Advisory Social Styles Reflection
With awareness of your own individual social style, as well as others, comes the ability to have more effective communications and relationships. The[social styles] profile is based upon [my] strengths and gives [me] a chance to see the strengths of [my classmates]. With an awareness of the spectrum of social styles, [I] develop greater tolerance and understanding of other styles, and gain greater versatility in communicating (On the Edge Productions).
My primary social style is driver and my secondary social style is analytical. Given my social style, I like to be interacted with efficiently, as it frustrates me when people don't understand my ideas . I liked to be approached directly and with a set plan so I can best get work done, and I really don't appreciate not being able to prepare for the task at hand. As a driver-analytical, I sometimes will take on too much, as my personal worth is closely tied with the quantity and quality of the work I do. People can take this at face value sometimes and give me a lot of extra work and harder tasks, but this can be very stressful because I am a perfectionist, so having to worry about making a whole list of things as refined as possible can be daunting. To relate with me more effectively, others could readily provide constructive criticism on my work. I feel that sometimes during critique people don't say what they mean to spare the person's feelings, but I am not upset whatsoever by being informed on what I need to fix in a project.
As the other styles vary from mine, here's how I can interact with my classmates more effectively...
Drivers: Focus on the task at hand. Don't worry about everything else I have to do, because what's happening right now is important.
Analytical: This social style tends to take on a lot of responsibility, so I could help ease their workload by being efficient in class.
Amiables: Don't be so sarcastic. Be open for collaboration.
Expressives: Have a positive attitude, and be flexible with plans.
As for when I'm stressed, behaviors people will see from me include a rigid attitude, reservedness, and a tendency to want to tell people exactly what they need to do. What causes me to go into "stress behavior" is thinking I can do everything and putting too much on my plate. To best support me, people can try to help me see the big picture, as I am detail-oriented and can tend to get caught up in whatever I'm doing.
My primary social style is driver and my secondary social style is analytical. Given my social style, I like to be interacted with efficiently, as it frustrates me when people don't understand my ideas . I liked to be approached directly and with a set plan so I can best get work done, and I really don't appreciate not being able to prepare for the task at hand. As a driver-analytical, I sometimes will take on too much, as my personal worth is closely tied with the quantity and quality of the work I do. People can take this at face value sometimes and give me a lot of extra work and harder tasks, but this can be very stressful because I am a perfectionist, so having to worry about making a whole list of things as refined as possible can be daunting. To relate with me more effectively, others could readily provide constructive criticism on my work. I feel that sometimes during critique people don't say what they mean to spare the person's feelings, but I am not upset whatsoever by being informed on what I need to fix in a project.
As the other styles vary from mine, here's how I can interact with my classmates more effectively...
Drivers: Focus on the task at hand. Don't worry about everything else I have to do, because what's happening right now is important.
Analytical: This social style tends to take on a lot of responsibility, so I could help ease their workload by being efficient in class.
Amiables: Don't be so sarcastic. Be open for collaboration.
Expressives: Have a positive attitude, and be flexible with plans.
As for when I'm stressed, behaviors people will see from me include a rigid attitude, reservedness, and a tendency to want to tell people exactly what they need to do. What causes me to go into "stress behavior" is thinking I can do everything and putting too much on my plate. To best support me, people can try to help me see the big picture, as I am detail-oriented and can tend to get caught up in whatever I'm doing.