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Chart-the-Course™
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 having a
course of action to follow. People of
this stylefocus on knowing what to do
and keeping themselves, the group, or
the project on track. They prefer to enter
a situation having an idea of what is
to happen. They identify a process to
accomplish a goal and have a somewhat
contained tension as they work to create
and monitor a plan. The aim is not the
plan itself, but to use it as a guide
to move things along toward the goal.
Their informed and deliberate decisions
are based on analyzing, outlining, conceptualizing
or foreseeing what needs to be done.
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Themes
of the Chart-the-Course™ Variations
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Foreseer
Developer
Personal growth. Sustain
the vision. Honoring the gifts of
others. Taking a creative approach
to life. Talent for foreseeing.
Exploring issues. Bridge differences
and connect people. Practical problem
solving. Live with a sense of purpose.
Living an idealistic life often
presents them with a great deal
of stress and a need to withdraw.
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Planner
Inspector
Drawing up plans and
being prepared. Take responsibility.
Getting work done first. Being active
in the community. Loyalty to their
roles. Cultivating good qualities.
Doing the right thing. Bear life’s
burdens and overcome adversity.
Talented at planning, sequencing,
and noticing what’s missing.
Having to learn so much in hindsight
is painful at times.
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Conceptualizer
Director
Maximizing achievements.
Drive for self-mastery. Build a
vision. Very long-range strategizing.
Realizing progress toward goals.
Systems thinking. Talent for seeing
the reasons behind things. Being
on the leading edge. Maintaining
independence. Find it difficult
to let go in interacting with others.
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Analyzer
Operator
Actively solving problems.
Observing how things work. Talent
for using tools for the best approach.
Need to be independent. Act on their
hunches or intuitions. Understanding
a situation. Taking things apart.
Making discoveries. Sharing those
discoveries. Unsettled by powerful
emotional experiences.
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