Medical 2 Inro Preferred Styles

• We tend to spend most of our day and find the greatest

fulfillment within the behaviours of our preferred primary style

or “way” of behaving.

• Usually our second style has a high impact on our comfort

level and satisfaction as well.

• Our third style is one that we will not use quite as often.

• The fourth, or least preferred style, which is sometimes the

most difficult for us to utilize, must be done with great

awareness and increased energy.

For example:

if we are most comfortable operating in the Organized Way, we will most likely organize and structure our work environment. But, if our secondary style is the Relationship Way, we will also have an overriding concern for the people involved.

If the Logical Way is the secondary style after the primary Organized Way, we will primarily use organizational skills but will have a mission or strategic plan in mind.

In our relationships and in coping with our environment, we tend to use our most natural and preferred styles. It does not have to be limiting, it is only utilized and drawn on most frequently because it seems most natural for us. The opportunity exists for each of us to use each style to varying degrees.

It is important for us to recognize that we do possess some capacity to function in all four styles and important that we understand the degree to which we can function within each of them. Recognition of our secondary style is useful as it is often very closely related to and will influence the first.

The least preferred, or fourth, personality style must also be appreciated. This style is the least developed, and because of this, is very significant and can often help us understand the type of behaviour for which we are most apt to be criticized.

The way an individual criticizes others often involves behaviours in the individual's least developed area. Individuals often criticize in others what they most need in themselves.

Preferred

Personality Styles