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Joe Soap Style: Strategic Thinker

Personality I.D. Individual Report

Individual Report

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Individual Report
Joe Soap: Strategic Thinker
The natural personality profile for Joe Soap, is indicated by the solid line on the graph below. Note also the dotted line; it represents the Blended Profile that most nearly matches Joe Soap's graph. Seventeen Blended Profiles are used as the baseline for interpreting the combinations of four basic dimensions of personality. The information in this section is derived from the Strategic Thinker Blended Profile. Typically, the more closely the solid line graph matches this Blended Profile, the more accurately the information will describe Joe Soap's natural behavior style.

Strategic Thinkers typically excel by blending their strong drive to reach goals with a desire for precision, accuracy, and quality. As a result, they are well equipped to be in charge, especially in situations or projects where producing quality output is a priority.

Ideal Environment:
Strategic Thinkers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Analyze - Decide - Be in control Develop Strategy - Critique and improve - Create - Direct - Plan - Organize - Conceptualize

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Typical Areas of Strength


Strategic Thinkers are goal-oriented, precise, analytical, assertive, confident, and prepared. They tend to insist on high standards, have a good eye for detail, and will usually push to get things done right.

Typical Areas of Struggle


Strategic Thinkers may sometimes come across as rigid, cold, picky, pushy, dogmatic, or stubborn. In their desire to achieve results, they may become overly critical, judgmental, or insistent on doing things their way.

Strategic Thinkers at work:


Preferred Activities
Because Strategic Thinkers are highly task-oriented, they usually desire to control two key elements of any project: goals and quality.

Contributions to the Organization


A Strategic Thinker can contribute much to relationships and group productivity through opportunities to bring together a broad array of facts, events, and concepts in order to develop long-range plans and improve efficiency. You typically see the larger vision well ahead of others and are often considered a visionary.

Leadership Style
People with the Stategic Thinkers profile lead most effectively by incorporating visionary thinking and superior planning skills to initiate change while using their conscientious nature to keep quality high.

Task or People Orientation


Strategic Thinkers are primarily task-oriented and usually prefer to work alone in order to focus on a project, but are willing to work together with team members to accomplish team objectives and produce results.

Communication Style
Strategic Thinkers are usually gifted communicators who strongly believe that what they are saying is absolutely correct and represents the right direction to take.

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Strategic Thinkers and Issues


Stability/Flexibility Factors
Typically, Strategic Thinkers prefer a mixture of constant and variable responsibilities, as long as they can make consistent progress toward their goals.

Stress Factors
Strategic Thinkers tend to experience stress from disorganization, inability to get results, or being unable to control either the quality or direction of their environment.

Relationship Improvement Suggestions


Relationships may be improved by learning to appreciate the total effort required by others to reach the high expectations and goals to which Strategic Thinkers aspire. These people may find it necessary to be willing to compromise, if necessary, to gain the cooperation and participation of other team members.

Cooperation and Control Factors


People with the Strategic Thinker profile usually like to be in charge because they believe that they can see the larger vision, and typically will have a conceptual plan to make it happen.

Underlying Concerns
Strong de-motivators for Strategic Thinkers are losing control, not meeting goals, or seeing the solution to a problem without having the authority to implement it.

Strategic Thinkers and Finances


Financial Management
Strategic Thinkers prefer to handle the larger issues of finances, but are rarely able to find someone who can maintain their high standards of excellence and accuracy. Strategic Thinkers frequently take back the detailed financial duties rather than delegating to someone else.

Budget and Financial Issues


People with the Strategic Tinker style tend to enjoy budget or investment planning as long as they can be in charge of carrying out the plan.

Purchasing Tendencies
Strategic Thinkers know exactly what they want and will employ tremendous effort to find and purchase the desired object.

Generic Careers
Law/Politics; Management/Sales

Famous people similar to this profile


William Carey

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Suggestions for Managers


Strategic Thinkers like Joe Soap will be an asset for the manager who can place this person in a position to analyze, develop strategy, conceptualize the plan, and engage the Strategic Thinker to carry it out. Managers must be careful to not keep their Strategic Thinker in the same place for long since they lose momentum and energy when the environment is not challenging. Strategic Thinkers need plenty of variety and opportunitiy to create and also need recognition for their contributions to the organization.

Dimensions of Personality
This report is based on four dimensions of personality. Each dimension has a continuum of behaviors associated with it as shown below. 1. Adaptive 2. Reserved 3. Objective 4. Unconventional Mid-range Mid-range Mid-range Mid-range Directing Interacting Supportive Conscientious

Strengths and Struggles


The strengths and struggles in this section of the report relate to Joe Soap's Personality I.D.scores for the four individual dimensions. This information gives more depth to the report and helps you as a manager to focus on the unique style of this individual. There are many advantages of understanding a person's unique set of talents and motivations. Joe Soap will enjoy operating in some environments more than in others simply because they are a better fit for this person's natural style. A goal should be to align Joe Soap's work as much as possible with the personal profile strengths and minimize exposure in the areas in which people with this profile typically struggle. On the other hand, a manager can coach a team member to help improve weak areas. For example, a person who tends to be impatient and is not a naturally a good listener can improve relationships through a focused effort to improve these areas of struggle. Also keep in mind that strengths overdone become weaknesses. The lists of strengths and struggles that follow are typical for people who share a common profile score. Keep in mind that every individual is unique, so some of the items may not fit Joe Soap. The list should be objectively reviewed to help determine whether all of the descriptions apply.

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Dimension one: Adaptive - Directing

Pliable Conforming Passive

Assertive Decisive Controlling

Adaptive versus Directing. This dimension indicates a person's tendency to either follow another person's agenda or set a personal agenda. This person's score in this dimension was in the Directing range.

Directive Strength
takes charge, establishes direction seeks measurable results speaks directly to an issue responds to challenges and choices is bold and confident prefers variety and many ongoing projects sees strategic and future potential

Directive Struggle
can be demanding and pushy often is controlling without authority can demonstrate poor listening skills often overlooks others feelings neglects details and avoids routine tends to overcommit and forget promises underestimates work needed to achieve goals

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Dimension two: Reserved - Interacting

Modest Quiet Distant

Outgoing Convincing Excitable

Reserved versus Interacting. This dimension indicates a person's preference for either solitude and private time or extensive interaction with others. This person's score in this dimension was in the Reserved range.

Reserved Strength
task-oriented serious and modest realistic and practical has a dry sense of humor good at follow-through and responsibilities appreciates and focuses on fine points seeks closure and reconciles details

Reserved Struggle
may appear withdrawn and cold sometimes shy or unresponsive tends to be pessimistic and critical can be curt and abrupt may be quietly self-righteous or judgemental may appear secretive or skeptical de-energized by social contact

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Dimension three: Objective - Supportive

Questioning Impatient Critical

Harmonious Patient Lenient

Objective versus Supportive. This dimension indicates a person's natural motivation to be either cool and objective or warm and compassionate. This person's score in this dimension was in the Objective range. Objective Strength operates well in conflicts or disagreements tends to be objective and cool makes difficult judgements and decisions responds quickly without hesitation operates at a fast pace prefers and promotes change favors logic over emotion Objective Struggle may be combative or confrontational often is tactless or abrupt can be critical and jump to conclusions may be too impatient tends toward hyperactivity is prone to be restless and discontent tends to be bottom-line, results-oriented

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Dimension four: Unconventional - Conscientious

Instinctive Improvised Unorganized

Detailed Precise Perfectionist

Unconventional versus Conscientious. This dimension reflects a tendency to be either spontaneous and instinctive or to be prepared and structured. This person's score in this dimension was in the Consciencious range. Conscientious Strengths is organized and scheduled is attentive to details follows established procedures is systematic, prepared, and consistent analyzes thoughtfully before deciding conducts research to determine facts responds accurately and diplomatically Conscientious Struggle tends to be rigid and inflexible may be too picky is too reliant on rules may overprepare but lack confidence paralysis of analysis may prevent progress may focus on details and miss the goal may be too rigid or formal

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Conclusion
It can be very empowering for Joe Soap to know this unique personal design. It is also very enlightening for you as a manager to understand your team members' unique designs. Each person has been given certain natural personality strengths that can be used in work, ministry, key roles within the family and other relationships. As you begin to use the concept of the individual differences presented in this and other Personality I.D. Profile reports, you will see yourself and those around you in a new light. Your knowledge of these differences will equip you to maximize your team's efforts, help members interact effectively with others who have different styles and viewpoints, and appreciate the unique value each team member brings to your organization and to your life.

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