Family members or close friends seem to trust me with a lot personal and financial business. Whenever a situation may arise people are inclined to come to me for advice, mainly because I usually look at things with a fair view. This makes people trust me because I do not take sides; I look at the situation at hand and make a fair assessment.
My backup style which is self-actualizing, and according to LSI it’s defined ad self-respecting, good leader, sound judgment, creative thinker, optimistic and realistic. I really have to agree with those results. I am likely to look at the bright side of things instead of the negative side.
It also states that this type of person likes responsibility. I think that style is me 100%. My perceptions about the 2 styles seem to fit me. I agree with them because I see a lot of my characteristics in my primary and back up thinking styles. I must admit that I am more self-actualizing rather than affiliative.
The one style I think that might be working against me is the approval style. The reason that this style could be working against me is the fact that I am not looking for approval from others. I am not looking to be liked and I don’t agree with everyone. I think that this can have an effect on me professionally because if I don’t have the need to be liked especially by my superiors it can affect me professionally. I need to be liked in order to advance in this world and that is something that I must really work on. The approval style determines that someone is friendly all the time and that is something that I am not. I will need to improve on that if I plan on advancing in my career. By improving in that area I can do simple things like greet everyone with a smile. While having conversations with colleagues I can be a little more welcoming. I can try not to be so abrupt when having these conversations.
My personal styles of self-actualizing have a strong impact on my management style. For example when planning a task to be completed by others I must include them in on the planning. I cannot plan the task alone I must take advice from others and listen to their input. When organizing a fund raiser with I must not take control over the whole fund