pays back. In my work my supordinates often bring to my attention new employees or keep me updated what happens at work site.
For me changes in work life are easier to accept then changes in personal life. If change is coming from higher hierarchy at work I am quicker to adapt. Of course usually I feel that in many matters it would be better to stick with already agreed plans, but I am willing to change if it is explained to me. If change comes from above me than I have no problem following it. Sentinel personalities thrive in environments that have clear hierarchies and rules. Leading change isn´t at least yet my strongest skills.
References
Free Personality Test, my profile https://www.16personalities.com/profiles/2a70252346e2a
Transformational Leadership survey, http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/transformational_survey.html