The Counselor ({Pattern})
The Counselor is High in both Influence and Steadiness
Goal: friendship; happiness
Judges others by: positive acceptance of others; ability to look for the good in people
Influences others by: personal relationships; "open door" policy
Value to the organization: remaining stable and predictable; developing a wide range of friendships; listening to others’ feelings
Overuses: indirect approach; tolerance
Under Pressure: becomes overly flexible and intimate; is too trusting without differentiating among people. and may become overly flexible or use the indirect approach
Fears: pressuring people; being accused of causing harm
Emotions: being approachable; showing affection and understanding
Key-drivers
Priority-driver
People-oriented
Pace-driver
Even-paced
Styles Total of 100%
Counselors are particularly effective in solving people's problems.
They impress others with their warmth, empathy, and understanding.
Their optimism makes it easy to look for the good in others.
Counselors prefer to deal with others by building long-standing relationships.
As a good listener with a willing ear for problems, a Counselor offers suggestions gently and refrains from imposing their ideas on others.
Counselors tend to be overly tolerant and patient with non-producers.
Counselors may be indirect when issuing orders, making demands or disciplining others.
By adopting the attitude that "people are important," Counselors may place less emphasis on task accomplishment.
They sometimes require assistance to set and meet realistic deadlines.
Counselors often take criticism as a personal affront but respond well to attention and compliments for completed assignments.
When in a position of responsibility, Counselors tend to be attentive to the quality of working conditions and provide adequate recognition for members of their group.
Counselors could increase effectiveness with more attention to realistic deadlines; the initiative to complete the task.