Tony the shift for me over the last two years in using mindsets is not to
label my team as a particular mindset.  When peeling back the onion we
have individuals that are made up of all the mindsets.  What I am
practicing is framing my conversations to speak to each mindset when
presenting to the team and to the individual mindset.

I also recommend keeping a copy of the Mindsets Quick Reference Cards
printed out and handy.  I use this to literally help draft language in my
messaging to each mindset when writing to our entire team or presenting to
clients.  My intention around this is to allow each person receiving the
communication identify with the mindset that stands out to them.

On 5/13/15, 4:53 AM, "Tony Lillios" <tony@nivana.com> wrote:

>My natural leadership style is Green.  I think it started as a kid being
>the youngest in the family, the peace maker, the one who could look up
>and see all the others and the dynamics of what was happening and could
>operate from there.  Brian's description of when he "turned Green" in
>South America is connected to my story of my youth with family in Greece
>and Brazil.  We had family with a great variety of socio-economic
>status/success but we were all connected because we were family.  So as a
>leader, I am looking at the individuality of each team member and invite
>them to bring that into play as a strength to the overall team.  I also
>find in a Green minded environment that is open, communicative, and
>transparent, if a team member is going sideways, I can notice it pretty
>quickly before things get too shaken up.
>
>I would like to be a better Blue leader.  I find my wishy
>washiness/consensus-orientation/openness can be unnerving to Blue minded
>people and even have them loose confidence in me as a leader.  When we
>did our first cuts in 2001, the blue minded folks loved the assertiveness
>and clarity of the marching orders coming out of that.  Even a couple
>blue minded people who were let go commented that they had an increased
>respect in me and the company afterwards!  Knowing how to better set up a
>blue minded person for success in their specific roles would make me a
>stronger leader.
>
>-tony
>