As a new supervisor or a very diverse group, I find it very difficult to put all of my employees into one of these 4 group.

But in day to day operations I find myself keeping my hands on the projects to be sure they are done timely and accurately. Is there a balance that can be accomplished in smaller operations that may not be possible in larger corporate run operations? Nate

this was a good example of a great leader and not a follower

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What personalities have you found that you best work with?

This is an area where supervisors and leaders need more understanding.Many try to "manage" with a uniform approach when dealing with both employees and students. To be truly effective you must be able to understand and deal with people using different approaches. Find those motivations in each of the "types" and use them to assist in employee and student growth.

Interpersonal skills and differentiation of personality types

How to manage all

Interpersonal skills and differentiation of personality types

So many ideas and suggestions needed here on dealing with difficult employees.

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I think it is good to get to know your employees becasue everyone has a different personailty.

Getting to know your employees personalities are important this way the job assignment that are given fits them better.

You can not stay on the fence, you have to do the job and get it done, with as much PC as possible.

I think employees with different personality types can be a useful tool to managers. A diversity of personalities can bring forth a variety of ideas and methods to help managers decide who is best at getting the job done. Don Stamile Chief Instructor

Not only id it important to know types of personalities, but how to arrange these personalities to get the best result's needed. In a learning enviroment we need to arrange these student in a way to best accomodate their learning experance. Place the wrong types together and nobody will get what they need from the course, but to place the complementing types together, one can help the other.

I think it is also important to mention that as managers, we need to make sure we're not altering who we are to try and get buy in from employees. If we are trying to relate to a personality but aren't true to who we are- it can come off as being fake or phoney. One of the most effective ways I have learned to manage is to learn how to word things to employees so the point is conveyed clearly according to their personality.

The questions is how do you place someone in a catagory if they don't meet the 4 typical standards (what do you name them)? Or how do you address their personality.

it is very important that you know the "type" of person that you are working with.