People - Possible Strengths

Do you have these strengths? If not, how strongly does this factor apply to you?

• Social confidence - You enjoy meeting new contacts and speaking up in a large group. You can assert yourself in delicate situations without feeling a lot of anxiety or embarrassment. If not so confident socially, you could be a bit shy with strangers and quiet in large groups. You listen first or interact with people in small groups and on a one to one basis.
• Networking - You have an extensive range of contacts inside and outside your organization. You find it easy to keep in touch with many people and you take the initiative to meet new people. Otherwise, you might have stronger relationships with fewer people and spend more time with the people you know best.
• Participative - You find team work satisfying. Exchanging ideas with others is stimulating to you. Working with like-minded colleagues energizes you. You like solving problems through discussion rather than always on your own. You like to be involved rather than behind the scenes. If less participative you develop solutions to problems more independently. You like being able to do your own thing rather than have to compromise with team mates.
• Sociable - You enjoy coming to work to socialize with people. You take time to talk to people partly to exchange ideas, but more so because you find it enjoyable for its own sake. If less sociable, you feel that socializing cuts into your productive time so you interact with others mainly to discuss work.
• Communicative - You spend a lot of time exchanging information and ideas with others, whether in meetings, over the phone or one to one. You enjoy the give and take of debate with others. You keep people informed of changes in plans and you like to be kept up to date by them in turn. If less communicative, you will communicate only when necessary and dislike lengthy meetings.

Potential pitfalls

• Insufficient time - spending so much time communicating that you do not have enough time for other work.
• Dependency - depending on the presence of others to solve problems and for stimulation, finding bored or lonely when on your own.
• Information overload - acquiring more information than you can use.