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Keirsey
Temperament Assessment
Psychometric Testing
Let's
explore a possible scenario
Imagine that
you have a team of six people.
The team task is a creative one.
There is urgency for the project to be completed
on time and on budget.
ON
THE TEAM
3 Guardians
- Logistical - concrete thinkers
- do what's right [ethically]
1 Artisan
- Tactical - concrete thinker
- does what works
1 Rational
- Strategic - abstract thinker
- does what works
1 Idealist
- Diplomatic - abstract thinker
- does what's right [morally] |
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WHAT
HAPPENS?
Guardians
- focus on the logistics of the project
Artisan
- formulate tactics and want to complete
as soon as possible
Rational
wants to discuss the most effective
strategy
Idealist
- lots of ideas but more concerned with
diplomatically encouraging the team
to work more cohesively |
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Can
you see the dynamics for conflict within
this team already?
What
would you do with this team?
If
you and your team are not aware of the inherent
strengths [and weaknesses] of team members
- and how to utilise this knowledge - there
exists consistent potential for unnecessary
conflict, delays or frustrations.
How
does it work?
Each member of the team completes a simple
online test [around 15 minutes] and is given
an immediate assessment of their temperament
type. Usually this is pretty accurate.
A
team assessment is then produced, showing
the balance of temperament types within
the team. This is a valuable aspect of the
whole process. When
the right person is assigned to the right
job for each project he/she will feel happy
and fulfilled. The results of that, I feel,
are self explanatory.
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