PI Types
Key Traits Innovative • Goal-oriented • Visionary • Flexible Overview Captains love rising to meet challenges.Independent and strong-willed, they connect easily with colleagues and direct reports.They’re natural leaders who both inspire and challenge their teams and raise the bar for their organizations. Natural Strengths Self-starter Sociable Innovative Driving Common Drivers Self-starter Sociable Innovative Driving Blind […]
Key Traits Precise • Accepting of company policies • Highly responsive • Matter-of-fact Overview Specialists are cautious, introspective, and highly loyal to authority. They value details and need to fully understand a topic before making decisions. Supportive and collaborative, they don’t obsess over having things their way—but they do obsess over getting things right. Natural
Key Traits Cooperative • Pragmatic • Stable • Thorough Overview Operators are people you can count on. Patient and conscientious, they’re usually among the most cooperative people on any team. Operators will remain stable, thorough, and relaxed in most circumstances. Natural Strengths Cooperative Pragmatic Stable Thorough Common Drivers Reassurance Opportunities to work with facts Understanding
Key Traits Helpful • Steady • Diligent • Detail-oriented Overview Guardians are usually unselfish and approachable, with a focus on work that requires skill and great attention to detail. They’re thoughtful, steady, and reliable. Things don’t accidentally fall through the cracks in a Guardian’s world—they like structure and precision, and tend to be perfectionists. Natural
Key Traits Accommodating • Analytical • Deliberate • Anticipates problems Overview An Artisan is thoughtful, deliberate, and precise, with an eye for managing detail-work and always following through. They’re collaborative, but they’ll also work quietly and diligently on their own.They’re not self-promoters but like recognition for their efforts Natural Strengths Accommodating Analytical Deliberate Anticipates problems
Key Traits Flexible• Versatile• Empathetic• Bridge-builder Overview Adapters have a relatively even balance of behavioral drives. There’s no predominant drive that really fuels their needs and behaviors. Adapters can be hard to read at times because there’s no one clear motivation that drives them. Natural Strengths Flexible Versatile Empathetic Bridge-builder Common Drivers Varies Blind Spots
Key Traits Collaborative • Outgoing • Patient • Flexible Overview The Promoter is hard not to like. Extraverted, harmonious, supportive, and encouraging—they’re a valued member of any team.Promoters are charismatic, flexible, persuasive, and highly diplomatic. They love being with, talking to, and getting to know others. Natural Strengths Collaborative Outgoing Patient Flexible Common Drivers Harmony
Key Traits Innovative • Goal-oriented • Visionary • Flexible Overview Mavericks are visionaries who want to achieve what’s never been achieved before.They’re not fans of the status quo and will shake things up. Mavericks tend to be innovative, influential, daring, and direct—with a remarkably high tolerance for taking chances. Natural Strengths Innovative Goal-oriented Visionary Flexible
Key Traits Innovative• Goal-oriented• Visionary• Flexible Overview Mavericks are visionaries who want to achieve what’s never been achieved before.They’re not fans of the status quo and will shake things up. Mavericks tend to be innovative, influential, daring, and direct—with a remarkably high tolerance for taking chances. Natural Strengths Innovative Goal-oriented Visionary Flexible Common Drivers Opportunities
Key Traits Cooperative • Empathetic • Patient • Friendly Overview Collaborators are warm, informal, outgoing, and congenial people who get along comfortably with most people. Natural Strengths Cooperative Empathetic Patient Friendly Common Drivers Freedom from competitionOpportunities to collaborate Supportive work team Freedom of expression Blind Spots Not strong at technical work Limited attention to detail