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Disc Leadership Optimal Leadership Role Research Proposal

Generally active and decisive, these personality types -- like myself -- perform best with a fair amount of independence and self-management (Geier 1999; Politis 2001). Such behaviors tend to be more prominently displayed by effective analytical problem solvers (Van Eeden et al. 2008). This reinforces the idea of my becoming a chief operations officer, or other management/leadership position responsible for observing and influencing the minutiae of day-to-day organization and operation. My analytical problem solving skills, combined with my dominance and decisiveness -- which is also marked by a quick adaptability when the situation and/or information changes -- will result in active adjustment geared towards the constant improvement of the bottom line -- and what corporation would not benefit from such careful attention? Personality is not, of course, the only factor to be considered when choosing -- or achieving -- a certain position or level of responsibility. I believe that my knowledge and skills,...

The opportunity to fully employ my skills and my personality in a position that not only benefits from but requires the result-oriented decisiveness would, I believe, reveal the validity of my aspirations and ambitions.
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Bosse-Smith, L. (2005). "More than motivation." T+D, 59(10), pp. 22-3.

Geier, J. (1999). "Job perception inventory." Geier Learning. Accessed 30 July 2009. http://www.geierlearning.com/pdf/samples/JobPerceptionInventoryReport.pdf

Politis, J. (2001). "The relationship of various leadership styles to knowledge management." Leadership and organization development journal, 22(7), pp. 354-64.

Van Eeden, R.; Cilliers, F. & van Deventer, V. (2008). "Leadership styles and associated personality traits: Support for the conceptualisation of transactional and transformational leadership." South African journal of psychology, 38(2), pp. 253-67.

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Bosse-Smith, L. (2005). "More than motivation." T+D, 59(10), pp. 22-3.

Geier, J. (1999). "Job perception inventory." Geier Learning. Accessed 30 July 2009. http://www.geierlearning.com/pdf/samples/JobPerceptionInventoryReport.pdf

Politis, J. (2001). "The relationship of various leadership styles to knowledge management." Leadership and organization development journal, 22(7), pp. 354-64.

Van Eeden, R.; Cilliers, F. & van Deventer, V. (2008). "Leadership styles and associated personality traits: Support for the conceptualisation of transactional and transformational leadership." South African journal of psychology, 38(2), pp. 253-67.
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