Business in Glasgow

Leadership with hope is central as we motivate & inspire both ourselves & our teams through the challenges of recession. Are we adaptable, are we prepared to think out the box and look at new ways of approaching situations?

Our BiG Networking lunch in October will help unpack this. You will have the opportunity to participate in a practical exercise and complete your own Leadership Personality Profiling Questionaire, taking about 5 minutes. We will then look at the 4 key leadership styles identified in the questionaire, relating them both to ourselves and people we manage bringing fresh wisdom & insight.

This event will be fun and relaxing and you will also have a chance to network over a cold buffet lunch with the usual seating format at tables.

Remember if you lead yourself you are already a leader! If we want our leadership to last, we must pay attention to 4 crucial elements: “character, perspective, courage and favour” (John C Maxwell).

We do look forward to hearing from you and do hope you can join us on Tuesday 5th October 2010, please note booking is essential for catering purposes.

Event Report (by Jack Quinn)

Gayle Cattanach brought to our October meeting an encouraging and stimulating talk that as always with her warm smile and big heart brought reassurance to those who participated. Personality profiling is not new but there was something fresh about the practical tool Gayle gave us at our lunchtime meeting. It was simple to do, didn’t take long to complete and was surprisingly accurate when we started to make comparisons amongst ourselves.

What I particularly liked was the affirmation that there was no wrong answer (what does that say about me??). Similarly there was a time element to this profiling exercise in that doing it once does not mean we are locked into the particular profile that emerged. Gayle reminded us that at different stages in our lives a different emphasis in our personality may develop.

Gayle’s talk was so practical that it needed to be engaged with at the time to get the best benefit from it. Although I have attached the link to her presentation you may want to participate in the profiling exercise itself. Gayle has agreed to offer this to anyone who feels this could be of help to them or a group within their work place. This is in line with our desire as BiG Trustees to bring practical help and support to all who work in the workplace whenever or wherever we can. A number of people who could not be present have asked for further input from Gayle. If you would like to participate then please do get in touch by emailing Gayle at gayle@businessinglasgow.net.

Leadership Personality Profiling