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07Workplace HabitsAdvocates have pretty tall demands when it comes to a satisfying work environment. Not only do those with this personality type need to be able

to express their creativity and insight, they also need to know that what

they are doing has meaning.

Advocate Personality

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People with this personality type need to know that their work helps

people and promotes their own personal growth. Their work must be in

line with their values, principles, and beliefs all the way.

Oftentimes, the best way for Advocate personalities to achieve this is not

to have to answer to others’ rules at all. Instead, they should strive to be

their own boss, neither above nor below anyone else, just directly

interacting with the people and ideas that are important to them.

All that being said, Advocates are a clever and inspired group. With a few

of the right conditions, almost any position can be made to work for

them.

Advocate Subordinates

As subordinates, Advocates are likely to do poorly with strict rules, formal

structures, and routine tasks. People with the Advocate personality type

value cooperation and sensitivity. The more open-minded and personal

their manager’s style is, and the more they feel their personal input is

considered, the happier they’ll be. NEXT: Conclusion 

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Advocates act on their convictions, so when they do something, it’s

something that has meaning to them. If those actions come under

criticism, especially the unwarranted kind, their morale is likely to tank

spectacularly.

A manager’s values need to be in line with the Advocate’s for both sides

to work well together. Though usually idealistic, if their work environment

does not line up with their values, people with the Advocate personality

type can become angry and bitter. But if it’s a balance they can handle,

with a little encouragement every now and then, Advocates will work hard

and thrive. People with this personality type are more than capable of

handling tasks and workplace relationships.

Advocate Colleagues

As colleagues, Advocate personalities are likely to become quite popular.

They are likely to be seen as positive, eloquent, and capable friends.

Among their greatest strengths is the ability to identify others’ motives

and defuse con�icts and tension before anyone else even senses a

disturbance.

Advocates are likely to place more importance on working together over

e�ciency, encouraging hard work, and helping others when needed.

While this is usually a strength, there is a risk that others will take

advantage of Advocates’ desire to get things done. Coworkers may do this

– on purpose or without realizing it – by shifting their tasks onto their

more dedicated Advocate coworkers’ desks. 

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It should also be remembered that, at the end of the day, Advocates are

still Introverts, and this kind of popularity isn’t always welcome. They will

need to step back and act the lone wolf from time to time, pursuing their

own goals in their own ways. An unhealthy version of this tendency may

pop up if Advocates sense that their values are being compromised by a

more ethically relaxed colleague.

Advocate Managers

As managers, Advocates often dislike using their power. Individuals with

this personality type prefer to see those who work under them as equals.

They do this by focusing on coordinating tasks and supervising people,

leaving the facts and details to others. They work hard to encourage

others, not to crack the whip.

That’s not to say that people with the Advocate personality type have low

standards – far from it. The Advocates’ sense of equality means that they

expect their subordinates to be as competent, motivated, and reliable as

the Advocates themselves.

Advocate managers are sensitive, understanding, and fair, able to

appreciate individual styles and to make accurate judgments about

others’ motivations. However, if an employee’s actions or attitude

undermines an Advocate manager’s ethics or values, they will �nd little

comfort in these qualities.

People with this personality type have no tolerance for lapses in reliability

or morality. But, so long as no such lapse occurs, Advocates will work NEXT: Conclusion 

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tirelessly to ensure that their subordinates feel valued and happy.

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