Leading Through Understanding and Adaptation In the working world today we see both success and failure, often times mixed with a little chaos. For any individual who has had to work through these situations, they have experienced these highs and lows. Most people endure their situation and hope that tomorrow will bring a brighter day. Instead of just enduring we need to take a closer look at what causes these successes, failures, and turmoil. By focusing on the personal aspect of these situations, we can alleviate the outside influences of markets and economies. This would allow us to look closely at the intricate inner workings of personalities, and how they are the foundation people and their interactions.
How can we take this knowledge of personalities and turn it into a successful and productive working environment? When we look closely at the interaction of people, we see that their personalities are not the same. We also see that certain personalities don’t work well together, while others work together like a fine tuned instrument. By closely examining them we will come to understand why this happens, and what we could possibly do to resolve these personality confrontations.
With leadership playing an important role in a working environment, how do we become better leaders? Like personalities, leadership styles also have their characteristics and it’s these characteristics that we need to take a closer look at. In an article titled “Seven Mistakes To Avoid As A Manager” by Max Messmer he writes “most management skills can be learned” (Seven Mistakes). This thought is resonating, telling us the importance of leadership styles, and how by learning and understanding these different styles, we can become a better leader.
How do leaders create a cohesive and productive environment? All businesses rely on employees to perform tasks in order for them to be