The more we understand that people have preferred different ways of working, planning, organising and communicating, the easier it is to think about how we motivate and organise our teams, lead successful projects or be a decent team member ourselves.

There are many personality profiles available to us; in this session we will be utilising MBTI The Myers & Briggs Foundation - MBTI® Basics (myersbriggs.org) to look at how different personality types and the preferences they have.

Understanding our team enables us to motivate and plan more effectively, creating a positive working space for all to thrive.

We also have a sister session which looks at how we communicate and how people prefer to be communicated with see: 'Creating positive working relationships - Communication styles'. There is also more about team styles and leadership methods in our 'Preparing for Leadership - Building teams and producing results' session.

We have looked at how colleagues prefer to be communicated with and how they prefer to work (see sessions - Creating positive working relationships - Communication styles and Why does that person prefer to work that way – Leadership and Teamwork)

But do we need to think about how we lead? Is there one way of leading more appropriate to our circumstances than another?

In this session we will look at situational leadership examples of where we can lead according to the situation. But also we will question whether we actually do change our leadership model, or do we default back to one method because it has worked for us in the past? We will examine the implications of each model, what it means for us as a leader or us as a team member.

By reflecting upon how we or others lead, we can question whether or how each method produces results.

A timely reflective and planning session for those moving into new roles or roles with more leadership requirements. It is best suited to those in later stages of their PhD or with employment experience to reflect upon.

Are you nervous about applying for grants, or worried that your skills won’t shine through in a covering letter?