How to Adapt Your Leadership Style with Dustin Tysick

Are you a leader struggling to adapt your leadership style to your employees?

In this episode, leadership coach, Nils interviews Dustin Tysick, host of the B2B Revenue Leaders Podcast and VP of Revenue at Testimonial Hero, about the importance of coaching and adapting to different personalities and processing styles.

Dustin suggests using tools like the Myers-Briggs test to understand employees' personality types and adapt leadership styles accordingly.

Overall, Dustin stresses the importance of self-awareness and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of team members in order to build a successful and engaged team.

Tune in to learn how to create a productive and efficient work environment by giving employees ownership and aligning their work with their strengths.

Podcast highlights:

0:50 - Dustin’s background - Dustin shares a little bit about his podcast and the company he works for.

4:21 - Reading the room - How important is it to take a pause and read the room, especially in emotionally charged situations?

6:05 - Self-awareness - Dustin shares tips on how leaders can take a pause.

8:07 - Meetings and preparation - Dustin explains why it’s important to have a meeting agenda and how should you prepare for it.

15:29 - Understanding employee functioning - What strategies does Dustin use to understand how their employees function and operate in different environments?

17:28 - Assessments for self-awareness - What are the benefits of assessments like Myers-Briggs and StrengthsFinder in providing language to describe natural talents and acknowledging weaknesses?

24:29 - Guardrails and freedom - How leaders can provide structure and guardrails for their employees to operate creatively within, leading to engagement and ownership.

28:36 - Getting specific on employee goals - Dustin discusses the importance of asking specific questions about what employees like and don't like about their roles, and how this can help leaders understand where to invest in their growth.

Connect with Dustin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustintysick/

Learn more about B2B Revenue Leaders Podcast at https://www.testimonialhero.com/b2b-revenue-leaders-podcast

Learn more about Testimonial Hero at https://www.testimonialhero.com/

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