Before i begin, allow me to say that whatever written in the paragraphs that follow are all based on my research in the internet from various sources for the sole purpose of sharing of information and is not in any way intended to promote or divulge any copyright materials...ok sounding so serious...suddenly thought about this topic so i decided to blog about it.
Behaviour and personality styles are related but they are somewhat different. Personality is everything about YOU. Your emotions, temperament, education, religion, up bring, genetic traits and so on. Behaviour is the outward expression of who you are. Unlike personality style, it can change depending on your environment such as home, social, school, or work. Behavioural style is not who you are but what you do with who you are. It can also be viewed as our personal 'comfort zone' or the style we adopt naturally when not under stress. Since behavioural style is unique to each individual, by identifying the right behavioural style combination, we will be able to know a person's strengths and weaknesses and thus, helps us to adapt ourselves to others.
Behaviour profiling is often used by employers to find out if a candidate is suitable for a certain position in the company and whether they are more likely to stay on the job. While other employers use this tool on their existing employees to find out how they can further maximise the potential of their staff. Also, by knowing and understanding each other's behaviour style, we are more likely to be able to have a better working environment as we will know how to adapt to their style and handle a person better.
According to some gurus in the human performance improvement industry, there are 4 distinctive behavioural types. Driver/Leader Style, Socializer/Promoter Style, Supporter/Amiable Style and Administrator/Thinker Style. Actually each of has all the 4 styles in us its just that there will be 1 or 2 prominent styles that denote our main behaviour. Ok i will not venture into the definition of each style....you can do some research on your own, its interesting, trust me. So recently i had taken a test to identify my behaviour profile. And can anyone guess what is mine??? Well mine is
Supporter & Administrator Style..with supporter being the more prominent behaviour...lets see whats the definition of these styles are and you tell me if its right about me...(time to find out how well ppl know me :P)
SupporterSupporter appears to be casual but conforming. Their preference is to maintain relationships and avoid confrontation. Their pace is slow and easy. They prefer an atmosphere that encourages close relationships, and achieve acceptance through conformity and loyalty.
Supporters want to be appreciated, seek attention, and try to avoid confrontation. They want you in turn to be pleasant because they are irritated by insensitivity and impatience. They measure their personal worth by their degree of compatibility with others, and the depth of their relationships.
Under pressure, an Amiable will submit or acquiesce.
To win over and work with Amiables, we need therefore to support their feelings, and
show how our ideas will support their personal circumstances.
AdministratorAdministrators appear somewhat formal and conservative. Their main priority is the job in hand, and the process to achieve it. Their pace is measured and systematic. They prefer an atmosphere that encourages careful preparation and achieve acceptance through being correct, logical and thorough.
Administrators want recognition as being correct, seek accuracy, and dislike embarrassment. They want you in turn to be precise in your dealings with them, because they are irritated by unpredictability and surprises. They measure their personal worth by their degree of precision, accuracy and activity.
Under pressure, an Administrator will withdraw into their own world, and avoid contact with the causes of stress.
To win over and work with an Administrator, we need therefore to support their thinking, and show how our ideas will support their personal credibility.
So how?? Any comments? Drop me some ok? And i strongly encourage y'all to go find whats your style. And once you know the differences in the 4 profiles, you can easily find out whats the styles of others so u can easily TEKAN them, HANTAM them hahah kidding guys...what i mean is, adapt to them ok? Ok till next blog, i will try not to blog too long essays at one time or you all will be sleeping on the pc....
er, and i said "Yes, thats me..." she said, "These are for you hope you like them." and i was like, okayyyy hmm something is really not right...there is a card with my name and company address attached too. The handwriting seems familiar.....wait, the perfume on the card smells familiar too......don't tell me....ohhhh nooooo this cant be trueee!! nah, this can't be from 'him', i thought.....i opened the card carefully, recognizing the unmistakable scent of Hugo Energise...i read the contents and by then (i almost fell on the chair actually but tried to maintain my posture ;)) i already started to tear....i really couldnt believe what i was looking at...the flowers, beautifully arranged in a heart shaped pattern, with baby's breath and green leaves all around it....the best thing was, the red roses were the miniature type which i've always wanted to have....
means alot...
