Here is a reason why you must know yourself, your personality type, and your leadership style. You must know these things because if you don\u2019t, you are likely very inefficient and will never reach your full potential. How\u2019s that for a reason? Let me say it again, if you don\u2019t, \u00a0you will NEVER REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL.<\/p>\n

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Are You Caught in a Personality Trap?<\/h3>\n

Why is that? Well, simply put, you will be living your life with one leg caught in the trap that has been set for you. Do you remember the traps that I described in the FREE Animal Leadership Implementation Guide I sent you when you took the Animal Leadership personality test? (If not, take your free test here \u00a0www.animalleadership.com and get your guide too.) Well, each one of the four personalities, the Bear, Wolf, Eagle, and Horse, have a trap set for them. Let\u2019s use a real life example of the Bear\u2019s trap.<\/p>\n

Recently I have been working with a leader who is a Bear personality. Being a Bear he is self-assured, quick to take control of the direction of the group, and gets frustrated when people don\u2019t follow his direction. This last part is the Bear\u2019s trap.<\/em><\/p>\n

Different Personalities, Different Traps<\/h3>\n

Each personality has it\u2019s trap. As a Wolf personality I have my strengths, but my trap is lack of organization and follow through. I know this and I work at it. The Bear\u2019s trap is getting frustrated when people don\u2019t want to follow their leadership or when challenged.<\/p>\n

So, in the case of the leader I have been working with, he is very frustrated that some of the people he leads (and he is an accomplished leader), have different personalities and leadership styles. It is actually past the point of frustrating him, and is undercutting his ability to be the leader he could be.<\/p>\n

You see, you cannot be a highly effective leader by pushing others to be like you. But rather, you must look to foster the strengths in others\u00a0in order to grow your own strengths.<\/p>\n

The good news is that such leadership strategies can be learned. If learned, they will not only help you as a leader, but in sales, in making friends, even in being a parent. So I encourage you to think about your leadership style and personality type and see where you can improve. If you haven\u2019t already, go to www.AnimalLeadership.com<\/a> and take the personality test and review the FREE implementation guide. Then let me know what you learned and how you will aim to become a leader who helps bring out the best in others.<\/p>\n

Keep leading,
\nRad<\/p>\n

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