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Larry’s Assesment Steadiness Style.

The Harmonizer (Si) You are predominantly a Steadiness Style. We break each main Style down into four Substyles.  Yours is the Si, which we like to call The Harmonizer.   The Harmonizer is MORE open and LESS indirect than most other Steadiness styles.  Below is a snapshot of The Harmonizer Substyle… as such, it’s a closer look at you! The primary goal that motivates you is the acceptance and approval you gain from helping others. You want to be a person who is wanted and needed by others.  You remember birthdays and anniversaries, and you sincerely appreciate thoughtfulness from others.  As a good listener, you function better as a sounding board for venting frustrations than as a problem solver.  Your interest is more in helping others to make do with the current situation than in suggesting change. YOUR TENDENCIES INCLUDE · Projecting a warm, caring attitude and preferring the same from others · Enjoying displays of affection and approval · Disliking aggression and conflict · Serving as a sounding board for people · Being turned off by confusion or complexity · Overdoing helpfulness, empathy, or sympathy · Becoming more expressive or emotional under pressure YOUR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES      With Tasks: Because you're so people-oriented, your growth opportunities are mostly with tasks.  You especially should work to strengthen your problem-solving and decision-making skills.  Those skills can help you better deal with complex, unwieldy tasks.      With People: You're so good at building relationships, there's little room for improvement here.  But you should monitor the balance between pleasing yourself and pleasing others.  That's because you sometimes spend so much energy with others that you can neglect your own needs. PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT POINTERS · Try to be more fast-paced when dealing with the Dominance and Interactive Styles and in situations where there's time pressure or other tension. · Take training in problem solving and decision-making, or find a mentor or coach who can help you. · Think about what personally satisfies you, independent of the pleasure you get from helping others.  Then try to meet those separate needs as well.

Amy Steadiness Style

The Go-Getter (Sd) You are predominantly a Steadiness Style. We break each main Style down into four Substyles.  Yours is the Sd, which we like to call  The Go-Getter.   The Go-Getter  is LESS open and LESS indirect than most other Steadiness styles.  Below is a snapshot of  The  Go-Getter Substyle… as such, it’s a closer look at you! The primary goal that motivates you is a desire for a steady flow of more accomplishments. Despite your somewhat indirect nature, you can be very direct in situations that are task-focused.  Your ability to think through a project makes you a good short-term planner; you can identify the roles, resources, and timelines needed to complete a project successfully.  Your search for results leads you to be highly self-reliant, rather than to depend on others to achieve the quality you want. YOUR TENDENCIES INCLUDE · Enjoying being industrious · Taking charge of tasks · Eagerly and competitively diving into your work · Breaking tasks down into parts and supervising closely those parts being done by others · Being less comfortable with complex or multiple tasks · Looking for concrete, short-term results, especially if they bring personal rewards or recognition · Becoming rigid and guarded when under pressure YOUR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES      With Tasks: You can benefit by understanding more of the big picture.  Make sure you are clear about a project before jumping in with your full energy.  Retain the support of people who'll be involved or affected by the work.      With People: While you like to do things yourself, you must learn to delegate more.  You have a tendency to spread yourself too thin, so limit your involvement in less critical tasks. PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT POINTERS · Make sure you understand the overall goal and context before you jump head first into a task. · Ask others to share their ideas on how to accomplish tasks and how to satisfy their expectations and yours. · When making or implementing decisions, check with at least three to five other knowledgeable people to see if there's a consensus.  If you don't find a pattern, widen the search.

Cynthia Interactive Style.

The Impresser (Ic)

You are predominantly an Interactive Style.

We break each main Style down into four Substyles. Yours is the Ic, which we like to call The Impresser. The

Impresser is LESS open and LESS direct than most other Interactive styles. Below is a snapshot of The Impresser

Substyle… as such, it’s a closer look at you!

The primary goal that motivates you is to win with flair.

However, you do not want to win at any cost or hurt others’ feelings. Taking shortcuts seems like cheating to you, so

you avoid such behaviors. You can become impatient with those who procrastinate about getting started. At times,

you can get so involved with getting a job done that you stretch the truth a bit.

YOUR TENDENCIES INCLUDE

Wanting to achieve results with flair

Seeing winning as an all-or-nothing proposition

Judging people by their ability to make things happen

Working harder when bigger risks or rewards are at stake

Preferring to share in work and goals with people

Being concerned about looking bad

Wanting to do things the “best” way

Becoming restless, short-tempered, and even lashing out when under pressure

YOUR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

With Tasks:

You tend to underestimate the time and effort required by you or others to accomplish tasks. So you

should pace yourself better and draw on outside resources. Be more selective about the tasks you take on

and don't hesitate to ask others to do their parts.

With People:

Your hard-driving approach means you tend to be impatient, especially when stressed or under the gun. If

you blow off steam, you may later regret what was said or done because of its impact on your image. So

learning to relax and to enjoy regular recreation is important for recharging your battery.

PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT POINTERS

Pace yourself better by adding one-third to one-half the time to original estimates of when tasks can be done.

Similarly, reduce by one-third to one-half the number of projects you take on.

Maintain your perspective by seeking to be less emotional and intense about non-critical situations.

Take a stress-management course and learn simple breathing exercises as a way to deal with pressure

Mike Cautious Style.

The Assessor (Ci)

You are predominantly a Cautious Style.

We break each main Style down into four Substyles. Yours is the Ci, which we call The Assessor. The Assessor is

LESS guarded and LESS indirect than most other Cautious styles. Below is a snapshot of The Assessor Substyle… as

such, it’s a closer look at you!

The primary goal that motivates you is accomplishing goals with excellence.

As a quick thinker, you can deal with many inputs simultaneously; however, you may be slow to take action. Your

nickname of “Assessor” is based on your evaluative approach to people and tasks. You tend to have strong opinions

about people and groups with whom you do not identify or agree.

YOUR TENDENCIES INCLUDE

Being tense with yourself and others when under pressure

Having a natural curiosity about people

Being concerned about what people think, feel, and expect

Having strong attachments to your personal interests

Underestimating the time required to complete tasks

Being intuitive and observant about situations and people

Associating your self-worth with your work

Being intrigued by concepts, ideas, and processes

YOUR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

With Tasks:

You're an idea person who can profit by being more attentive to details and timely follow-through. Your

curiosity sometimes leads to unpredictable digressions while you work. You can benefit by learning to

pace yourself. Taking time-outs during the workday may help allay your natural intensity.

With People:

Because you're intense by nature, you tend to be impatient with yourself and others, especially when

things aren't going well. Therefore, focus on remaining positive when dealing with situations and people

under pressure. If you can control your thoughts and emotions in such cases, you can then use your

creativity to discover workable solutions.

PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT POINTERS

Be attentive to what others expect. Deliver that first before digressing into other areas that are likely to be of

greater interest or curiosity to you.

Stay focused on key priorities. Do that by sorting tasks into "immediate," "shorter-range," and "long-term"

categories. Indicate those that you alone must do, those for which you share responsibility, and finally, those for

which others have primary responsibility and your involvement is limited.

Treat yourself to free time and recreation..