Influence of ‘Executive Personality’ Style on Workplace

This article discusses the influence of executive personality style on the workplace and the effective advantages gained from that style. It also explores the traits of executive leadership and how they can impact employees' productivity.

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Topic: Influence of ‘Executive personality’ style on workplace and the effective
advantages are gained from that style.
Introduction
Executive leadership is the process to direct employees in an organisation and
encourage them for the legitimate work. I have found executive approach through Myers-
Briggs test. The result directs on the executive approach in me and I believe in executive
leadership process also. The work culture and employees' determination strengthen through
the process. The leadership provides proper guidance to employees and strategic planning
and fulfilling organisation goal and strategic planning is the main concern in that case (M.
Taylor, J. Cornelius & Colvin, 2014). The decision-making by the leader is the main aspect in
that case and the potential thinking ability along with the increased productivity is
encouraged by the leader.
Through the Myers-Briggs personality test, I have found Executive approach in me.
This is a guiding nature of the leadership approach that I have found in Myers-Briggs and that
align with the executive leadership also, which helps in the successful execution of
teammates’ performance. I have strong will-power and try to believe in me that I can do that,
however, the maintenance in the organisation in an excellent order, is not the best part of me,
and I have to learn the process.
Influence of Executive approach
In Myers-Briggs test, I have found executive approach in me and the leadership genre
I prefer is the executive leadership process. As both these are same, so I haven’t any problem
to direct the process in one way. There are some basic traits that Executive leadership have in
it and all these dynamic processes influence employees to provide their best work at the
workplace. Confidence is the first trait in that leadership process. This is a mental attitude to

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believing in yourself and trust over the work you did. The process is based on the abilities
that every individual has and the process of relying on. I have that confidence in me and I
have that potential guts to face challenges in any aspect and fight for the team's productivity.
The next trait is commitment and in case of every proper achievement, this factor acts
as the backbone. A leader has to determine to direct on a specific goal and objective and then
try to motivate their employees to achieve the position. The commitment of achieving the
target by beating every adverse situation is the proclaimed declaration in that trait and success
will be the ultimate goal (MacKie, 2014). I have that mentality also and I can achieve
whatever I commit. The similar mentality is being influenced by me towards my team and
they have the same mentality.
The next trait is the courage and passion for the work. There are some difficult
circumstances when courage is the only mental situation that provides forte to the person and
that maintenance of nerve is important for the leader (Peterson, Galvin & Lange, 2012). The
enthusiasm and engagement with the work are considered as passion. I want to be a leader
and to direct a team. I have that opportunity as well in an organisation, so the passion for the
work is there.
Empowerment of knowledge and provide extra training for the further requirement is
the next trait and that is one of the vital traits in this competitive business process (Colbert,
Barrick & Bradley, 2014). The nature of work is changing. Thus to get updated with the
process, support from the shared knowledge is important in that case.
The leader needs to trust their employees' effectively and attitudes. If the leader loses
trust over their employees, that must effect on the productivity and team performance (Bozer
& Sarros, 2012). The bonding is not there. There will be lots of miscommunication,

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confusion, problem and conspiracy. I have a fair idea that how to tackle those situations. But
the ideas need to be innovative and I am lacking in that case.
There was a personal situation that I have faced in my organisation when a particular
survey work was being rejected by every team as the place of a survey is dangerous. My
teammates could die by doing this project but we took that. This was a challenge for us. We
made a proper meeting and then divide the 12 people into 3 groups and I was in the leading
position. When we started our survey, the situation was not so bad, and at the initial time, we
had done 60% of our work. But as the days went, the situation becomes worse and even worst
in some moments. I had that believe and trust in my employees and I had to meet my
commitment, so we fought against those adverse situations. Some of our employees got sick,
some had wounded but we finished this in a legitimate manner. I had interacted with the
control room at every point of time and they knew about every situation and they provided
me with all the right to take any decision that suits the situation. My decision-making skill
was tested in the situation. I encouraged my teammates when they were tried to lose their
hope, I was there. I had that belief in achieving and I was optimistic enough to do the work
anyhow. The anticipation from our company was high and our success channelizes a new
dimension for our company. The productivity increases and effective results will achieve
through the process. We have a new business opportunity and organisation has selected me as
the leader in-charge for the particular sector.
I have these qualities of execution and these are qualities that effect on employees and
their productivity as well. Executive leadership provides positive energy and focus on the
customer satisfaction as well so the relationship is maintained in that case (House et al.,
2013). The work commitment and the decision making is perfect and that develop the
positioning of the employees and provide them with enough boost to encourage their
flexibility, creativity and initiative for the work.

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Conclusion
Therefore it can be concluded that Executive approach in me considers me as a person
who motivate others to achieve the goal. My executive leadership assist them to achieve their
goal by any means. There are lots of challenges and I had faced some of those and I realise
that I have the mentality of having such leadership quality and that reflected in my work and
leadership style. I have that confidence and constructive mannerism of work execution that
encourages my leadership style and consider me as the executive coach of the team, who
handles all the situations and motivated employees for the development of the work.

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