Restorative
You love to solve problems. Whereas some are dismayed when they
encounter yet another breakdown, you can be energized by it. You enjoy the
challenge of analyzing the symptoms, identifying what is wrong, and finding the
solution. You may prefer practical problems or conceptual ones or personal
ones. You may seek out specific kinds of problems that you have met many times
before and that you are confident you can fix. Or you may feel the greatest push
when faced with complex and unfamiliar problems. Your exact preferences are
determined by your other themes and experiences. But what is certain is that you
enjoy bringing things back to life. It is a wonderful feeling to identify the
undermining factor(s), eradicate them, and restore something to its true
glory.
Intuitively, you know that without your intervention, this
thing—this machine, this technique, this person, this company—might have ceased
to function. You fixed it, resuscitated it, rekindled its vitality. Phrasing it
the way you might, you saved it.
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Harmony
You look for areas of agreement. In your view there is little to
be gained from conflict and friction, so you seek to hold them to a minimum.
When you know that the people around you hold differing views, you try to find
the common ground. You try to steer them away from confrontation and toward
harmony. In fact, harmony is one of your guiding values. You can’t quite believe
how much time is wasted by people trying to impose their views on others.
Wouldn’t we all be more productive if we kept our opinions in check and instead
looked for consensus and support? You believe we would, and you live by that
belief. When others are sounding off about their goals, their claims, and
their fervently held opinions, you hold your peace. When others strike out in a
direction, you will willingly, in the service of harmony, modify your own
objectives to merge with theirs (as long as their basic values do not clash with
yours). When others start to argue about their pet theory or concept, you steer
clear of the debate, preferring to talk about practical, down-to-earth matters
on which you can all agree. In your view we are all in the same boat, and we
need this boat to get where we are going. It is a good boat. There is no
need to rock it just to show that you can.
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Individualization
Your Individualization theme leads you to be intrigued by the
unique qualities of each person. You are impatient with generalizations or
“types”because you don’t want to obscure what is special and distinct about each
person. Instead, you focus on the differences between individuals. You
instinctively observe each person’s style, each person’s motivation, how each
thinks, and how each builds relationships. You hear the one-of-a-kind stories
in each person’s life. This theme explains why you pick your friends just the
right birthday gift, why you know that one person prefers praise in public and
another detests it, and why you tailor your teaching style to accommodate
one person’s need to be shown and another’s desire to “figure it out as I go.”
Because you are such a keen observer of other people’s strengths, you can draw
out the best in each person. This Individualization theme also helps you build
productive teams. While some search around for the perfect team“structure” or
“process,” you know instinctively that the secret to great teams is casting by
individual strengths so that everyone can do a lot of what they do well.
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Analytical
Your Analytical theme challenges other people:“Prove it. Show
me why what you are claiming is true.” In the face of this kind of
questioning some will find that their brilliant theories wither and die. For
you, this is precisely the point. You do not necessarily want to destroy other
people’s ideas, but you do insist that their theories be sound. You see
yourself as objective and dispassionate. You like data because they are value
free. They have no agenda. Armed with these data, you search for patterns
and connections. You want to understand how certain patterns affect one
another. How do they combine? What is their outcome? Does this outcome fit with
the theory being offered or the situation being confronted? These are your
questions. You peel the layers back until, gradually, the root cause or causes
are revealed. Others see you as logical and rigorous. Over time they will
come to you in order to expose someone’s “wishful thinking”or “clumsy thinking”
to your refining mind. It is hoped that your analysis is never delivered too
harshly. Otherwise, others may avoid you when that “wishful thinking” is their
own.
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Deliberative
You are careful. You are vigilant. You are a private person. You
know that the world is an unpredictable place. Everything may seem in order,
but beneath the surface you sense the many risks. Rather than denying these
risks, you draw each one out into the open. Then each risk can be identified,
assessed, and ultimately reduced. Thus, you are a fairly serious person who
approaches life with a certain reserve.
For example, you like to plan ahead so as to anticipate what might go
wrong. You select your friends cautiously and keep your own
counsel when the conversation turns to personal matters.
You are careful not to give too much praise and recognition, lest it be
misconstrued.If some people don’t like you because you are not as effusive
as others, then so be it. For you, life is not a popularity contest. Life is
something of a minefield. Others can run through it recklessly if they
so choose, but you take a different approach. You identify the
dangers, weigh their relative impact, and then place your feet deliberately.
You walk with care.
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