Welcome to our ongoing series where we explore how each Type shows up as a manager in your office. In the past two weeks, we have shown you what a Type 2 and a Type 3 manager is like.
This week, we turn to the naturally empathetic and creative Type 4s.
Type 4 Traits In A Managerial Nutshell
4s are natural empaths. Their sensitivity to the emotions of the environment they are in allows them to effectively use their words to inspire and motivate their team, especially when team spirit is at its lowest point.
As managers, their creativity is an asset to any organisation and can allow them to lead their team to their objectives where the situation may seem like it is all about to crumble. It is their commitment to diving in deep into the project and putting their whole energy and self into it that allows them to shine as they lead their teams out of the tunnel and into the light of arriving at the project’s objectives.
Becoming The Best Manager As A Type 4
In order for a Type 4 to upgrade their managerial skills, they would have to learn to:
Not let their heart dictate their productivity at work.
When the heart of the 4 is not in its right emotional state, it would cause them to withdraw from the work they need to complete, in order to process the hurts in their hearts. The 4 would then become unproductive which would then slow down their team’s momentum. 4s would need to learn to ‘cut off’ their emotions at that time to do what is required at work first in order for them to be better managers for their team members, and not let the team’s productivity bear the brunt of their hurts and their inner pain.
They would also become better at doing them when they come up with routines to help them self-regulate their emotions and to also develop a disciplined boundary to help them discern the appropriate time for them to express their emotions and when not to.
Be thankful for the team they have.
The 4’s sense of longing for the ‘missing’ may cause them to constantly compare the efforts of the team’s work to the often unrealistic expectations they have in their heads. This may then lead the 4 to be impossible to please. The growth for the 4 as a manager here is for them to be contented and be thankful for the team they have. This way, they can have the best team they want to have, if they are committed in nurturing and supporting the team to grow with them leading the way.
An Encouragement to our Type 4 Managers
You are good enough and you have beautiful gifts to share with your team as a manager. Knowing how you can use your sensitivity and emotional depth, in its most appropriate form, is what makes you unique and original. Being a manager does not mean you deny your emotions; but having the ability to focus on the work at hand despite the emotional storms in your heart, will allow you greater freedom to be yourself AND yet still contribute productively to your team and your company. Thank you for being you.
We hope this allows you a greater insight in what your Type 4 manager is like. Listen to what they have to say by being fully present as they speak and do not interrupt them as they are doing that. Thank them and appreciate them for the managers they are. This will go a long way in helping them feel seen and heard.
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