Leadership & Personality Profiles LO1666

Ramu Iyer (iyerrm@cig.mot.com)
Fri, 16 Jun 1995 16:59:14 -0500

To create the context for this message, let me mention that I am
trying to use some guiding principles from learning organization
theory to improve my individual and team performance.

I have noticed that the learning organization paradigm suggests a
tight relationship between learning and leadership. In my experience,
I have noticed that individuals tend to vary since not everybody
belongs to the same personality profile. My profile is one of
cautiousness or compliance to standards, with the emphasis being on
working with existing circumstances to promote quality in products or
service. My "natural" or "preferred" tendencies include:

- attention to key directives and standards
- concentrating on key details
- using email as a tool for communication
- working under known controlled assumptions
- being diplomatic with people
- checking for accuracy
- critical thinking
- critical of performance
- complying with authority

Although I try to observe and learn from others who are dominant by
nature and can influence others (almost as a reflex action), I humbly
contend that I should be relying on my strengths and not on my
weaknesses by continuing to operate, within my comfort zone, by using
my "preferred" tendencies.

Put simply, my "preferred" tendencies sometimes tend to block the view
(among others) that I am an action-oriented, change agent. My goal is
to reframe this point of view as quickly as possible. I am looking
for advice that I can use to reinvent myself.

Thanks for any input.

-- 
--Ramu Iyer
Email: iyerrm@cig.mot.com