Improving Personal Effectiveness with Versatility
SELF-AWARENESS OF BEHAVIOR IS THE FIRST STEP TO BETTER WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
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Employees experience problems at work that are due to lack of interpersonal skills, and overwhelmingly agree that SOCIAL STYLE helps improve working relationships.
Concepts Guide & Self-Perception Questionnaires AUDIENCE:
CONCEPTS GUIDE
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ASSESSMENTS AVAILABLE: Paper SOCIAL STYLE Questionnaire Paper Versatility Questionnaire
• 88% have seen communication breakdowns at work due to Style differences.
Improving Personal Effectiveness With Versatility™ [SOCIAL STYLE FUNDAMENTALS] The Four SOCIAL STYLE Positions
Your SOCIAL STYLE Profile
You are now ready to You will notice in the illustration complete the below that we SOCIAL STYLE Question measure Assertiveness naire that is on the horizontal axis included with this guide. with more ask-assertive Follow the behaviors to the left, instructions that are and more tell-assertive contained in the behaviors to the right. questionnaire. Once Responsiveness is measured you have completed on the vertical it, please return to page axis with more controlled 7 of this guide. behaviors at the top and more emoting behaviors at the bottom. By combining behaviora l characteristics from each of these two behaviora l dimensions, we arrive at the four SOCIAL STYLE positions: Driving, Expressive, Amiable, and Analytical.
SOCIAL STYLE MODEL
USE: Self-profiling for a convenient and inexpensive introduction to interpersonal effectiveness concepts.
CONTROLS The Analytical Style is a pattern of ask assertive and control responsive behaviors.
• 87% have seen conflict situations due to Style differences. • 80% said that SOCIAL STYLE training has helped them have more effective relationships with co-workers.
The Driving Style is a pattern of tell assertive and control responsive behaviors.
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ASKS TELLS The Amiable Style is a pattern of ask assertive and emote responsive behaviors.
The Expressive Style is a pattern of tell assertive and emote responsive behaviors.
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Versatility is a measure of a person’s Image, Presentation, Competence, and Feedback, the areas that contribute to a person’s interpersonal skills. Versatility is a significant component of overall success, comparable to intelligence, previous work experience, and personality. E L STYL SOCIA
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Using information from the questionnaires, participants can learn to identify SOCIAL STYLEs, and learn strategies for working more effectively with people of each Style. In addition, they can learn mechanisms for increasing their effectiveness by enhancing their Versatility with others.
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The SOCIAL STYLE Questionnaire assesses how individuals see themselves as communicating and interacting with others at work. The Versatility Questionnaire is independent of SOCIAL STYLE and assesses how individuals relate to others in ways that are important for working effectively with others, regardless of their SOCIAL STYLE.
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TRACOM’s Improving Personal Effectiveness with Versatility Concepts Guide and Questionnaires offer a quick and easy introduction to interpersonal effectiveness at work. They help build self-awareness of behavior and an understanding of the importance of improving workplace relationships to increase productivity.
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Paper SOCIAL STYLE & Versatility Questionnaires Online SOCIAL STYLE & Versatility Profile Report Special Note: The IPEV Concepts Guide is typically packaged with the Paper Self-Perception Questionnaires for SOCIAL STYLE and Versatility. However, it can be purchased individually or with an Online Self-Perception Profile as well.
BENEFITS • Introduces SOCIAL STYLE and Versatility concepts. • The only tool of its kind to measure both a person’s behavioral style and his or her Versatility.
Improving Personal Effectivess with Versatility™ Concepts Guide Contents
• Convenient and inexpensive. • Immediate results.
INTRODUCTION
• Choice of paper-based or online questionnaires.
• The SOCIAL STYLE MODEL™
• Perfect for front-line employees and first-time users.
• SOCIAL STYLE and Versatility Work
• Where Did Your Style Come From?
SOCIAL STYLE FUNDAMENTALS
• Can be built into existing training programs.
• Behavior vs. Personality
• Improves workplace relationships.
• Predicting Behaviors
• Increases communication skills with colleagues, bosses, direct reports, or within teams.
• The Say and Do Standard • Dimensions of Behavior • The Four SOCIAL STYLE Positions • Your SOCIAL STYLE Profile YOUR SOCIAL STYLE SELF-PERCEPTION PROFILE
ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS AVAILABLE
• Driving Style
Facilitating a Workshop – Using the SOCIAL STYLE IPEV Concepts Guide Admin Kit is a helpful resource for anyone using TRACOM’s SelfPerception Questionnaires. It provides everything necessary to enable someone to teach a Self-Perception session.
• Amiable Style
• Expressive Style • Analytical Style • Key Reminders IMPROVE YOUR EFFECTIVENESS WITH OTHERS
• Four Key Steps THE FOUR SOURCES OF VERSATILITY
• Image • Presentation
THE ADMIN KIT INCLUDES:
• Competence
Facilitator Guide • Improving Personal Effectiveness with Versatility Applications Guide and Concepts Guide • SOCIAL STYLE Questionnaire • Versatility Questionnaire • Resource CD with PowerPoint Presentation, Session Evaluation Handout, Participant Certificate Template and Supporting Research • Style Dial • Accepts/Rejects Guide Card • Skills Guide Card
• Feedback FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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