In this week’s video blog post I reflect on the reaction that my 4th year faculty of management university students had to a questionnaire on the Characteristics of Admired Leaders (Kouzes & Posner, 2014). In their leadership book, The Leadership Challenge (Wiley, 2017), Kouzes and Posner describe what people look…
Do you know what your core values are?
Kouzes and Posner define values as “moral judgements, responses to others, and commitments to personal and organizational goals that: Help us determine what to do and what not to do. Influence every aspect of our lives. Set the parameters for our decisions we make every day”. We can commit and…
Birds Flock Together – Social Styles, Putting It All Together….
Birds Flock Together – Social Styles, Putting It All Together…. this is the final of 5 videos where I talk about Tracom’s Social Style model. A simple yet every effective way to understand, not only how you prefer to communicate and behave, but also how to recognize how others prefer…
Eagles – The Driving Force (Style) of Behaviour
Eagles – The Driving Force (Style) of Behaviour – this is the fourth in a series of 5 posts that explore the four behaviour/communications styles in Tracom’s Social Style Model. _____________________________________________________________________________________ John Whitehead coaches individuals and organizations in becoming more effective by helping them improve their interpersonal communications, emotional…
Why The Owl – Making decisions
Why The Owl – Making decisions. The Analytical style in Tracom’s Social Style behaviour and communications model is often seen to be indecisive. This is seems to be counter to the idea of someone who is driven by information and data. But there lies the problem – they feel they…