If you are a Director
- Less direct
- Stay private
- More detail/facts
ST
Defender
Thoughtful, detail-conscious, process-loving
Task/Private × Ask/Indirect
The one-line summary is draft copy pending review.
Your traits
- Deep and thoughtful
- Analytical
- Serious/purposeful
- Talented and creative
- Appreciate beauty
- Sensitive to others
- Self-sacrificing
- Idealistic
- Schedule oriented
- Love process
- Perfectionists
- Detail conscious
- Orderly and organized
- Like economical solutions
- Like graphs, charts, figures, lists
How others spot you
- Telephone
- Strictly business and brief
- Appearance
- Conservative, classic
- Office
- Organized, work-oriented; achievements on walls
- Written
- Detailed, precise
- Leisure
- Structured, by the rules
- Pace
- Deliberate
These are tendencies. People vary, and a single cue is not the whole picture.
How to work with a Defender
If you are a Motivator
- Less direct
- Less open
- More process
If you are a Defender
- Control process
- Let client decide
- Accept imperfection
If you are a Teammate
- Less personal
- Factual and detail oriented