Two employees are responsible for designing and rolling out a new initiative. One is a hard charger, ready to plunge ahead, develop this new training and take the bull by the horns. His attitude is “we can do it, let’s get it done.”
Another employee wants to thorougly think through the training before diving in. He is concerned about the integrity and completeness of the assessment data on which the training will be based. Focused on the quality of program, he thinks that we are moving too fast. His attitude is “let’s make sure that we get it done right.”
I’m in the middle, and I need to make a decision
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Personality assessments, i.e., DiSC, MBTI, Berkman, etc., and work styles workshops continue to be in demand. We recently received the following request from the trainer of a national organization:
I will be giving presentations / workshops in California, New York, and Arkansas … about the different personality types … I am looking for an activity for the participants to do that will point out that tasks are easier to complete if ALL types are participating. Any ideas?
First of all, I may have misunderstood her request, but I’m not sure that we can actually state that tasks are *easier* if all styles are participating.
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