Maximizing and Modifying Your Personality Style
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This document describes different personality styles and provides tips for how each style can maximize their strengths and work effectively with others. It identifies four main personality types: Otter, Lion, Beaver, and Golden Retriever. It provides an overview of each type's best skills and strengths. It also lists potential weaknesses to watch out for. Finally, it gives communication tips for how each type can effectively interact with the other types, including dos and don'ts. The overall purpose is to help people with different personality styles understand and appreciate their differences to improve workplace collaboration.
Maximizing and Modifying Your Personality Style
- 2. Which statement would you find yourself thinking the most? 1. I sure wish this would be more organized. 2. They just need to relax; everything is fine. 3. This is not fun; I’m bored. 4. They need to make a decision…and NOW.
- 4. for Bringing Out the Plus in Your Personality Quick Tips
- 6. Face reality; life isn’t always a party Get a personal calendar & keep an updated schedule Make easy-to-follow schedules Learn to make lists Find someone who will hold you accountable Get to the point; in conversation, limit details Plan variety in each day Be on time; aim to be early Otter Quick Tips
- 7. Finish what you start or delegate so you can keep commitments Listen more; talk less Draw others out with questions Put things back in the same place every time Tone down your volume of speech and laughter Otter Quick Tips
- 8. Otter Interrupt nor add to others’ stories Laugh everything off Walk into a room talking Overcommit yourself to too many projects Do Not
- 10. Be first to apologize Lead, don’t push Develop a plan of encouraging others (verbally or written) Admit existence of own faults & weaknesses Issue a request instead of an order Greet people with a warm smile If it’s not your problem, stay out of it Lion Quick Tips
- 11. Let people offer opinions without cutting them off or putting them down Realize others may be right Listen to what people are saying to you, then allow your heart to open Allow others to be who they are Look for ways to validate the creativity of others Learn to compromise and cooperate with others Learn to relax so you won’t become a workaholic
- 12. lion Expect everyone to want to do it your way Assume you know everything Be so bossy that you intimidate others Expect everyone to produce as you do Assume everyone wants your advice Do Not
- 14. Speak up and enter the conversation Move into action with enthusiasm Be willing to take a risk Involve yourself in others’ lives Trust your own abilities Recognize your tendency toward laziness and realize how it affects others Model a winner’s attitude Finish three projects you have started and set dates for others Golden Retriever Quick Tips
- 15. Learn some phrases to encourage others Show you really heard and do care Develop a plan to keep heading toward growth Communicate your feelings so people will relate to you Love yourself for who you are Focus on your strengths instead of your weaknesses Remember it is only the first time you do something new that is frightening; next time will be easier Golden RetrieverQuick Tips
- 16. Let resentment build. It comes out as sarcasm in your “one-liner” humor. Procrastinate and expect others to do your work Always say “I don’t care” Be a wet blanket on others’ ideas Do Not Golden Retriever
- 18. Realize life may not be quite as bad as it seems at the moment Cheer up; smile more Realize that perfectionism can cause procrastination Ease up on your standards for yourself and others Be less sensitive Learn to meet others’ needs & appreciate their differences Beaver Quick Tips
- 19. Lower standards slightly to be more realistic Allow people room to be themselves Speak up more Believe in people Develop acceptance of others who aren’t perfect Express your feelings instead of closing down emotionally Communicate needs and talk things over rather than withdrawing Beaver Quick Tips
- 20. Beaver Allow your unforgiving spirit to alienate those who deeply care for you Take everything personally and get hurt Make everyone play 20 questions to get an answer Take life so seriously Expect everyone else to have lists and schedules Let your schedule keep you from seeing and meeting others’ needs Do Not
- 21. the Personalities in Your Workplace Piecing Together
- 22. • Making initial contact with people • Creating enthusiasm and excitement • Encouraging and uplifting others • Insuring that the group has fun • Motivates others to joins (look for those who need to be included) • Recruiter and a Creative Person • Brings energy and excitement Otter yellowPlace in the Puzzle Best At
- 23. Can come on too happy or cute Not considered serious or believable Considered flighty Encouragement and praise Listen through my emotions Otter yellow REALIZE THEY NEED FUN &ENTERTAINMENT Motivate Me Warning
- 24. • Leading people to action • Managing the plans and productivity • Giving quick and clear instructions • Making decisions quickly with confidence • Leadership (Take Charge) • Results • Good Decision Maker Lion red Place in the Puzzle Best At
- 25. May come on too overpowering, often intimidates less confident people Tell me how much I have done Respect my quick decisions REALIZE THEY NEED ACTION AND SOME CONTROL Lion red Motivate Me Warning
- 26. • Making sure the group is comfortable • Listening to others • Being sensitive to the need of others • Keeps everything steady • Makes others feel like they belong • Support person Golden Retriever greenPlace in the Puzzle Best At
- 27. May come across as too low-key or lazy Appears too unenthusiastic or uninvolved Recognize how calm I am and level headed Value who I am and what I bring to the group REALIZE THEY NEED REST &QUIET TIME Golden Retriever green Motivate Me Warning
- 28. • Planning and explaining the details • Keeping the financial records straight • Staying calm and functional amidst chaos • Critical thinker • Systems for accomplishing the task • Detail person blue Beaver Place in the Puzzle Best At
- 29. Might come across too intellectual and remote May make others feel less intelligent Can get lost in the details Invite me and welcome me into your group space Validate my contribution even though it may seem negative REALIZE THEY NEED ORDER &ENCOURAGEMENT blue Beaver Motivate Me Warning
- 30. Personalities at Work GOLDEN RETRIEVER Job Pluses Environ- Ment & Meetings Decisions Are Workspace Simulative Fast –Paced Congenial Spontaneous— Heart Casual, Usually Cluttered with piles & sticky notes The Start, The Challenge Friendly Casual Open Door Policy Consultative— Heart Casual Comfortable with items within reach The Involvement Relationships Efficient Effective Productive Decisive— Head No Frills Functional with items in the right places Accomplishing the task and winning Organized Functional Practical Calculated— Head Organized Leaves Workspace Neat The Process Developing Systems
- 31. Personalities at Work GOLDEN RETRIEVER Struggles with People Who Are Likes People Who Fears Too Serious Narrow- Minded Not Flexible Enjoy Life Love Possibilities Are Positive Being Bored Being Left-Out Being Unpopular Too Controlling Pushy Demanding Are Supportive Respect & Value Them Make Them Laugh Major Change Being Overwhelmed Put In the Spotlight Lazy/ Incompetent Not Productive Weak Perform Well Are Self- Assured Like Action Loss of Control Loss of Respect Being Wrong Disorganized Insincere Superficial Are Serious Are Dependable Include Them Making a Mistake Being Misunderstood Being Dismissed
- 32. Personalities at Work GOLDEN RETRIEVER Stressors When Stressed Rigid Situations and People Talks Loudly With Emotion Impulsive Actions and Talks A Lot Fast-Paced Disharmony Conflict Instability Avoids/Isolate s Veges-Out Becomes a Couch Potato Distractions from Problem TV/Books/Slee p Incompetent People Out of Control Situations Not Producing Enough Verbal Aggression Domineering Assertive Blunt Pushes Harder for Production Change Chaos Sloppy Work Irresponsibility Withdraws Disengages Goes Back to Facts & Data For Answers Indecisive: Analysis Paralysis
- 33. OTTER Inspirational Loud With stories A lot Direct Prefers verbal LION Authoritative Loud Logical One way Direct To the point BEAVER Communication Factual Delivered perfectly “Need to know” Indirect Prefers written Softer & precise Warm Soft & collected Two-way Indirect Prefers verbal Hesitant to open up GOLDEN RETRIEVER
- 34. Otter to Lion Get to the bottom line quickly Don’t start with stories & laughter Give facts Otter to Beaver Be sensitive to their schedule Keep to the point Watch for signs that they are done Otter to Golden Retriever Slow down Listen to them Ask their opinion Lion to Otter Be interested in their colorful stories Don’t roll your eyes Don’t try to always correct them Lion to Beaver Allow them to share their ideas Encourage & prompt them Appreciate their research and details Lion to Golden Retriever Be careful not to shut them out Don’t be impatient Value and ask for their opinion
- 35. Beaver to Otter Respond openly to their funny happenings Compliment them frequently Beaver to Lion Don’t drown them in details Cut to the essentials Be confident Beaver to Golden Retriever Watch for positives and mention them Offer them sincere praise Golden Retriever to Otter Enter into conversation Get excited about their ideas Smile Golden Retriever to Beaver Offer facts and back them up with documentation Value their time and schedule Golden Retriever to Lion Speed up your speech Get to the bottom line Show energy
- 36. GOLDEN RETRIEVER