We’ll start this personality type quiz with interaction styles. Interaction styles can be easy to adapt based on different situations. However, you will probably identify with a set of traits below that feels more authentic for you to use than the other. When you are interacting with other people, do you prefer to be more directive or more informative?
If you are more directing, you tend to …
- Tell people what you think they should do
- Make statements of opinion as if they were fact (“You should do it this way”)
- Work toward goals using systems and processes
- Cut right to the chase
- Value truth over tact
- Are objective and logical when facing a tough situation
- Can be seen as harsh or bossy
How a directive person might say it:
- Take your feet off the table
- Close the door
- Please fold the clothes
- Who took the pen?
Are you more directive? Click here for step two for Directive folks
If you are more informative, you …
- Make suggestions or try to motivate others
- Predicate your opinions with “If it were me …” or “In my case …” phrases
- Work toward goals with people using relationships
- Talk about little things before getting down to brass tacks
- Value tact over truth
- Worry about the effect on others when facing a tough situation
- Can be seen as “soft” or low in confidence
How an informative person might say it:
- Feet don’t belong on the table
- The door is still open
- It would help me a lot if you would fold the clothes
- I wonder where the pen is?
Are you more informative? Click here for step two for Informative folks