A summary for my character?

General Characteristics

· Careful; Thinking things through
· Possessive; Sensitive
· Slow to make changes; Predictable
· Uses defensive strategies when confronted

Value To Team

· Reliable & Dependable; Analytical
· Loyal team worker; Steady
· Compliant towards authority
· Calculated risk taker; careful
· Will take task from beginning to end

Possible Weaknesses

· Resists change; too predictable
· Takes a long time to adjust to change
· Holds a grudge; sensitive to criticism
· Overly using traditional means for problem solving

Greatest Fear

· Being criticized, especially by a close friend or relationship

Motivated by

· Recognition for loyalty and dependability
· Approval of their high quality work
· Orderliness and neatness
· Activities I can start and finish

My Ideal Environment

· Practical procedures and systems
· Stability and predictability
· Tasks that can be completed at one time
· Neat and orderly
· A team atmosphere

Remember, a Precisionist may want:

· Security in situations, sincere appreciation, repeated work patterns, time to adjust to change, limited territory of responsibility, identification with group, areas of specialization, clear definitions of their roles.

When communicating with a Precisionist, DO:

· Create a favorable environment: personal and agreeable.
· Express a genuine interest in them as a person.
· Provide them with clarification for tasks and answers to "how" questions.
· Be patient in drawing out their goals.
· Present ideas or departures from current practices in a non-threatening manner; give them time to adjust.
· Clearly define goals, procedures and their role in the overall plan.
· Assure them of personal follow-up support.
· Explain how their actions will minimize the risks involved and enhance current procedures.

When communicating with a Precisionist, DON'T:

· Be pushy, overly aggressive, or demanding
· Be too confrontational or critical of their actions

*While analyzing information, a Precisionist may:

· Be openly agreeable buy inwardly unyielding
· Internalize their concerns and doubts
· Hesitate to share feedback during presentations
· Slow down the action
· Require additional information and supporting materials

Precisionists possess these positive characteristics in teams:

· Adds a sense of continuity to the team
· Participative managers – accomplish goals through personal relationships
· Make others feel like they belong
· Show sincerity
· Can see a process for doing things
· Focused and intuitive about people and relationships
· Full of common sense
· Buy into team goals if the "why's" are explained
· Dependable and unvarying
· Identify strongly with the team
· Strive to build relationships
· Good at completing their tasks
· Consider elements of a total project
· Realistic and practical
· Even-tempered
· Provide specialized skills
· Show patience with others
· Loyal

Personal Growth Areas for Precisionists:

· Be more open to change
· Be more direct in your interactions
· Focus on overall goals of the team rather than specific procedures
· Deal with confrontation constructively
· Develop more flexibility
· Increase pace to accomplish goals
· Show more initiative
· Work at expressing your thoughts, opinions and feelings

My strength in leadership?

Edmund's Strengths in Leadership:

INFLUENCING

Leading and influencing others is something that comes easier for others, but you are willing to step up to the role when no one else volunteers. You prefer an association with a strong leader who has the same goals and values that you do.

DIRECTING

You probably just met another deadline and the work you directed is of the highest quality. You take a lot of pride in your ability to make sure things get done. Take some personal time with someone who is important to you. Show the team a personal side of yourself that they may not often see. It will actually help you accomplish things more easily than if you do not take the time to build relationships.

PROCESSING

You are probably overloaded with work because you hate to delegate; you tend to do most things yourself. You believe that for something to be done right, you need to do it. Train others around you to work to your own high standards and delegate to them. Although it may take longer initially, you will be helping others to achieve and grow more. Be willing to accept change and understand it may be necessary for growth and security.

DETAILING

You need to live life and be more spontaneous in things you do. You tend to over-analyze details to the point of not doing anything at all about the situation. You tend to always be operating under the "Ready, Ready, Ready" approach. Try "Ready, Aim, Fire!" Decide to do something fun and spontaneous, make a new friend or go somewhere new and exciting.

CREATING

You are very unique in that you have the combination of tremendous people skills and orientation to detail. You can articulate well in many different areas. You use your communication skills to make sure that each area of a project will get done in the proper order and manner. High quality work is a standard you maintain in all you do.

PERSISTING

Others like working together with you because you typically do more than you share of whatever is required, and this makes the entire team look good You will maintain a hands on approach and let others visibly see that you are a team player.

RELATING

Your popularity may be declining because others do not see you following through on what you say you will do. Others may see you as disorganized and too spontaneous. You talk the talk, but do you walk the walk? Make sure you do not promise or volunteer for more things than you can easily expect to complete.

More description of a precisionist

A Precisionist is a systematic thinker who tends to follow procedures in both personal and business life. Proceeding in an orderly, predetermined manner, they are precise and attentive to detail. They act in a highly tactful, diplomatic fashion and rarely antagonize their associates consciously. Extremely conscientious, they painstakingly require accuracy in work and maintain high standards. They tend to get bogged down in details, particularly when decisions must be made. Precisionists want standard operating procedures and no sudden changes.

Precisionists like a protected and secure environment governed by rules and regulations. They like people, but prefer a few close friends to many who aren’t as close. They like small groups rather than crowd.

Precisionists are correct most of the time due to how precise they are. They are overly sensitive and don’t handle critique well. They need to develop confidence and be more independent. They are very concerned about what people think of them and they avoid conflict. Exactness is imperative in everything Precisionists do. They can be counted on to carry out any tasks correctly. They want exact facts and figures before they will make a decision; they feel uneasy when forced to make a quick decision.

Precisionists often keep feelings to themselves. Others may not be aware of their strong beliefs. They do not blow up easily, but if after a point their feelings will be known to everyone. They want a steady environment which promotes security. This is true for home and work environments, as the more stable the environment, the happier they are.

MOTIVATING GOALS: Security.

EVALUATES OTHERS BY: Precise standards based on what they do.

INFLUENCES OTHERS BY: Attention to detail.

VALUE TO TEAM: Conscientious, maintains standards, concerned about quality.

REACTION TO PRESSURE: Defensive, strict, slows down processes.

GREATEST FEARS: Antagonism, criticism.

AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Increase self-confidence; don’t be overly sensitive.

Finding out more about myself

This is the report that was generated when i took an online DISC personality test...

Precisionist

A perfectionist, Edmund is very willing to expend the effort to achieve high quality results. Because he works so carefully, he tends to be sensitive to criticism. Edmund tends to gather a great deal of information before making choices. He believes that if everyone would process information in the same way as he does, a better level of quality would be maintained.

Recognizing the value of a good relationship, Edmund is very patient and caring when relating to others. He is even-paced; and Edmund usually remains calm and relaxed, even in situations that may ruffle some others. He likes the role of a peacemaker, when working through problems, Edmund tries to rely on successful strategies that have proven results.

Edmund prefers to work through problems by analyzing things that worked in the past. He is willing to follow another person's lead if they display adequate ability and if Edmund has confidence in their ability. He is someone who is able to lead, if necessary; but usually prefers to wait and see if another person volunteers first.

Edmund usually avoids being the center of attention. He tends to pick his friends carefully and is usually cautious and not overly "open" to strangers. Edmund may sometimes come across as being skeptical of what others tell him they will do, but once a person has proven their reliability, Edmund is willing to invest more time and trust in the relationship.

Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon 06

Thank God for sustaining me throughout the whole run/walk. I completed it in ~6hr 10 mins. I was pacing my friends along. But even if i were to run it along, I would not be able to complete it much faster becasue of the lack of sufficient training.