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Will stay connected when others:

  • Understand and identify that gap analysis is most important
  • Are being clear-cut, immediate, well-organized, and to the point
  • Have explored solutions and, then, are willing to move into action
  • Understand the big picture and have practical solutions
  • Can deal with the task at hand without letting their emotions or feelings affect their thinking
  • Are persons of authority and comfortable with being in control

Tends to disconnect when others:

  • Are not fully committed to the project or solution
  • Become emotional and waiver in their convictions
  • Are not willing to believe that they can make it happen
  • Are not willing to step out and take a chance even if the risk is high
  • Are moving the project along too slowly
  • Don’t respect the Director’s authority

What Directors like people to know about themselves:

  • They can be counted on in any emergency
  • They are persons of principles and ethics that are non-negotiable
  • If they say they are going to do a task, then you can be sure it will be done. Their word is their bond
  • They are fact paced, highly competitive, and certain of their actions

What Directors don’t recognize or like to admit in themselves:

  • They have a tendency to be very direct and may alarm those around them
  • They are restless and irritated when others aren’t willing to see things their way
  • They find it difficult to take the time to listen to the view point of others

Some things Directors want others to see in themselves:

  • Who I am: Born to lead
  • Purpose: Powerful, self-determination
  • Value to the organization: Drive, ability to focus, reality, strength
  • Under stress becomes: Challenging, Critical and Noncompliant
  • Worries about: Losing control, and seen as being too easy going
  • Would be more successful by: Being tolerant, people friendly, modest, and accepting that they don’t have all the answers

Things you rarely observe Directors doing:

  • Failing to take control when others around them are in a state of panic
  • Playing a game of golf without playing to win
  • Giving in when they know that they are right
  • Not contributing to the success of the project

How to be in touch with Directors:

  • Be proud of who you are. Be positive, strong, and unswerving
  • Don’t talk behind their back or betray their trust
  • Remember that they have an exposed and potentially defenseless side
  • When they are being assertive, don’t take it personally
  • If they become irritable and lose their temper, give them enough space to let it pass

Those who really understand Directors say:

  • “You always know where they stand on almost any topic. They aren’t afraid to stand up for what they believe, even though, it may not be popular with others.”
  • “They are very straight forward. They speak their mind and encourage others to do the same.”
  • “They are excellent leaders and delegators. Their employees always know what is expected of them and where they stand.”