The last post (Personality Types: Lion, Otter, Golden Retriever, and Beaver) examined the strengths and weaknesses of each temperament and asked to look at which applied to you personally. Which of the animals did you see the most of in you? Which ones did you see the least of in you? From experience, I have seen this exercise as beneficial to creating successful teamwork, communication, and harmony in the work place and home. This time lets talk about understanding the unique needs and desires of each temperament.
Lions – “Do it now!”, “What’s the point?”
Their Environment: lots of projects, awards on the wall, large calendar, office furniture arranged in a formal way
They Gain Security by: control
Their Pace: fast and decisive
Their Needs: a climate that responds
They’re Irritated by: wasted time, unpreparedness, arguing, blocking results
For Growth They Need to: appear less critical, respect people’s personal worth, develop tolerance for conflict, pace themselves
Avoid With Them: attacking his/her character, telling them what to do, presenting win-lose scenarios
Otters – “Trust me!”, “Lighten up!”
Their Environment: cluttered, awards and slogans on the wall, personal pictures, friendly
They Gain Security by: flexibility
Their Pace: fast and spontaneous
Their Needs: a climate that collaborates
They’re Irritated by: too many facts, too much logic, boring tasks, same old approach, routine, being alone, ignoring their opinions
For Growth They Need to: respect priorities, more logical approach, follow through, get better organized, concentrate on the task at hand
Avoid With Them: negativism, rejection, arguing
Golden Retrievers – “Why change?”, “Let’s work together!”
Their Environment: family pictures, slogans on the wall, personal items, relaxed friendly decorations
They Gain Security by: close relationships
Their Pace: slow and easy
Their Needs: a climate that processes
They’re Irritated by: pushy and aggressive behavior, insincerity, being put on the spot, disrupting the status quo
For Growth They Need to: take risks, delegate to others, confront, develop confidence in others, learn to change and adapt
Avoid With Them: conflict, sudden unplanned risky changes, overloading, confusing
Beavers – “Do it right!”, “Prove it!”
Their Environment: structured and organized, charts and graphs, functional decor, formal seating arrangement
They Gain Security by: preparation
Their Pace: slow and systematic
Their Needs: a climate that describes
They’re Irritated by: people who do not know what they are talking about, lack of attention to detail, surprises, unpredictability
For Growth They Need to: make faster decisions, tolerate conflict, learn to compromise, adjust to change and disorganization
Avoid With Them:criticizing, blunt personal questions, incomplete or inaccurate recommendations
Next time we’ll discuss how best to communicate with and amongst the animal temperaments.
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Thanks for the information. What I am really looking for is a questionaire regarding each of these personality types. That would be awesome if you could e-mail it .
Respectfully,
Chris Perez
714-493-7869
First Team Real Estate
ChrisPerez@FirstTeam.com
lazy,,,bossy,,,,gives orders,,,,,tells others what to do and expects it to be done……sounds like a tooth lion to me.
Hey Chris, it has been a while, but I finally developed a resource for teams with this and more. Visit creativeslead.com to learn more! Cheering you on, -E
Here are a few links to help you:
Printable test – http://is.gd/5hhgg
Downloadable PDF – http://bit.ly/HVpT3
Have fun!
-eb
I have 3 dogs. 1 choc. lab and 2 golden retrievers. We have had these dogs for approx 2 years now and have never had any problems. Very loving etc… this is the 2nd time they have come into heat this time more closely than last. We brought a male dog to the house to breed with and they were all friendly for about 3wks and one of the retrievers hooked up and 2 days later she has become visious towards the other retriever. we even went to the lengths of returning the male. For the most part of the day they are great together but when they start looking like they are at attention then look out. before you can get to them she is attacking the other retriever for no reason. she has even bitten a hole in her leg. She never attacks the lab or anyone. i don’t want to get rid of her so am looking for explainations. I have resorted to a musel and keeping her in the kennel outside away from the other one but somewhere we have to get back to the way we were. Surely she wouldn’t sense something 2 – 3 days after mating would she? PLEASE HELP
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