Being an effective people-manager requires a very specific set of skills and emotional capacities. But if you want to make a difference in people’s lives, being a great manager is one of the most direct, tangible, high-leverage ways to do it.

At Nash Consulting, we believe that understanding the four behavior styles is one of the most powerful tools available to managers. Why? Because in our 30 years of working with leaders, we've consistently seen that managers who understand behavior styles - both their own and their team members' - are simply more effective leaders.

Building trust and respect in the workplace is a layered, complicated, and nuanced process. A great starting point is teaching your team to recognize the differences in the way people show up and the qualities (and otherwise) each behavior style brings to the workplace.