This morning, TeddyJ treated me to:
Donuts
Bagels
Minimization of my entire personality to a label
Free coffee
Yes, TeddyJ says I'm a Perfectionist, based on my answers to the DISC Assessment. (If you are familiar with Meyers-Briggs (INTPs rule!), it's like that, only less complex.) I'm a Perfectionist because I gave myself low scores in Dominance and Influence and strong scores in the Steadiness and Conscientious categories.
My co-workers also got to let me know what my strengths and weaknesses are by individually sticking orange dots on the chart below. Dominance: green, Influence: orange, Steadiness, yellow, and I know this isn't in a parallel form but Conscientious: purple.
DOES ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR JUMP OUT AT YOU? she screamed, directly, in her undiplomatic way.
I'm not sure I could handle that kind of feedback! I'm so used to having NONE.
I would have given you more orange but maybe you're different at Teddy J.
Posted by: #0.75 | December 03, 2008 at 11:43 PM
I would tell you what I think, but apparently it would be a waste of breath.
Posted by: Big Dot | December 03, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Nailed it.
Posted by: 3 | December 04, 2008 at 06:50 AM
No dots on stable???
Posted by: Abby | December 04, 2008 at 08:00 AM
Eh, diplomacy gets you mysteriously shot in a parking lot. At least with directness, you know who it is and have a chance to duck.
(or maybe the clanging of your balls has intimidated the menfolk -- good on you!)
Posted by: Sherri | December 04, 2008 at 08:05 AM
Ha. High Ds are usually the people who have the hardest time sitting though these things.
Posted by: Suebob | December 04, 2008 at 08:22 AM
I just laughed myself into a coughing fit, thanks.
Posted by: Jenny | December 04, 2008 at 08:45 AM
I think I would have given you more orange for socialbility too. But, otherwise, I agree with #3...it nails you pretty square.
Posted by: Cathrerine the Red | December 04, 2008 at 09:50 AM
Donuts AND bagels? They only serve round breadstuff with holes in the middle?
Posted by: magpie | December 04, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Pretty nervy, if you ask me. I hope you told them so.
Posted by: judibleu | December 04, 2008 at 11:53 AM
I think you need to be on Twitter. Are you?
Posted by: Autumn | December 04, 2008 at 01:06 PM
I just went through the Strengths Finders analysis - and Myers Briggs. I would like to say ISFP is probably better, unless that hurts your feelings, then I won't say it! :)
Posted by: Amy in StL | December 04, 2008 at 01:53 PM
...and one sad little dot for empathy? Really?
Posted by: Erin G. | December 04, 2008 at 07:27 PM
.75 - The best thing was that we were able to give the group "advice" for working with us and I said, "You up-liting inspirational High-I people? Stop being cheerleaders. No matter what you say it sounds like lies."
Big Dot - What? I'm sorry, did you say something?
3 - I'll try to take it again with the knowledge ow of the team sees me.
Abby - Actually, there were very few stable dots through the team.
Sherri - No, one man commented that he had been surprised he got so many dots on confident himself, and I explained that was "because there was no line for arrogant," and he came over and gave me a little hug. Just because he knew how much it would bug me as a high "C."
Suebob - Comments may have been made toward the end that I had been monopolizing the class and that it was not all about me. But, the nice thing about being old is that not only do you not care what others think, you don't even notice what they think. I heard, "Ellen, do you think this class is all blah bah blah blaph?"
Jenny - Ha! No sympathy from me. I am heartless according to DISC.
Catherine the Red - Well, I'm only sociable with the best people.
Magpie - Hey, it's a recession.
Judibleu - I volunteered to go first. Specifically I said, "Oh, I have things to say to you people."
Autumn - No Twitter, but now later this week I'll have to give you some idea what twitter with me would be like.
Amy in StL - ISFP Well, you got the I and the P right.
Erin G - Yeah! Screw them. the bastards.
Posted by: TheQueen | December 04, 2008 at 11:13 PM