Personality at Work: The Drivers and Derailers of Leadership
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- Author：Ronald Warren
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Summary
An Evidence-Based Approach to Personality and Leadership
A leader's bullying and constant dismissal of his team's concerns nearly take down an entire company--and the global financial system。 The U。S。 Government has to provide a $182 billion bailout。 A new CEO transforms a near-bankrupt auto company and its infamously competitive culture becomes more collaborative and thrives--making it the only auto manufacturer to not take bailout funds。
These stories share a truth: Each leader's personality set the course of their company's future。 We all know that IQ， education， knowledge， and technical skills are essential for professionals， but they alone are insufficient for effective leadership。 Who you are as a person--your personality and character--drives leadership performance and determines who thrives and who fails。
In Personality at Work， psychologist Ron Warren lays out the key personality traits that drive high performance--and the common traits that derail it。 Warren clusters closely related traits into four dimensions of behavior:
- Teamwork/Social Intelligence
- Deference
- Dominance
- Grit/Task Mastery。Each cluster is broken down into personality traits--13 in all。
Personality at Work draws from research using the renowned LMAP 360 with 20，000 leaders and 250，000 360-feedback raters。 An assessment used at organizations around the world， LMAP 360 is used at Harvard Business School， Yale School of Management， Underwriter Laboratories， BearingPoint， Deloitte， Teach for America， Clayton Homes， and more than 35 hospital systems throughout the United States。
Personality at Work integrates research on personality and performance， teamwork， communications， judgment， and decision-making。 You will learn how to 。。。
- Recognize your own personality patterns and those of colleagues
- Understand the links between personality， leadership， and organizational effectiveness
- Turn insights into action， leading with Grit and EQ to drive individual and team performance
A leader's bullying and constant dismissal of his team's concerns nearly take down an entire company--and the global financial system。 The U。S。 Government has to provide a $182 billion bailout。 A new CEO transforms a near-bankrupt auto company and its infamously competitive culture becomes more collaborative and thrives--making it the only auto manufacturer to not take bailout funds。
These stories share a truth: Each leader's personality set the course of their company's future。 We all know that IQ， education， knowledge， and technical skills are essential for professionals， but they alone are insufficient for effective leadership。 Who you are as a person--your personality and character--drives leadership performance and determines who thrives and who fails。
In Personality at Work， psychologist Ron Warren lays out the key personality traits that drive high performance--and the common traits that derail it。 Warren clusters closely related traits into four dimensions of behavior:
- Teamwork/Social Intelligence
- Deference
- Dominance
- Grit/Task Mastery。Each cluster is broken down into personality traits--13 in all。
Personality at Work draws from research using the renowned LMAP 360 with 20，000 leaders and 250，000 360-feedback raters。 An assessment used at organizations around the world， LMAP 360 is used at Harvard Business School， Yale School of Management， Underwriter Laboratories， BearingPoint， Deloitte， Teach for America， Clayton Homes， and more than 35 hospital systems throughout the United States。
Personality at Work integrates research on personality and performance， teamwork， communications， judgment， and decision-making。 You will learn how to 。。。
- Recognize your own personality patterns and those of colleagues
- Understand the links between personality， leadership， and organizational effectiveness
- Turn insights into action， leading with Grit and EQ to drive individual and team performance
Reviews
Zumrud Huseynova
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Fight as if you are right， listen as if you are wrong。It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe， with one trifling exception， is composed of others。
Charles
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For much of the book， Warren concentrates on the outsize personality of the late Steve Jobs and to a lesser extent， largely as a comparison， his original partner Steve Wozniak。 It is a classic case of concentrating on an extreme case to make a point about the more general situations。 What I like about Warren’s approach is that he does not overly glorify Jobs， he presents him in a realistic light as a man that at one point failed miserably yet was able to learn and adapt enough to be successful For much of the book， Warren concentrates on the outsize personality of the late Steve Jobs and to a lesser extent， largely as a comparison， his original partner Steve Wozniak。 It is a classic case of concentrating on an extreme case to make a point about the more general situations。 What I like about Warren’s approach is that he does not overly glorify Jobs， he presents him in a realistic light as a man that at one point failed miserably yet was able to learn and adapt enough to be successful in the long run。 But only because in his last years he had people that acted to keep him under control。 The book opens with a brief history of the early years of Apple and the contrasting personalities of Jobs and Wozniak。 Despite and because their strengths complemented each other so well， they were able to make and market a completely new product that made both tens of millions of dollars。 Never one to be comfortable in the spotlight， Wozniak left the company to teach in the public schools and be a role model for successful people giving back to the community。 Jobs continued to drive people via browbeating， yelling， insulting and generally being a poster boy for a bad boss。 Unfortunately， many executives used Jobs as a role model， mimicking his nasty approach to people。 Yet， as Bill Gates famously said regarding people following the Jobs model， “These people have the a-hole part down， but not the genius。” Using this as the explanatory premise， Warren describes situations where cooperation is the only path to successful completion of complex tasks。 His description of the successful landing of Quantas Flight 32 after an engine literally exploded early in the flight is riveting reading and should be required reading for all “pilots” that may be forced to steer through crises。 It is a demonstration of how teamwork and relying on human expertise caused what could have been a doomed airliner to land safely with no casualties。 This book should be required reading in all MBA programs， for Warren demonstrates using simple， circular graphs what traits in the proper mix can turn most people into successful executives。 From the timid， otherwise very competent person， to the arrogant， over puffed and unyielding strutter， all can learn to move in the right direction， which is towards greater success。 He also describes with explanation the person considered the worst CEO of all time。 In many ways the formula for the success of a CEO can be summed up in the single line， “Pass the credit and take the blame。” 。。。more
Anusha Narasimhan
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I'm always interested in books on personality and how they affect a person's day to day life。 I also love reading about how to better myself in the workplace。 This book puts the two together and made an engaging read。 Highly recommended to people who are curious about personality types and people who are leaders or are interested in leadership positions。Note - I received a free copy of the book from the publisher。 This has not influenced my review in any way。 I'm always interested in books on personality and how they affect a person's day to day life。 I also love reading about how to better myself in the workplace。 This book puts the two together and made an engaging read。 Highly recommended to people who are curious about personality types and people who are leaders or are interested in leadership positions。Note - I received a free copy of the book from the publisher。 This has not influenced my review in any way。 。。。more
Steven Reynolds
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Not only does it give great insights into the LMAP 360 tool， this book provides useful case studies of real leaders （like Steve Jobs） and real situations where a particular style of leadership mattered （the near-disastrous flight QF32）。 It also has some detailed suggestions for how dominant and deferential leaders can modify their styles， and the simple， practical steps that any leader can take following 360 feedback to embed change。 I particularly like the final sections on Red Teaming and the Not only does it give great insights into the LMAP 360 tool， this book provides useful case studies of real leaders （like Steve Jobs） and real situations where a particular style of leadership mattered （the near-disastrous flight QF32）。 It also has some detailed suggestions for how dominant and deferential leaders can modify their styles， and the simple， practical steps that any leader can take following 360 feedback to embed change。 I particularly like the final sections on Red Teaming and the WRAP process， and how they can benefit both dominant and deferential leaders。 。。。more
Darren
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