Understanding Personality Styles for Effective Leadership With Catherine Stothart

In this episode of the Connected Leadership podcast, Catherine Stothart, a leadership coach, speaker and author of How to Get On with Anyone: shares insights with Andy Lopata on using personality styles to build stronger relationships. Catherine explains the difference between trait approach and type approach, stating that type is best used for self-development rather than assessment and selection. She also introduces the Interaction Styles Framework, which collapses the 16 personality types into four groups of communication styles based on emotions that drive behavior. The four interaction styles are: Mobilizers, Energizers, Navigators, and Synthesizers, and Catherine explains that people can flex between these styles depending on the situation. Catherine discusses her book, Motivation: The Ultimate Guide to Leading Your Team, which focuses on the four core psychological needs shared by all humans: belonging, competence, freedom, and self-actualisation. The episode highlights the importance of understanding different communication styles to manage conflicts and have successful interactions. Catherine notes that being aware of one's behavior and emotions is key to better understanding and managing communication and relationships.. Andy Lopata and Catherine also delve into how this knowledge on communication styles can help us influence other people, build power and charisma, and manage imposter syndrome. Catherine emphasises that influencing people is about matching impact to intention and understanding how to communicate with the other person based on their style.  She notes that charisma comes from making others feel good while also having moral underpinning and integrity. Understanding one's own style and realizing that others have different communication styles can boost confidence and help manage imposter syndrome.  This episode provides valuable insights on communication styles and their impact on relationships, highlighting the importance of understanding and adapting to different styles to build stronger connections and positive interactions. The episode also offers practical tips for managing life, work, and relationships to do more of what energises and fulfills us, emphasising the importance of self-awareness and understanding in building strong relationships and leading effectively. Connect with Andy Lopata Catherine Stothart