Life Style Inventory (Lsi)

I remember being interviewed by a panel of three people and one interviewee asked me,” So tell me five characteristics about yourself?” It was a challenging question because many people find out their characteristics through employment and life. Just graduating college in April 2013, I myself did not contain a plethora of work experience; therefore, I could not name all five characteristics corresponding to what she asked.

all of the styles mentioned above are the key components to successfully follow the four

Personal influences and team experiences also affect choice of leadership styles as team dynamics are always changing and a good manager will always utilise their team members so that each person is working to the best of their ability.

The life styles inventory is a survey of questions that help us to gain an insight into our own personality and what type of behaviors we exert to others as individuals. It helps us to look at the positive and negative qualities of our personalities and ways to improve upon them. A look at my LSI styles complex radiates that my primary thinking style is linked to the avoidance category. The avoidance scale states that I tend to use the strategy of withdrawal by hiding my feelings and being shy to express myself. It also states that as things become more threatening to me the more I tend to avoid those situations. These thinking styles are linked to feelings of denying responsibility for my own

After taking the lifestyles inventory interpretation test my primary and secondary personal thinking styles are more apparent to me. I have scored the highest in percentile of Oppositional and Power styles and very closely followed by perfectionist and competitive styles. My percentile scores in these areas were 99% for oppositional, 99% for power, and 95% for competitive. Regarding the primary style, oppositional, it is a very close perception of who I am. Taking the Life Styles Inventory (LSI) survey has really made me realized and confirm many

In relation to the four functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, it is evident how my personal thinking styles impact the way in which I manage. First and foremost, I think that my Conventional Style of thinking impacts my management styles the most. Although I am conventional in my practices, I am not dogmatic. I understand the importance in not remaining steadfast with something if it is continually not working, and I also understand the importance of being able to adapt to what does work. When it comes to planning and organizing I do like to stick to the rules before anything else. But as mentioned before, I often deviate from those rules if they do not appear to be producing adequate results. I will have to admit that my Conventional Style of thinking does give me comfort in times of great stress, but I do not see that as a negative practice, but more of a practical application to individual differences.

My primary thinking style is Self-actualizing and I can totally see myself through the description of this thinking style. The self-actualizing thinkers are characterized by an unusual high acceptance of self, others and situations “as they are.” They have a strong interest in working to become everything they are capable of being. They have a sense of self-worth, a strong curiosity about people and things, and an acute

Next, my backup personal thinking is Approval style, passive/defensive cluster, is about people sets goals that please others, support those with the most authority, agrees with everyone, and reluctantly deals with conflict. I totally agree with this score. According to LSI result, the approval scale measures our need to be accepted by others to increase or sustain our feeling of self-worth. I think dependent and approval styles both are similar to explain me. I like to work many people but I will be a good listener. This might be cause from I don’t like to read since I was young until now. I want to change myself to be a good reader, so, I might have more knowledge to discuss, suggest, and participate with others people.

The Adlerian Theory is a holistic view point that approaches the client as a whole, indivisible being who is capable of growth (Erford et al., 2016). I chose this theory because it provides a framework for understanding a person in his or her own environment (Dufenen, Henderson and Eckart, 2016). This theory can be applied to Deidre as well as help her through the issues that she has.

After completing the Life Style Inventory, I was classified in the constructive cluster, whom will “reflect self-enhancing thinking and behavior that contribute to one 's level of satisfaction, ability to develop healthy relationships and work effectively with people, and proficiency at accomplishing tasks” (Human Synergistics International, 2016). Within the constructive style, my primary thinking style is identified as an affiliate, who “reflects an interest in developing and sustaining pleasant relationships” (Human

Who are we? How do we think and behave? What is the impact of our thinking and behaving styles professionally and personally? How do we change these styles? These are the questions we ask as leaders. The Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI) is a tool designed to answer these questions. It is a tool “used to identify a person’s strengths and improvement areas focusing on beliefs, values, behaviors and assumptions about yourself” (Human Synergistics International, 2010). After completing the assessment, the results provide insight into an individual’s various styles, the impact to others, suggestions to change and there benefits. This narrative is an analysis of my results, how these styles are manifested in my life, and what actions.

Overall the reason I selected or score this behavior is because clearly define me in all the aspects; my primary mode of living is focused internally, where all my five senses are in use for a concrete fashion. The secondary mode is external, as I deal with things rationally and logically.

After reading the information about my style (C/DS) I feel it accurately describes many traits I possess. The traits that stood out the strongest were mainly traits associated with Cautious but I can also see how the Supportive and Dominant traits influence my personality. The hardest part was to weight how strongly the two secondary traits influence my main trait of Cautious. It was interesting to know only 15% of people have two secondary traits that support and influence their primary behavior trait.

There are many differing theories on the styles of management and leadership which attempt to differentiate the skills, strengths and personalities required between management and leadership although it is clear from the studies of these theorists that many of the skills are applicable to both.

I will describe myself as a self-reliant individual. Occasionally, I need my spouse to step up to his responsibilities. I am definitely neither counter-dependent nor overdependent and that is one of the reasons for taking up graduate studies to better