Lion

Lion - Leaders

  • Lions are leaders. 
  • They are usually the bosses at work…or at least they think they are!
  • They are decisive.
  • Lions are very confident and self-reliant. 
  • They love to seek new adventures and opportunities.
  • In a group setting, if no one else instantly takes charge, the Lion will.
  • Most entrepreneurs are strong Lions, or at least have a lot of Lions in them.

Personality Type Cross-reference

MBTI / Keirsey - Rational (NT - Intuition / Thinking)
Enneagram
Temperaments

Recognized by

  • Fast-moving approach
  • Quick grab for control
  • Self-confidence
  • Restless and overpowering style

Basic Disposition

Shapes Existing Environment by Overcoming Opposition
  • Fast-paced
  • Task-oriented
  • Results-oriented

Decision Making

Quick
  • Impulsive; makes quick decisions with Goal or result in mind
  • Needs very few facts to make a decision

Motivated by

  • Power / Position of Authority
  • To be First
  • Credit for Achievements

Desires

  • Have control!
  • Variety and new challenges
  • Opportunity for advancement

Greatest Needs

  • The lion needs to see results and wants direct answers
  • They need to solve problems

Greatest Fears

  • Loss of Control
  • Being Taken Advantage of
  • Close Scrutiny

Strengths

  • Decisive
  • Goal-oriented
  • Achievement driven
  • Gets results
  • Independent
  • Risk-taker
  • Takes charge
  • Takes initiative
  • Self-starter
  • Persistent
  • Efficient
  • Competitive
  • Enjoys challenges, variety and change
  • Driven to complete projects quickly and effectively

Weaknesses

  • ​Impatient
  • Blunt
  • Poor listener
  • Impulsive
  • Demanding
  • May view projects more important than people
  • Can be insensitive to the feelings of others
  • May “run over” others who are slower to act or speak
  • Fears inactivity, relaxation
  • Quickly bored by routine or mechanics

Get depressed when...

  • Life is out of control, and people won’t do things their way.

As leaders

  • They have a natural feeling for being in charge, a quick sense of what will work, and a sincere belief in their ability to achieve, but may overwhelm less aggressive people.

Work Valuablity

  • They can accomplish more than anyone else in a shorter period and are usually right but may stir up trouble.

In Pressure or Tense Situations

  • Takes command
  • Becomes autocratic, aggressive, and demanding

Recovery

  • Physical Activity

Time Management

  • Lions focus on NOW instead of the distant future.
  • They get much more done in less time than their peers.
  • They hate wasting time and like to get to the point.

Communication Style

  • Great at initiating communication
  • Not good at listening
  • One way communicator
  • Direct
  • Bottom line

Communicating with...

Wants You to Be:
  • efficient and to the point
Provide them With the following:
  • options
  • information on what it does and by when
  • freedom to act
  • immediate action
General Strategies:
  • be efficient and competent
  • support their goals and objectives
  • if you disagree – argue facts and not personal feelings
  • be precise
  • time disciplined
  • well organized
  • focus on the results or bottom-line
  • do not waste their time
  • let them make the decision

Like people

  • Who are supportive and submissive, see things their way, cooperate quickly, and let them take credit.

Dislike people

  • Those who are lazy and not interested in working constantly use their authority, get independent, and aren’t loyal.

Tend to marry

  • Peaceful melancholy who will quietly obey and not buck their authority but never accomplish enough to get excited over their projects.

Actions to improve

  • Add softness and become a great listener
  • Allowed others to make decisions
  • Delegated authority
  • Became more patient
  • Don't expect everyone else to produce as they do