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Having said this, however, there's one leadership style that is appropriate in very many corporate situations – that of Transformational Leadership. A leader using this style:
• Has integrity.
• Sets clear goals.
• Clearly communicates a vision.
• Sets a good example.
• Expects the best from the team.
• Encourages.
• Supports.
• Recognizes good work and people.
• Provides stimulating work.
• Helps people see beyond their self-interests and focus more on team interests and needs.
• Inspires.
In short, transformational leaders are exceptionally motivating, and they're trusted. When your team trusts you, and is really "fired up" by the way you lead, you can achieve great things!

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ORIGINAL: Lockit

ROFL... you are so brilliant! You know me so well.

You have a good day now!

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ORIGINAL: BonesFromAsh

Just want to post this before my mind gets too discombobulated with everything else going on....


Icarys,

I love the dog analogy. I have cats that are very similar, 2 were abused and took time to learn trust and how to accept human love and 1 who is just a lover who has had no issues with humans therefore no reason to question their motives. She just needed a bit of “direction” ;-)

Funny you posted a definition for the word aggression. I had considered doing so in my op but decided to leave it up to others to offer their versions.
I found it interesting you should mention aggressiveness in a business sense. I was look at this link prior to posting that discusses leadership styles which colors my view of dominance… http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_84.htm

One of the styles mentioned is Transformational Leadership, which I’d like to offer an example of from the aforementioned article.

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Having said this, however, there's one leadership style that is appropriate in very many corporate situations – that of Transformational Leadership. A leader using this style:
• Has integrity.
• Sets clear goals.
• Clearly communicates a vision.
• Sets a good example.
• Expects the best from the team.
• Encourages.
• Supports.
• Recognizes good work and people.
• Provides stimulating work.
• Helps people see beyond their self-interests and focus more on team interests and needs.
• Inspires.
In short, transformational leaders are exceptionally motivating, and they're trusted. When your team trusts you, and is really "fired up" by the way you lead, you can achieve great things!

With that in mind, do you see aggression as a positive or negative trait in a D-type? Do you see a difference between aggressive behavior and assertive actions and attitude?

Yeah, it's a bit off my original topic but I feel it still ties into the idea of styles, be they d-type or s-type.

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ORIGINAL: Twoshoes

Why is literally half this thread about ICarys?

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ORIGINAL: Icarys

I see it as a positive.
Aggression for me is just a higher degree of assertiveness.
People put negative connotations on the word because of personal experiences I suppose but an aggressive person can be all of those things you've listed as well.

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Most times we picture highly aggressive people beating up others to get what they want and that's not to say it doesn't happen, yet it's not the case for all of us.

Some people will see bad no matter what because of past influences. Meaning they'll tie aggressive behavior in with physical violence or bullying in some way emotionally. Doing whatever it takes to get what you want which could include going against a code of conduct..or hell maybe they don't even have a code of conduct.

Just isn't the case

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P.S. Don't buy into the word inspiration when applying to human beings but that's another discussion.

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ORIGINAL: Tantriqu

Yeah . . . no . . .
When I read a profile that yells 'You'll have to make me submit/take me down/out-dominate me', I yawn at the smell of a 'do me dom', smart-ass masochist or twitchy switchy in my delicate nostrils -- until I click on 'Next'!

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ORIGINAL: DesFIP

You seem to be saying that either people are doormats or they're aggressive.

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Submission comes in many different styles, this much I’m aware of. I’d like to address one in particular...

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True, which is why I held off with offering a definition in my original post. "Boldy assertive"....I got hung up on that. Do you see bold asseriveness as a positive trait in s-types or do you see it as a mainly d-type characteristic?

FYI...those questions are open to everyone...hint hint.

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I can see your point here, but I'm going to have to mull over it for a bit. I do know that the idea of going against my personal code of conduct to succeed with my goal doesn't sit too comfortably with me.

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I might just have to bring up that discussion.