If you are a Director
- Don't impose view
- Give control
- Be receptive
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Director
Decisive, goal-driven, wants quick action
Task/Private × Tell/Direct
The one-line summary is draft copy pending review.
Your traits
- Dynamic/active
- Must correct wrongs
- Not easily discouraged
- Confident
- Strong need for change
- Quick to judge
- Usually right about tasks
- Want organization
- Want practical solutions
- Want quick action
- Decisive
- Insist on goals
- Thrive on opposition
- Less need to be liked
- Want options
How others spot you
- Telephone
- Short and to the point
- Appearance
- Functional, authoritative
- Office
- Functional, desk in power position
- Written
- Succinct, clear
- Leisure
- Competitive, aggressive
- Pace
- Fast
These are tendencies. People vary, and a single cue is not the whole picture.
How to work with a Director
If you are a Motivator
- Less personal
- More practical
- Give options
If you are a Defender
- Be more direct
- Stay private
- Not too much detail
If you are a Teammate
- Be more direct
- Be less personal
- Get to the point