3 Powerful Tools to Transform Your Leadership Through Understanding Human Behavior

by Kim Fitkin - 7/6/2023

3 Powerful Tools to Transform Your Leadership Through Understanding Human Behavior

Leadership is about understanding people.

For that, you need the right tools.

Here are 3 resources to elevate your understanding of human behavior.

📘1. DISC assessments

🎉 Benefit: Improved communication, less conflict, and a diverse-thinking team.

DISC categorizes behavior into four personality types - Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Compliance

It explains why your team members do what they do. Knowing these dynamics helps you adjust your style and expectations to get the most out of people. —

📘2. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Jean Greaves and Travis Bradberry

🎉 Benefit: Better decision-making, handling stress better, conflict resolution, and team inspiration.

This book teaches self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.

The strategies offered in this book will raise your Emotional Intelligence and give actionable steps to improve your daily interactions. High EQ helps you understand emotions—yours and others—to make more empathetic decisions. —

📘3. The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene

🎉 Benefit: Improved grasp of power dynamics, increased self-awareness, and influence.

A deep exploration of human behavior and interactions diving into power dynamics, personal biases, and embracing change.

As a student of human nature, youll learn how to understand and influence group dynamics like conformity, envy, and rivalry. —

Remember, great leadership starts with understanding.

Equip yourself with these tools, learn about behavior, and watch your team thrive.


For funsies: In DISC terms I’m high dominance and high influence. I’m very low steadiness and compliance.

I’ll be chatting more about these three resources in more detail in the upcoming weeks.

#leadership #humanbehavior #DISC #emotionalintelligence #lawsofhumannature

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