Have you ever had an experience that so surprised you - and gave you such valuable insight about yourself - that it was a pivotal moment in your life? This last week revealed one of those days for me. We were in Estes Park, Colorado. A member of my extended family, who is an Ironman Competitor, [...]
In our orthodontic practice, we had an outstanding lab person who faithfully worked for us for years. She was absolutely the "ideal person in the ideal place", loved her role and did an excellent job at it. But we also learned that we needed to honor her High C-Style. If we asked her to interrupt her [...]
In most stressful situations, if the people involved are to succeed and survive, there is usually a High S-Style person involved. For instance, in our orthodontic practice, we would often see 80 - 100 patients in a day. YES - a DAY! The schedule was packed, there were patients and emergencies to care for, the phone [...]
In a wonderful musical that has stood the test of time, "Sound of Music" focuses on a very high energy, enthusiastic young woman who is full of new ideas as a governess for her 7 charges. As the movie reveals, the main challenge with motivating this High I-Style is harnessing all that enthusiasm and getting it [...]
In all honesty, living or working with a High D can be both extremely challenging and extremely rewarding. On one hand, they are amazing at taking charge and getting things done, but can also be difficult to work with in the process of the doing... So first, a Review of D-Style Basics: Decisive Takes Charge Gets [...]
I'm guessing you have had the experience of being in the middle of a talk with someone, when you suddenly realize - "Hey - they are pushing my buttons on purpose!" Or you find yourself agreeing to something in the middle of a pressure conversation that you later regret. Or you are the one trying to [...]
