Mulhern’s First Law
Always Think From Right to Left (ATFRTL)
Vision
Seeing, claiming, inspiring a future state
Qualities of Great Leaders
- Know themselves
- Know their people
- Share the way (values0
- ATRTL (vision)
- Are systems thinkers who include
- Listen
- Execute (the right) results
- Positively manage breakdowns
- Understand the heart of management
- Understand their role in the structure of management
Myers-Briggs
- One powerful way to get to know yourself better
- Understanding the concept
- Identifying your best fit type
- Helps better utilize your natural preferences
- Helps appreciate others’ gifts
- Balance your non-preferences
What Myers-Briggs is
- Personality theory based on work of Carl Jung
- Developed by mother-daughter team of Katahrine Briggs and Isabel Myers
- Based on in-born preferences
- Fundamental to the way we get energized, take in the world, make decisions, and organize our lives
- No style/function is better than another
Myers-Briggs is not
- Normative
- About skills, intelligence, character, drive, gender, etc
- Without critics
- Explanation for all behavior
Extraversion Qualities
focus and energy
- Active
- Outward
- Sociable
- Learn by doing/discussing
- Work ideas by talking them out
- Broad interests
Introversion Qualities
focus and energy
- Reflective
- Inward focus
- Need privacy at times
- Learn best by reflecting
- Prefer writing
- Focus in depth on interests
Sensing Qualities
information processing
- Reality-based
- Factual
- Discrete data
- Step-by-step
- Present-oriented
- Build carefully
- Trust experience
Intuition Qualities
information processing
- Possibility-based
- Patterns and relationships
- Big picture
- Future-oriented
- Quick with hunches
- Trust inspiration
Thinking Qualities
decision making
- Analytical
- Cause/effect
- Logical
- Objective standards
- Reasonable
- Can be seen as tough-minded
- Fairness in treatment applied objectively to all
Feeling Qualities
decision making
- Empathetic
- Guided by personal values
- Look for impact on people
- Seek to generate harmony
- Compassionate
- Can be tender-hearted
- Find fairness in decisions that respect people’s individuality
Judging Qualities
orientation/dealing with outside world
- Scheduled
- Organized
- Systematic
- Methodical
- Short/long term planning
- Love to decide
- Closure
Perceiving Qualities
decision making
- Flexible
- Spontaneous
- Casual
- Open-ended
- Adaptable
- Loves keeping options open
- Energized by last minute decisions
Isabel Myers-Briggs Quote
“It is up to each person to recognize his/her true preferences”
(quote on the results of the Myers-Briggs test)
Coercive/Directive Leadership Style
- Demands immediate compliance is the operating style
- Drive to achieve, initiative, self-control are underlying competencies
- Crisis, kick-start to a turnaround, problem employees is when it works best
- Negative impact on climate
Authoritative/Visionary Leadership Style
- Mobilizes people toward a vision is operating style
- Self confidence, empathy, change catalyst are underlying competencies
- Changes require a new vision, clear direction needed is when it works best
- Most strongly positive is overall impact on climate
Affiliative Leadership Style
- Creates harmony and build emotional bonds is operating style
- Empathy, building relationships, communication are underlying competencies
- Healing rifts in a team or motivating people in stressful times is when it works best
- Positive impact on climate
Democratic Leadership Style
- Forges consensus through participation is operating style
- Collaboration, team leadership, and communication are underlying competencies
- Build buy-in/consensus and getting input from valuable employees are when it works best
- Positive impact on climate
Pacesetting Leadership Style
- Set high standard for performance is operating style
- Conscientious, drive to achieve, and initiative are underlying competencies
- Get quick results from a motivated and competent team is when it works best
- Negative impact on climate
Coaching Leadership Style
- Develops people for the future is operating style
- Developing others, empathy, and self-awareness are underlying competencies
- Help improve performance or develop long-term strengths is when it works best
- Positive impact on climate
Asshole Leadership Style
- Control, credit, reputation, admiration, and power are what they desire
- Employees slow down, purposely make errors, hide from boss, don’t put in max effort, took time off when not sick, and took longer breaks
Top Qualities People Look for in a Leader
- Honest (84%)
- Inspiring (66%)
- Competent (66%)
- Forward-looking (62%)
Alternate First Law of Leadership
“If you don’t believe the messenger, you won’t believe the message”
“Credibility is the currency of leadership”
