MGMT591 Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Introduction
Twelve key of thinking patterns is related to a self-assessment diagnostic instrument that is called The Life Styles Inventory (LSI). This survey increases personal understanding of one’s behavior and thinking. Promoting performance change is used by LSI. Individuals learn exactly what area needs focus by answering the 240 inventory items. This is done without guesswork to the person who is taking the survey. A circular graph is plotted and then used to show the results of the individual. The results become a visual for one to review and how the individual thinks and behave. The profile created calls attention to the individual improvement as well as the strengths in different areas.
Personal Thinking Styles After profiling my lifestyle and receiving my results, I realized the results that were given were analyzing my behaviors not only in my personal life but in the workplace. I have become soft in my older years, and I feel that my thinking style has influenced my ability to be effective, and have areas of improvement. By taking this survey, the LSI has allowed me to honestly look back and say my behaviors affect me day-to-day. I have been able to identify that with the relationships with my friends have manipulated my person behavior and lifestyle over the years. I have also realized that my kindness has been mistaken for weakness. According to my LSI profile, the survey shows my primary style is avoidance and my backup thinking style is conventional and my limited style is power. The results caused me to do some research on my side to determine why I was given those results.
Avoidance is my primary style. One incidence is just this past week, majority of my duties were taken away from me and I have been doing the position for the past year. One of the co-workers was made the Point of Contact for the team and they have not been the department no more than a month. Then I was told