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Behind-the-Scenes™
Interaction Style
Adapted
from Linda V. Berens, Understanding
Yourself and Others®: An Introduction
to Interaction Styles (Telos Publications,
2001) *Used with permission.
The theme is getting
the best result possible. People of this
style focus on understanding and working
with the process to create a positive
outcome. They see value in many contributions
and consult outside inputs to make an
informed decision. They aim to integrate
various information sources and accommodate
differing points of view. They approach
others with a quiet, calm style that may
not show their strong convictions. Producing,
sustaining, defining, and clarifying are
all ways they support a group's process.
They typically have more patience than
most with the time it takes to gain support
through consensus for a project or to
refine the result.
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Themes
of the Behind-the-Scenes™ Variations
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Harmonizer
Clarifier
Going with the flow.
Knowing what is behind what is said.
Uncovering mysteries. Exploring
moral questions. Talent for facilitative
listening. Relate through stories
and metaphors. Balancing opposites.
Getting reacquainted with themselves.
Have a way of knowing what is believable.
Struggling with structure and getting
their lives in order.
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Protector
Supporter
Noticing what’s
needed and what’s valuable.
Talent for careful and supportive
organization. Know the ins and outs.
Enjoy traditions. Work to protect
the future. Listening and remembering.
Being nice and agreeable. Unselfish
willingness to volunteer. Feeling
a sense of accomplishment. Exasperated
when people ignore rules and don’t
get along.
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Designer
Theorizer
Becoming an expert.
Seeing new patterns and elegant
connections. Talent for design and
redesign. Crossing the artificial
boundaries of thought. Activate
the imagination. Clarifying and
defining. Making discoveries. Reflect
on the process of thinking itself.
Detach to analyze. Struggle with
attending to the physical world.
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Composer
Producer
Taking advantage of opportunities.
Stick with what’s important.
Talent for pulling together what
is just right. Creative problem
solving. Building relationships.
Attracting the loyalties of others.
Being their own true self. Have
their own personal style. Play against
expectations. Struggle with nurturing
their own self-esteem.
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