Lsi (Leadership Skills Inventory )
LSI Analysis
By
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For
GM591 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior
XXXXXx
XXXXXX School of Management
Contents
1. Introduction 3 2. Personal Thinking Styles 3 3. Impact on Management Style 3 4. Genesis of Personal Style 4 5. Conclusion 4 Appendix: LSI Results - Circumplex and Chart 5
1. Introduction
The Life Styles Inventory (LSI) is a self-assessment tool that builds ones self-awareness and serves as a guideline one’s self-improvement. My LSI profile is merely a snapshot of how I think and behave at this point in my life given my particular circumstances. I will utilize this particular essay to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of my own character and harness these findings to build myself into a more savvy and self-assured leader. 2. Personal Thinking Styles
Primary and Backup Thinking Styles. My primary personal thinking style is “Competitive" which put me in the very top of the highest, 99th percentile. This finding shows that my task orientation is an aggressive/defensive style, meaning that I often have to act in a forceful and deliberate manner while being cautious for myself at the expense of others. My backup, second highest percentile score for my personal thinking style is “Affiliative” which is at the top of my 90th percentile. I am not surprised to see my task orientation be classified as highly competitive given that my job success as a development/fundraising officer for Junior Achievement (JA), which may as well be considered as sales, is contingent on a very clear-cut factor, money. In my role, we are judged by how much money is coming in or not. In terms of the work environment, though our department is classified as a team, each team member is responsible for a given set of fundraising events or tasks that must generate a budgeted amount of revenue. The personalities on our team shift the dynamic in how much we do or do not function as a “team.” I have been in my current job for
By
XXXXXXXXXX
For
GM591 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior
XXXXXx
XXXXXX School of Management
Contents
1. Introduction 3 2. Personal Thinking Styles 3 3. Impact on Management Style 3 4. Genesis of Personal Style 4 5. Conclusion 4 Appendix: LSI Results - Circumplex and Chart 5
1. Introduction
The Life Styles Inventory (LSI) is a self-assessment tool that builds ones self-awareness and serves as a guideline one’s self-improvement. My LSI profile is merely a snapshot of how I think and behave at this point in my life given my particular circumstances. I will utilize this particular essay to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of my own character and harness these findings to build myself into a more savvy and self-assured leader. 2. Personal Thinking Styles
Primary and Backup Thinking Styles. My primary personal thinking style is “Competitive" which put me in the very top of the highest, 99th percentile. This finding shows that my task orientation is an aggressive/defensive style, meaning that I often have to act in a forceful and deliberate manner while being cautious for myself at the expense of others. My backup, second highest percentile score for my personal thinking style is “Affiliative” which is at the top of my 90th percentile. I am not surprised to see my task orientation be classified as highly competitive given that my job success as a development/fundraising officer for Junior Achievement (JA), which may as well be considered as sales, is contingent on a very clear-cut factor, money. In my role, we are judged by how much money is coming in or not. In terms of the work environment, though our department is classified as a team, each team member is responsible for a given set of fundraising events or tasks that must generate a budgeted amount of revenue. The personalities on our team shift the dynamic in how much we do or do not function as a “team.” I have been in my current job for