LSI STYLE

LSI style profile



LSI style profile

Introduction

The Life Styles Inventory (LSI) is a self-assessment diagnostic instrument that measures 12 key thinking patterns, or "styles". The LSI promotes performance change and improvement by increasing personal understanding of one's thinking and behavior (Schmeck, 2001).

Primary and Backup Thinking Style

According to my LSI profile shows my primary style is achievement. My backup thinking style is dependent. My backup style was closely followed by avoidance.

Limiting Style

My limiting style appears to be is twofold. Dependent and avoidance. I chose Self-Actualizing out of Constructive Styles; I scored the highest out of that category.

Interpretation of the style

I am choosing this style because I believe this is an area in my life that I would like to focus on. I would like to challenge myself to become more self-actualizing which I will have a strong interest in working to become everything. Avoidance and dependent evidently are the areas that are causing me not to excel. I can recall during my earlier career life not being so dependent or avoiding issues as I am now. I now tend to set, or the current management sets overly high goals. This is possibly due to the very competitive unstable work environment and lack of company resources (additional people) I am currently in. I tend to react rather than initiate, and end up being very unsupportive of myself. Therefore, the Dependent style would be my area needing the most improvement.

Impact on Management Style

I agree that personal styles impact a person's style of management, whether it is personal management or organizational management. A person, that has an achievement style typically will attain self-set goals, shares in responsibility and believes that their individual effort does make the difference to you, others, groups and eventually to the organization. A dependent style of management tends to be in the passive/defensive style. As having a moderate achievement style, I find my self-management qualities to be as follows: (Note that I use self management as opposed to Manager. Reason being I do not hold a management position at this time).

1. Planning: When planning an activity, I tend to focus on achieving a standard of excellence. I am committed to making things better either for myself or may organization. I feel I have adopted the idea that my effort makes little difference in the outcome of things in my current work environment.

2. Organizing: When organizing my work assignments and tasks, ...