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This report is on the facade, most often, a temporary
response to environment or other pressures. People under the pressures
of a new management system or a new company, even new responsibility,
tend to revert to their INNER/BASIC profile for sometimes long periods
of time during the learning curve. If this OPEN/STRESS report is more
interesting for your use than the inner profile, you must be certain to
verify the stability of the individual's stress performance on a long
term, day to day basis, usually with references and extended interviews.
Hiring, promoting,
even transferring an individual based on a stress profile is very risky,
indeed. More than likely, the individual, over time, will evidence the
INNER/BASIC more often than this report. A strong stability factor,
accompanied by two or more years experience in the same position for
someone else may create a better match. Anyone can be trained to do
anything, given time and money, and it is always better to have had
someone else's money and time used to bring the individual up to your
level of need, than your own... The rules for reading this report (using
can be...) are the same as the first pages, keeping in mind that these
are more likely transient characteristics... Remember, read all portions
of this report carefully.
This profile represent
sellers, especially of themselves, outgoing, persuasive, and somewhat
stimulating. they can also be impatient and somewhat autonomous. They
tend to be dynamic and confident. If sustainable, these facades are
often in professions that involve people. Thus, these facades, once
'proven,' might make counselors, consultants, and a variety of sales
people. Power close to Extroversion, in a 'proven facade,' can enable
reasonable success in most sales and management positions. Handling
rejection is most often the weakness, unless the individual has mastered
the use of the controlling side of their style.
Individuals with this
public style, or facade, can have a sense of urgency in mild impatience.
They seem to delegate authority easily, because of the right hand
Extroversion, thus giving them time to pursue a variety of challenges.
Often competitive and almost always ambitious.
These facade profiles
can seem disorganized if not monitored properly. Relatively fast paced,
quick thinkers, highly communicative, always moving.
They may appear to
prefer to control their own program, but with people. Often appears as
empathetic and resourceful to solve problems as they occur with people.
A slightly more intense impatience factor (low Analysis), however, could
tend to cause a 'cut the cord' philosophy for those that they must deal
with who will not listen or follow suggestions.
The 'classic salesperson,' for the most part,
these facade styles with high Power (control) and high Extroversion
(charm), coupled with some speed in lower analysis, become the ultimate
persuader. One would think. With just a touch too much of any one of the
three, they move easily into overkill, sure of their product, sure of
their 'pitch,' and sure of their sale- to the detriment of the
communication with those less 'quick.' To those, it can be too much
information, regardless of how neatly packaged, and a fear of the
uncanny smoothness of the salesperson. The wise individual, here, will
tailor the communication to fit, as all consultative sales will require
in today's more sophisticated marketplace.
Even a well proven facade is susceptible to easy
change. Under pressure of a new environment, the facade may crumble and
the BASIC SELF will emerge. If the BASIC PROFILE is of no interest, we
can only strongly advise that you carefully consider the ramifications
of a hire based on this facade, or OUTER/STRESS style. Turnover is
directly related to function/style mismatch, and betting the farm on
someone only 'sounding good' in transient style is a poor business
decision. Of course, they can sound good in the INNER/BASIC, too, so
references and deeper digging are always required. This evaluation
system is only a part of the complete puzzle. But, as always, there are
countless reasons why you might hire and therefore, it is your
decision....
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