What's My Style?
Identify basic personality styles with
What’s My Style?, a quick and memorable learning instrument that’s
appropriate for everyone in your organization. By responding to a
simple 18-item inventory, participants will learn their preference
for one of four basic behavioral styles, how a preferred style
affects behavior, and how to capitalize on strengths/combat
weaknesses to create greater success in their lives.
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"What's My Style? is terrific! I use the
assessment for training in project management,
facilitation skills, and conflict management. It
takes a complex psychological model and makes it
actionable through a simple planning process."
Glen R. Whipple
LTI Consulting LLC |
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Learning Outcomes
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Pinpoint one of four style preferences: Direct, Spirited, Considerate, or Systematic
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Discover how style affects behavior
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Recognize the strengths and weaknesses
of each style
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Learn how to interact with different
styles
Theory
What’s My Style? and the other titles in the HRDQ Style Series™ are
based on the well-known research and personality theories of
psychologists Carl Jung, William Moulton Marston, and others. Most
research has identified two basic dimensions of style, which we
refer to as assertiveness and expressiveness. Assertiveness is the
effort a person makes to influence or control the thoughts or
actions of others. Expressiveness is the effort that a person makes
to control his or her emotions and feelings when relating to others.
How It Works
Participants respond to 18 pairs of adjectives, using a
pressure-sensitive. After scoring is complete, easy-to-read charts
allow respondents to quickly scan the strengths and trouble spots
that characterize their particular styles.
The Facilitator Guide provides PowerPoint® slides and instructions
for conducting a training workshop that includes an activity that
allows participants to practice using flexibility when working with
other styles. The final exercise, “Capitalizing on Your Style,”
offers a framework for positive personal action planning.
Uses for What’s My Style?
This instrument makes an effective stand-alone tool to develop
better self-awareness and communication. What’s My Style? also makes
an effective component in training programs for a wide variety of
topics, including:
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Team Building
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Leadership and Supervisory Skills
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Negotiating Skills
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Diversity
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Decision Making/Problem Solving Skills
How to Order What’s My Style?
Order one Facilitator Guide per trainer and one Participant Guide
per participant.
Facilitator Guide includes:
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Administrative guidelines
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Background information
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Workshop outline with step-by-step
instructions and activity
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Preparation checklist
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Optional activities to conduct using
StylePlay - 12 Group Card Games
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Alternative training designs
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Blank training outline
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Sample copy of re-formatted Participant
Guide
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CD-ROM containing Microsoft®
PowerPoint® presentation and reproducible masters (Certificate
of Achievement, Training Evaluation and overhead transparency
masters)
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Convenient binder format
Participant Guide includes:
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18-item assessment
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Instructions
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Pressure-sensitive Response Form
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Interpretive information
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Charts depicting style strengths and
trouble spots
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Action planning worksheet
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