CADDManager on July 31st, 2013
This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series Leadership Dispositions

I was asked recently about my leadership style.  Everyone has a leadership style.  It grows out of your disposition.  Your disposition is your habitual inclination or tendency to think in a specific way. It is the way you generally look at things.  You may be born with it or it may develop over many years.  […]

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CADDManager on August 1st, 2013
This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series Leadership Dispositions

Your leadership is driven by getting things done.  Results are what you are all about. Whether it is small or large tasks.  Your work or helping others.  What you think of first is getting done.  The project needs to stay on track and on time.  The effort must be completed.  The task at hand must […]

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CADDManager on August 5th, 2013
This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series Leadership Dispositions

Your Leadership style may be focused on improvement and improving everything.  You look for ways to make things better, to streamline processes and reduce process steps.  You are in tune with the best ways of getting things done and finding the little step that can be removed, reduced, refocused or realigned to make things faster. […]

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CADDManager on August 6th, 2013
This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series Leadership Dispositions

I found that I forgot to define this disposition well enough in the last post, so I figured I would come back to it again. Those that are disposed to be improvement oriented will display the following attributes: 1. Look to improve processes.  These leaders will be looking for ways to make a system better.  […]

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CADDManager on August 7th, 2013
This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Leadership Dispositions

I am changing the flow of these posts in mid stream – sorry.  I realized that I wanted to define the disposition prior to seeing how it plays out in your leadership style.  So with that in mind, here is the next one. Those that are disposed to a Structure oriented leadership will display the […]

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CADDManager on August 8th, 2013
This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series Leadership Dispositions

Structure driven leaders… Your Leadership is driven by specific defined processes and procedures.  Org charts are your friend. You look for order in the chaos.  You bristle at randomness.  Your heart rate goes up when things are done “on the fly”. Your Actions will tend toward written processes and documented work flow.  You create policy […]

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CADDManager on August 12th, 2013
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Leadership Dispositions

Coming to my final leadership disposition in this series (there are many more, but I limited it to these four), we now look at the mind frame of expansion. Those that look through the eyes of Expansion tend to have these traits: 1. Look at every challenge as an opportunity.  Not that others do not, […]

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CADDManager on August 13th, 2013
This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Leadership Dispositions

Comments on Expansion as a disposition… Your Leadership style is driven by moving farther and climbing higher.  It may mean moving farther into an existing area of expertise or venturing into new territory.  You push toward more.  You are frustrated when people appear skittish to make progress. Your Actions will tend toward taking a risk […]

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