Style
|
Strengths
|
Shortcoming
|
Direct
|
Stay focused, rarely go off on
tangents
|
May be tactless
|
(High Assertive/
Low Expressive)
|
On a team, gets the team moving
|
Communicate with them by being short and to the point
|
Spirited
|
Interesting conversations, and involve
the listener
|
May not handle criticism well
|
(High
Assertive/
High
Expressive)
|
On a team, infuses it with
positive energy
|
Communicate with them by lively and energetic
|
Considerate
|
Excellent listeners who want to
help
|
May not handle conflict well
|
(Low Assertive/
High
Expressive)
|
On a team, maintains team
harmony
|
Communicate with them by friendly and relaxed
|
Systematic
|
Information is accurate and
reliable
|
May be negative
|
(Low Assertive/
Low Expressive)
|
On a team, helps get things done
|
Communicate with them by factual and logical
|
Personality Style at Work via HRDQ Assessment
According to the Personality Style at Work book (on Amazon #ad) by Kate
Ward, the secret to working with everyone is knowing your own personality style
and adapting it to those around you for better communication and
cooperation. The book is full of ways to
identify the four styles (direct, spiritual, considerate, and systematic) of
others through conversation and observation.
Once you know their style and you can adapt your own to mimic theirs so
you are more simpatico. As with most assessments of this type, readers
are encouraged to always use a personality/style model to guide personal
behavior, not to try to change others.
Strengths and
Shortcomings of the 4 Styles (from pages 97 & 126 of book)
The book noted above features HRDQ’s
Personality Style Model (scroll down page link to see image of model),
which is similar concept to the DiSC
Behaviorial Style. A
paper-assessment of HRDQ is at the back of the book. To take a 15-minute, fee-based, on-line HRDQ
version visit http://www.personalitystyleatwork.com.
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