| STYLE |
% |
PROCESS |
| PRAGMATIST |
18 |
verify in terms of immediate personal experience |
| MOTTO |
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Whatever works
-- (experimentation & innovation)
It all depends on the situation.
One thing at a time
---- (the way things happen).
Well, that didn't work out ...
Let's try .. (something) else. |
LOOKS FOR
The shortcut and quick payoff.
Change, for practical reasons.
Workability, making do.
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| APPROACH |
STATUS
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Experimentation and innovation;
Incremental, 1 thing at a time;
The environment is constantly changing
... adapt to it; Enthusiasm;
Diversification: don't put all your eggs in 1 basket. |
SYMBOL
Politician |
| DISLIKES |
LIKES
|
Talk that seems dry, dull or
humorless, abstract or speculative.
Facts and values have equal value;
subjective factors are facts.
|
Formulating strategies & tactics for
getting things done; brainstorming;
playing with ideas on a down-to-earth
level; have numerous projects at once.
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| ASSUMES |
PHILOSOPHY
|
World is neither predictable nor capable
of being known as a whole; there are no
rules of judging the nature of the
situation or its context. |
Events really do happen in a
piecemeal way. |
| APPEAR |
|
Energetic, intelligent, restless,
unpredictable, impulsive, open,
shows a good deal of humor,
sociable appearance. |
PRIDE
Adaptability.
Fails to adapt to the thinking
--- of potential clients. |
| NEED |
PHRASES
|
To be given room, loose reins,
and to be kept interested.
|
I'll buy that. What kind of things ...
That sounds pretty good to me;
Who do we know who can help us? |
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STRENGTH
|
STRATEGY
CONTINGENCY APPROACH
Incrementalism,
Experimentation/innovation,
Looking for quick payoff,
Tactical thinking,
Marketing approach,
Contingency planning.
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Diplomats (politics is the art of the possible)
High tolerance for ambiguity;
Leaders in less developed countries/businesses.
WEAKNESS
A quickness to agree with other's ideas;
May keep people off balance by an apparent
lack of structure or visible direction;
difficulty with those ---
who value idealism, stability. |
| STRESS SYMPTOM: |
Looks bored..
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The above is a brief outline summarized from this recommended publication:
The Art of Thinking
Allen F. Harrison, Robert M. Bramson
1987 or later edition, 240 pages,
Can $9.50 (Chapters), Can $6.00 (Indigo), US $6.00 (Amazon),
Berkley Publishing Group, and Be Jo Sales Incorp., U.S.A.
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