Life Styles Inventory: Self-Description GM591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Instructor: Christine Rainwater Ada Freeman afreex4@yahoo.com March 11, 2010 Abstract This paper explains the current way I think and behave using the results of the Life Styles Inventory (LSI) as defined by Human Synergistics International’s LSI Circumplex. The resource maintains that there are three major “life styles” traits. The first is the constructive styles which depict synergy and
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LIFE STYLE INVENTORY The life styles inventory is a survey of questions that help us to see our own personality and what type of behaviors we have on others. Also, it helps us to look at the positive and negative qualities of our personalities and ways to improve upon them. The LSI Style Profile helps to identify ones perception on how they reflect and behave in work involved circumstances. The profile is broken up into three style categories. 1. Constructive Styles: Reflects self-enhancing
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LIFESTYLE INVENTORY PAPER MEMORANDUM Date: November 6, 2011 Subject: Life Style Inventory Paper As per your request to prepare a personal learning agenda in GM591, I have completed my own “Life Styles Circumplex” profile. Below is the analysis of my “Life Styles Circumplex” profile and my personal learning agenda in GM591. Part I: Issues and Events The biggest challenge I face in the wholesale/retail industry (previous job) is dealing with people from all works of life. It is interesting
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The Life Style Inventory (LSI), as shown above, depicts my highest score as Avoidance. I didn’t expect that characteristic is so high. The Avoidance style of thinking reveals an individual’s tendency to be apprehensive and self-protective. This mean people with such a style of thinking are eager to stay away from risk. I do not find myself to be aggressive when dealing with individuals. I tend to listen more to what people say. So this result wasn’t new to me but I was surprised that this score is
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GM591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior LIFE STYLES INVENTORY When proceeding with this life style survey, I was convinced that my “primary” style and/or my “back up” style will be far transparent from being Conventional and Oppositional. Moreover, in reviewing more in depth towards the final results, some of the outcomes are not exactly what I was expecting. In areas I thought should have resulted in a superlative score it barely
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LSI ASSESSMENT Introduction The Life Styles Inventory (LSI) is a self-assessment diagnostic instrument that measures 12 key thinking patterns, or "styles". The LSI promotes performance change and improvement by increasing personal understanding of one's thinking and behavior. By responding to these, individuals learn exactly where they need to focus their development efforts, without ambiguity or guesswork. The results of the self-description are plotted on a circular graph for easy visualization
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worst to avoid unpleasant surprises. This style usually appears in meetings when changes that are going to occur in the business are discussed. I am the individual who brings up the “what ifs”. By doing this, I am looked upon as pessimistic and unable to envision positive possibilities. My reason behind this behavior is to plan for trouble and find ways to prevent it. It is my way of being proactive, rather than reactive. I believe my backup style of being competitive is what pushes me to
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Personal Thinking Styles My primary style according to the circumplex is competitive. I have always strived to be the best at everything I take up. It should be noted that I answered the LSI survey with a perspective of an individual who applies technical knowledge to get his day to day tasks done rather than from a perspective of a manager who needs to work in more social setting. My competitiveness is more focused within my capabilities and I try to improve on them instead of comparing myself
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 2, 2012 / Rules and Regulations two impacts on its business. First, the BPYC expects the NATO conference to severely limit the BPYC’s income stream, which is normally generated from the aforementioned services. Second, the BPYC expects the NATO conference to have an impact on the BPYC’s membership development, which typically occurs in mid April. In light of these impacts, the BPYC asked to meet with an agent of the Coast Guard to discuss the BPYC’s
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According to the circumplex, my “primary” thinking style is conventional and my “backup” thinking style is dependent. Both my “primary” and “backup” personal style is evident on a day to day basis. Looking at my the “primary” style, I am very respectful when it comes to others. I respect the feelings and opinions of people because that is their entitlement. I want to be respected, so therefore in return I give respect. I am a very reliable and steady person. I am consistent in all that I
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