Life Style Inventory Survey Report

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Life Style Inventory Survey Report

Sajid M. Choudhury

MGMT59 ! Leader"hip and #rgani$ational %ehavior

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Ta1le of 2ontent

.Introdu2tion 3(. Per"onal Thin4ing Style" 3

3. Identifying our Li6iting Style" 5

7. LSI Style Interpretation *

5. I6pa2t on Manage6ent Style **.Gene"i" of Per"onal Style '

'. Con2lu"ion and Refle2tion '8. Referen2e 9

9. /ppendi, LSI S:R- RP#RT )

1. Introduction:

LSI ;Life Style Inventory< i" a very i6portant tool to identify= learn= and under"tand one>"

per"onal trait" and thin4ing "tyle.


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?or 6anager" it i" very i6portant that they under"tand their per"onal trait= thin4ing "tyle=

"trength and @ea4ne""e"= to adapt reAuired 2hange" that add value" to the organi$ation they

@or4 for. Their per"onal trait"= "tyle of thin4ing and fun2tioning 6ay i6prove tea6

effi2ien2y= and organi$ational perfor6an2e.

Manager" 2an ea"ily develop and enhan2e their leader"hip "4ill" 1y under"tanding their

per"onal trait"= adapting 2hange"= aligning their thin4ing "tyle and per2eption to that of the

organi$ational vi"ion.

2. Personal Thinking Style:

The LSI report illu"trate" 6y thin4ing "tyle a" BThe Con"tru2tive Style;= (= = and (

o2lo24 po"ition"


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and "ituational approa2h to@ard" leader"hip. Thi" help" to get full attention fro6 other

6e61er"= 6otivate" the6 to parti2ipate= and get involved in the tea6 effort.

It ha" 1een identified that proper appli2ation of ta"4 or relational oriented leader"hip into

diver"e "ituation help" in a2hieving targeted goal" 1y the tea6. The o1je2tive of leading 1y

"etting goal" through 1ehavior and tran"a2tional leader"hip 2hange" to tran"a2tional in nature.

?or the future a"pe2t" of the organi$ation it i" ne2e""ary for the leader" to under"tand the

i6portan2e of ta4ing initiative" a" an integrated "tep.

There are t@o i6portant 2o6ponent" that 6a4e a tea6 or an organi$ation 6ore effi2ient

and effe2tive in nature= they are, tru"t and re"pe2t. The"e in"pire other 6e61er" or e6ployee"

to 1e 6otivated 1y the leader. It i" a leader>" dire2tion that a""o2iate" all the 6e61er" or

e6ployee" @ith the organi$ation>" philo"ophy and 2ulture. / leader>" thin4ing and

fun2tioning "tyle enhan2e" tea6 @or4= effort= in2rea"e" produ2tivity= and re"ult" in ethi2al

1ehavior 1y the tea6. Thi" type of leader"hip 2reate" in"piration and 6otivate" tea6

6e61er" or e6ployee" to ta4e initiative" and 1e re"pon"i1le. Thu" tran"paren2y and

6otivation are 2ru2ial for leader"hip role to 1ring in 2hange" to people>" "tyle of thin4ing.

The re"ult fro6 the LSI "urvey report refle2t" 6y "tyle of thin4ing= and I 2o6pletely

agree @ith it. Through a2tive parti2ipation= "elf!involve6ent= e"ta1li"hing "elf a" an ea6ple

and 1eing tran"parent i" one of the @ay" to 6otivate other" to get involved and engaged.

%eing 2on"tru2tive 6y "trength i" in 2riti2al thin4ing and pro1le6 "olving "4ill"= I a6 good in

vi"uali$ing idea" and 2on2ept" that 6ay 1e a 2o"t!effe2tive "olution= it al"o help" 6e to


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per2eive 2onfli2t" or any re"i"tan2e that 6ay o22ur= and ena1le" 6e to ta4e pro6pt a2tion that

6ay prevent or 6itigate any lo""e".

3. Identify your limiting style:

The "tyle that>" @or4ing again"t 6e i" /ggre""iveE+efen"ive Style. My oppo"itional

thin4ing "tyle i" the one that redu2e" 6y overall effe2tivene"". I 2an 1e highly judg6ental

and 2riti2al at ti6e"= it 2an 1e ea"y for 6e to 6otivate and in"pire people 1ut it i" not ea"y for

6e to 1e influen2ed 1y other>" opinion. &u"t li4e ho@ I 2an "ee good in people I 2an "ee the

greater fault" in the6 too.

It ha" 1een illu"trated in the report that BSu1ordinate" 2an find it fru"trating to @or4 for

highly oppo"itional 6anager". %e2au"e they have diffi2ulty a22epting anything at fa2e value=

the"e 6anager" a""u6e the role of F@at2hdog=F atte6pting to 4eep "u1ordinate" on their toe"

1y 2on"tantly Aue"tioning the6= and 1eing "4epti2al and "ar2a"ti2. :nle"" oppo"itional

6anager" have "trong u6ani"ti2!n2ouraging ; o2lo24 po"ition< or /ffiliative ;( o2lo24

po"ition< "2ore"= they 2an 1e al6o"t 2on"tant 2riti2"= relentle""ly Aue"tioning and "hooting

do@n "taff idea".

The"e are "o6e of 6y per"onal trait" that I thin4 need" to 1e 2hanged. I need to lo@er the

range of oppo"itional thin4ing then I @ill 1e a1le to a22ept other" opinion and their vie@". I

need to 1e 6ore intere"ted in hearing opinion" fro6 other" that differ fro6 6ine= in that @ay

I 2an ea"ily approa2h other" and tend to li"ten @ith open 6ind.

4. LSI Style Interretation:


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The LSI Style interpret" that @hile developing ea2h "tyle 6y nature of thin4ing i" 6ore

2on2entrated to@ard" The Con"tru2tive Style= @hile 1eing @ithin the 6id!range of the

/ggre""iveE+efen"ive Style I have le"" intere"t in ta4ing opinion fro6 other".

5. Imact on "anagement Style:

a. Planning, I a6 there fro6 the planning "tage= I li4e to get involved to en"ure the

deadline" are fied and 6etH I a6 there to help 2reate the 2o66on vi"ion= and help the

tea6 to gra"p the 1ig pi2ture= 1y illu"trating idea" in to plan" and outline"= it i" an

i6portant 2hara2teri"ti2" of 6y 6anage6ent "tyle.

1. #rgani$ing, The a1ility to organi$e tea6 and under"tand their reAuire6ent" to fulfill ta"4"

ena1le" 6e to e"ta1li"h 1udget and allo2ate re"our2e" 1a"ed on ta"4 prioritie"= 6i""ion"=

and o1je2tive".

2. Leading, Motivating tea6 and in"piring individual" are 2ru2ial to all 6anager"= thi" i"

@hat I a6 good atH it help" to prevent 2onfli2t" and re"i"tan2e. It help" individual" and

tea6" or organi$ation" to @or4 6ore effi2iently and effe2tively.

d. Controlling, The a1ility to a22ept re"pon"i1ility= 2orre2ting de2i"ion= and 6itigating

lo""e" en"ure proper align6ent @ith the vi"ion. /ligning re"pon"i1ility and authority i" an

i6portant fun2tion of 2ontrolling that I po""e"".

!. #enesis of Personal Style


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I have gained thi" "tyle of thin4ing through entrepreneur"hip. I @or4ed in a 2o6pany a"

an IT Manager for a yearH thi" i" @here I learnt the role" of leader" a" I had to @or4 under

dire2t "upervi"ion of the C#. /fter a @hile I Auit 6y jo1 "in2e 1y the end of the year I

"tarted 6y o@n 1u"ine"". /" I @a" "triving to e"ta1li"h 6y o@n 1u"ine""= I have naturally

learnt the"e "tyle" of thin4ing through "everal 6i"ta4e" on the @ay. My fir"t 1u"ine"" @a" a

re"taurant @here I had to @or4 @ith Chef>"= Server"= aiter"= and deal @ith 6y Manager"

that @a" 6y fir"t learning "tage of @or4ing @ith people. Thi" i" @here I learnt ho@ to in"pire

and 6otivate group of people to engage i" a2hieving o1je2tive". Then I had a "oft@are

develop6ent fir6= a graphi2 de"ign 1outiAue= and a 2orporate 2atering "ervi2e there I had to

deal @ith diver"e group" of people= thi" i" @here I learnt 6ore a1out organi$ing= allo2ating

re"our2e"= and operating tea6". Mo"t of the "tyle" that I have in 6e 2a6e fro6 doing

6i"ta4e"= and learning fro6 variou" effe2t" of 2on"eAuen2e" or 2au"e and effe2t.

$. %onclusion and &eflection

I thin4 the LSI report have 2reated a path@ay to 1eing a great leader. It helped 6e to

identify @here I a6= and @hat 2hange" I need to peru"e to 6ove to@ard" 6y de"ired goal". It

ha" al"o illu"trate" and outline" the 2hange" that I need to adapt to 1e a good leader and a

great tea6 player. I al"o under"tand that there i" a 1etter @ay of 2hanging that negative a"pe2t

of thin4ing 1y a22epting 2hange" in "elf rather than learning "o6ething fro6 doing rapid

6i"ta4e".

I 1elieve thi" report generated 1oth 6y @ea4ne""e" and "trength"= and pin pointed

@hat I need to do fi tho"e negative i""ue".


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I hope that MGMT59 2la"" @ith ena1le 6e to identify 6y @ea4ne""e" a" leader or

6anager and help 6e fill up tho"e 6i""ing gap" to turn tho"e @ea4ne""e" into "trength.

Referen2e",

LSI Survey Report, Retrieved &anuary 8= ()*=


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