QualityWise Article Index

1. Heads-Up Leadership: How to use four behavior styles to work effectively with others
Knowing one's own behavior style and the styles of others strengthens our leadership.... Full Story

2. Four Behavior Styles
The four parts of our brain provide a functional metaphor to describe four behavior styles: Warrior, Peacemaker, Logical, Creative.... Full Story

3. What Are Your Behavior Styles?
Learn your behavior styles by using this questionnaire.... Full Story

4. Leading Teams
Team effectiveness depends on balancing Peacemaker and Warrior behaviors, as well as Logical and Creative thinking.... Full Story

5. Making Decisions
Consult each of the four behavior styles to generate choices when faced with decisions.... Full Story

6. Managing Conflict
Opposing points of view are part of the workplace. A collaborative conflict-management approach integrates Warrior and Peacemaker behaviors, and promotes exploring disagreements.... Full Story

7. Communicating, Motivating, Advertising
Understanding and using the four behavior styles can enhance communicating, motivating and advertising.... Full Story

8. Training Employees
Effective training appeals to all four behavior styles exhibited by students.... Full Story

9. Not Just Another Fad
When leaders fail it is usually due to lack of people skills, not technical skills.
The practice of "Head-Up Leadership" is not a panacea, but a technique in our leadership tool chest for strengthening our people skills and decision-making.
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