25 November 2009
Social Compatibility
Posted by Moss under: Business .
It takes a lot of work to get along with people. While there are some people in life with whom you communicate with ease, this accounts for only 40-60% of the population. Some of you are less fortunate, finding your social compatibility tends to be even lower, somewhere in the 25-40% range. At best this still leaves 40% of the population at risk in terms of getting along with you. This does not bode well for you in terms of social compatibility.
A key factor in determining your social compatibility has to do with behavioral styles. Are you a Driver, Promoter, Relater, or Analyzer?
- Drivers: result oriented, risk takers, short fused, task oriented, and volume over quality.
- Promoters: people oriented, sociable, fun, optimistic, trusting, emotional, enthusiastic, not great with details or follow through, take things personally.
- Relaters: team oriented, patient, seek harmony, not confrontational, responsible, keep feelings in, long fuse, long suffering, and when they blow up they really blow up.
- Analyzers: task oriented, detailed, analytical, hate mistakes, doing things right the first time, not people oriented, follow the rues
For some partnerships, compatibility is high. Promoters and Relaters get along reasonably well, as do Relaters and Analyzers. For others, compatibility is problematic. Drivers can overwhelm and intimidate Relaters, while Promoters can annoy Analyzers with their unbridled optimism and unending chatter.
Since you probably spend more time at work than any place else, it might pay for you and your partner to determine your relative styles. Perhaps you compatibility needs a little work in terms of adaptability, perspective taking, and recognizing stylistic differences. Once you know your unique styles, it might be easier for you to better understand, recognize, and appreciate how you each view the world.
Bottom Line
- Stylistic differences can create difficulties.
- If you each know your style and learn to mutually adapt to each other, you’ll more likely have a successful partnership.
- Check out behavioral styles at www.navigatingforsuccess.com to learn more about your profile.
