rafalliwoch - 21 directing reformer (classic)

Rafal Liwoch

16 February 2016

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Rafal Liwoch

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Date Completed: 16 February 2016

Date Printed: 17 February 2016

Referral Code: UCAS

Rafal Liwoch

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ContentsIntroduction............................................................................................................... 4

Overview .................................................................................................................. 5Personal Style ................................................................................................................................ 5

Interacting with Others ................................................................................................................... 5

Decision Making ............................................................................................................................. 6

Key Strengths & Weaknesses.................................................................................. 7Strengths ........................................................................................................................................ 7

Possible Weaknesses .................................................................................................................... 8

Value to the Team .................................................................................................... 9

Effective Communications...................................................................................... 10

Barriers to Effective Communication ...................................................................... 11

Possible Blind Spots............................................................................................... 12

Opposite Type ........................................................................................................ 13

Suggestions for Development ................................................................................ 15

Management .......................................................................................................... 16Creating the Ideal Environment .................................................................................................... 16

Managing Rafal ............................................................................................................................ 17

Motivating Rafal............................................................................................................................ 18

Management Style ................................................................................................. 19

The Insights Discovery® 72 Type Wheel ............................................................... 20

The Insights Discovery® Colour Dynamics ............................................................ 21

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IntroductionThis Insights Discovery profile is based on Rafal Liwoch’s responses to the Insights PreferenceEvaluator which was completed on 16 February 2016.

The origins of personality theory can be traced back to the fifth century BC, when Hippocratesidentified four distinct energies exhibited by different people. The Insights System is built aroundthe model of personality first identified by the Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung. This modelwas published in his 1921 work “Psychological Types” and developed in subsequent writings.Jung’s work on personality and preferences has since been adopted as the seminal work inunderstanding personality and has been the subject of study for thousands of researchers to thepresent day.

Using Jung's typology, this Insights Discovery profile offers a framework for self-understandingand development. Research suggests that a good understanding of self, both strengths andweaknesses, enables individuals to develop effective strategies for interaction and can help themto better respond to the demands of their environment.

Generated from several hundred thousand permutations of statements, this profile is unique. Itreports statements which your Evaluator responses indicate may apply to you. Modify or deleteany statement which does not apply, but only after checking with colleagues or friends to identifywhether the statement may be a “blind spot” for you.

Use this profile pro-actively. That is, identify the key areas in which you can develop and takeaction. Share the important aspects with friends and colleagues. Ask for feedback from them onareas which seem particularly relevant for you and develop an action plan for growth personallyand interpersonally.

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OverviewThese statements provide a broad understanding of Rafal’s work style. Use this section to gain abetter understanding of his approaches to his activities, relationships and decisions.

Personal Style

People with whom Rafal works are aware of his excellent organisational qualities andcommercial aptitude. He prefers practical work that can be tackled step-by-step. He is likely toexhibit impatience with someone who is disorganised or inconsistent. He dislikes confusion,inefficiency, half measures and anything that he sees as aimless or ineffective. He is adisciplinarian who can be tough when the situation calls for it. Hard work, busy schedules andmerit-based remuneration are hallmarks of the way Rafal prefers to work. Rafal is a curious andkeen student of all that is going on around him.

He has a drive for tangible accomplishment and correctness with a leaning towards perfection.He relates to, remembers and builds on positive experiences. He focuses on truth, accuracy andproductivity, but this can be seen by others as a rather one-sided commitment to his work. Hetends to appreciate tradition and is interested in maintaining established rules and procedures.He is a good listener, with an ability to talk well when appropriate.

He has a tendency to evaluate himself in order to minimise making critical mistakes. Rafal strivesto make things better rather than simply accepting them as they are. Rafal is a highly practicalperson whose agile mind and skills combine well to generate fast results. He is a naturalmanager and finds himself in command through his ability to plan and keep both long andshort-term objectives clearly in mind. He assumes that everyone else should share his desire foradvancement and may be disappointed when others appear to lack his strength of character.

He often pushes others as hard as he pushes himself and tends to be a challenging adversary.Rafal is independent by nature, but he is prepared to labour tirelessly for a team mission hecommits to. The opinions of others are not always important to him particularly if they conflict withhis own opinions, to which he may become emotionally attached. His strength is his ability towork independently. He tends to be good with practiced tasks, interested in the how and the whyof the working. Whenever he is asked to assume responsibility, his desire for control leads him towant to say “Yes”.

Developing, fostering, improving and honing his skills is likely to be a life's work for him. Driven toachieve competence in all he does, Rafal can spot the flaws that may exist in most situations andquickly see how to improve them. He typically does not take constructive criticism anddisagreement personally. He welcomes tough, accurate, unrelenting critiques as helpful inachieving the highest levels of performance and objectivity. He is a good initiator of new projects,though he may fail to persevere with the details. Regarded by others as the ultimate realist, Rafalis seen to enjoy a practical ability combined with quick intelligence.

Interacting with Others

Although Rafal may protest about the pressure of attending family events, it would seldom occurto him not to be present, as these occasions are important to him. He prefers to remainemotionally free of the other persons point of view. He usually remains sceptical, decisive and

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determined in the face of difficult opposition. He may appear not to be overly concerned with theneeds of others. Sometimes seen as blunt and forthright, he may tread on other people's toeswithout knowing it.

He needs to be aware of being too outspoken, over-talkative and overly logical with somecolleagues. He may see his objectives and goals so clearly that he fails to take other views andpossibilities into account. He might confess to being puzzled by others' perception of him as rigidand intractable. This perception may result from his tendency to express his independent viewsrather directly. Rafal is not slow to help people come together to negotiate solutions if a projectneeds this. He is not a “party animal” and often prefers his own company.

He needs to make a special effort to remain open to the ideas and views of others, and avoidshutting other people down. If his work constantly requires him to be warm and outgoing withothers, he finds this draining after a while and may need to take some private time out beforeregrouping. He could learn to express his appreciation of other people regularly and may find ituseful to listen more and appreciate how others really feel. As he takes a rational approach tolife, he may be seen as tough, blunt, impatient and insensitive to the needs and feelings ofothers. He may need to work at taking the feelings of others into account and to learn to expresshis appreciation of others more readily.

Decision Making

Practical and realistic, Rafal is a most matter-of-fact and thorough individual. In practising activeand long-range thinking and planning, he is logical, analytical, objectively critical and prefers tobe convinced by reason. He prefers to learn from personal experience and not just from study orreading. He has a sense of precision and pays attention to detail only if it suits him to do so. Heseeks realistic and satisfying solutions to challenges.

Impatient with what he may see as inefficiency and incompetence, he can take tough decisionswhen the situation calls for it. Rafal's many accomplishments are achieved mainly throughdetermination and perseverance in reaching or exceeding his high standards. He sees himself asrealistic, practical and matter-of-fact, although others may not always see the practicality of someof his decisions. He has the ability to use both reflection and consultation in reachingconclusions. He is a good problem solver because he can absorb necessary factual informationand find logical and sensible solutions quickly.

He finds himself driven to make fast decisions and tends to base his decisions on his ownexperience. He may at times make others feel defensive due to his incisive, critical and oftenpersistent questioning. “Do it now” is his motto. In his mind there must always be a good reasonfor doing something and people's feelings alone aren't normally sufficient to influence him. Rafalis self-reliant and is not frightened to take “the path of maximum resistance” in his efforts toproduce the best results.

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Key Strengths & WeaknessesStrengthsThis section identifies the key strengths which Rafal brings to the organisation. Rafal hasabilities, skills and attributes in other areas, but the statements below are likely to be some of thefundamental gifts he has to offer.

Rafal’s key strengths:

● A far sighted planner.

● Change agent.

● Sensible and matter of fact.

● Values truth and high ideals.

● Analytical and systematic.

● Brave, daring and bold.

● Forward looking, quick thinker.

● Hard working, thorough, determined and persevering.

● Pays great attention to detail.

● Task focused and resourceful.

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Key Strengths & WeaknessesPossible WeaknessesJung said “wisdom accepts that all things have two sides”. It has also been said that a weaknessis simply an overused strength. Rafal's responses to the Evaluator have suggested these areasas possible weaknesses.

Rafal’s possible weaknesses:

● May rely too much on past experience.

● May ride rough-shod over others' feelings.

● May step on the toes of others to achieve objectives.

● At times dismissive of other people's ideas and feelings.

● May appear unsociable.

● Reluctant to seek help from others.

● Tends to be insensitive to the need of others.

● Appears to be critical of or to de-value the work of others.

● Lacks empathy for others in some situations.

● Impatient with others he sees as having lower standards.

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Value to the TeamEach person brings a unique set of gifts, attributes and expectations to the environment in whichthey operate. Add to this list any other experiences, skills or other attributes which Rafal brings,and make the most important items on the list available to other team members.

As a team member, Rafal:

● Commits to realistic goals.

● Becomes a pillar of strength for other colleagues.

● Brings drive and focus to the issues.

● Will never be influenced by emotion alone.

● Encourages down to earth realism.

● Quickly determines the important factors when problems arise.

● Contributes vigorously and energetically.

● Can make action plans to reduce risk.

● Will not allow others' failings to prevent the team's success overall.

● Is unlikely to get side tracked by peripheral items.

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CommunicationEffective CommunicationsCommunication can only be effective if it is received and understood by the recipient. For eachperson certain communication strategies are more effective than others. This section identifiessome of the key strategies which will lead to effective communication with Rafal. Identify themost important statements and make them available to colleagues.

Strategies for communicating with Rafal:

● Ask for his advice.

● Allow him to review the agenda.

● Approach him in a structured, logical way.

● Respect his values and principles.

● Seek his opinions and ideas before imposing yours.

● Let him decide on the way forward.

● Be patient if he starts hair-splitting.

● Deal in probabilities not possibilities.

● Be practical, realistic and direct.

● Focus on the task at hand.

● Be well structured and organised.

● Allow him time to consider all the information.

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CommunicationBarriers to Effective CommunicationCertain strategies will be less effective when communicating with Rafal. Some of the things to beavoided are listed below. This information can be used to develop powerful, effective andmutually acceptable communication strategies.

When communicating with Rafal, DO NOT:

● Procrastinate, prevaricate or interrupt him.

● Try to build a relationship too quickly.

● Take credit for his ideas.

● Leap between topics in an unstructured way.

● Be unrealistic or stray on to abstractions.

● Be too light hearted or superficial.

● Waste his time with irrelevancies.

● Try to pin the blame on him.

● Try to control the conversation.

● Be too informal or waste time on social trivia.

● Digress or wander off at a tangent.

● Be immature, childish or silly.

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Possible Blind SpotsOur perceptions of self may be different to the perceptions others have of us. We project who weare onto the outside world through our “persona” and are not always aware of the effect our lessconscious behaviours have on others. These less conscious behaviours are termed “BlindSpots”. Highlight the important statements in this section of which you are unaware and test themfor validity by asking for feedback from friends or colleagues.

Rafal’s possible Blind Spots:

Rafal may become so engrossed with his own projects that other important tasks lie forgotten.He enjoys positions of authority and influence in his peer group and his ability to join in quickdecision making within the group may be countered by a need to reflect, and later attempt toreverse, important decisions made. He sometimes has difficulty in absorbing other peoples'points of view.

His thinking rationale may be so acutely honed that he will overlook what others tend to careabout. Rafal's ideas may occasionally get lost because he tends to rethink them continually,preferring to keep them private. He is something of a perfectionist, and can be hypersensitive tocriticism of his work. He becomes more effective with other people when he directs his keenpowers of observation towards being more sensitive and considerate to the people around him.He expects to win and is very assertive in attaining outcomes despite how narrow his view maysometimes appear.

A potential failing for him may be that he may not gain sufficient intimate experience of the world.Rafal would sometimes benefit from finding out what matters emotionally to others. His desire tocontinually explore new avenues may result in him regularly re-examining his conclusions.Becoming more aware of what is around him and relying more on proven information may helphim root his creative ideas in the real world. He may adopt an “if you've got a headache take anaspirin” attitude, which indicates a lack of empathy to some.

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Opposite TypeThe description in this section is based on Rafal's opposite type on the Insights Wheel. Often, wehave most difficulty understanding and interacting with those whose preferences are different toour own. Recognising these characteristics can help in developing strategies for personal growthand enhanced interpersonal effectiveness.

Recognising your Opposite Type:

Rafal’s opposite Insights type is the Helper, Jung’s “Feeling” type.

Helpers are warm, understanding and sociable individuals who strive for positive relationshipswith people both at work and home. They are usually sensitive to others and work well in a teamsituation. However, Rafal may observe that the Helper takes criticism personally and finds itdifficult to become authoritative or objective with others when necessary. Helpers sometimeshave difficulty in making key decisions without consultation.

Rafal will notice that people are far more important to the Helper than the accomplishment oftasks. The Helper’s nature tends to be personable, which may mean that Rafal sees them asfickle or soft. Helpers can be stressed in fast moving, impersonal situations which change withoutwarning. Helpers display their emotions and usually have limitless patience for those who aredependent on them. They will usually ignore judgements that rely heavily on logical analysis -often the judgement preferred by Rafal.

Helpers will tend to avoid telling someone an unpleasant truth or tell it in an affirmative way.Helpers are accommodating and occasionally self-effacing and are always content to supportothers without expecting much in return. Rafal may see the Helper idealising others and adoptinga romantic version of people and their potential.

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Opposite TypeCommunication with Rafal's Opposite TypeWritten specifically for Rafal, this section suggests some strategies he could use for effectiveinteraction with someone who is his opposite type on the Insights Wheel.

Rafal Liwoch: How you can meet the needs of your Opposite Type:

● Provide lots of opportunities for team contact.

● Offer praise and appreciation when due.

● Use a casual, informal style of conversation.

● Allow him time to talk it over with those who may be affected.

● Talk about him and areas he finds stimulating.

● Help him feel at ease.

Rafal Liwoch: When dealing with your opposite type DO NOT:

● Focus on his weaknesses or chastise him publicly.

● Be addicted to rules and procedures.

● Expect automatic compliance or respect.

● Overload with any theoretical demands.

● Make your lack of interest in his “problems” too obvious.

● Expect to maintain his interest if you only focus on the task.

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Suggestions for DevelopmentInsights Discovery does not offer direct measures of skill, intelligence, education or training.However, listed below are some suggestions for Rafal’s development. Identify the most importantareas which have not yet been addressed. These can then be incorporated into a personaldevelopment plan.

Rafal may benefit from:

● Remembering that he is also vulnerable.

● Arguing the opposing position to recognise the value of it.

● Appearing more sensitive to others feelings.

● Becoming more generous, warm and caring.

● Becoming more affable, amiable and generally slower paced.

● Allowing people to do their own thing.

● Keeping a diary and accounting for the happenings of the day.

● Trusting his feelings more.

● Ensuring his keen desire to criticise is positive and not negative.

● Being more open about how he is feeling.

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ManagementCreating the Ideal EnvironmentPeople are generally most effective when provided with an environment which suits theirpreferences and style. It can be uncomfortable to work in an environment which does not. Thissection should be used to ensure a close match between Rafal’s ideal environment and hiscurrent one and to identify any possible frustrations.

Rafal’s Ideal Environment is one in which:

● Clear rules and procedures exist.

● There is little “traffic” or social interaction.

● He has access to the fastest computers, where computers are used.

● Colleagues share his drive for results.

● Theories and ideas have been tried and tested.

● He has good access to relevant sources of information.

● His desire for perfection is valued by others.

● There are few procedures or protocols.

● He can employ technology.

● He can “rock the boat” without fear of retribution.

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ManagementManaging RafalThis section identifies some of the most important strategies in managing Rafal. Some of theseneeds can be met by Rafal himself and some may be met by his colleagues or management. Gothrough this list to identify the most important current needs, and use it to build a personalmanagement plan.

Rafal needs:

● The authority to re-examine and re-test his conclusions.

● The freedom to change out-dated rules.

● To be more diplomatic at times.

● People he can call on for support where necessary.

● To be left alone to get on with the job.

● Help to look for the “silver lining”.

● Someone to issue flak jackets to all members of his team.

● The ability to define at least some of the rules.

● Options and alternatives before having to make decisions.

● Knowledge that he has “right” on his side.

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ManagementMotivating RafalIt has often been said that it is not possible to motivate anyone - only to provide the environmentin which they will motivate themselves. Here are some suggestions which can help to providemotivation for Rafal. With his agreement, build the most important ones into his PerformanceManagement System and Key Result Areas for maximum motivation.

Rafal is motivated by:

● Technological breakthroughs.

● “Reality” rather than abstract theories.

● Being in positions of authority and responsibility.

● Working towards targets, goals and objectives.

● A free reign for his enormous drive to achieve results.

● Acquiring knowledge and improving his abilities.

● Improving systems and structures.

● Having access to data and verifiable evidence.

● Utilising his original thinking to solve complex problems.

● Improvements in design, quality and functionality.

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Management StyleThere are many different approaches to management, most of which have different situationalapplications. This section identifies Rafal’s natural management approach and offers clues to hismanagement style, highlighting both gifts and possible hindrances that can be further explored.

In managing others, Rafal may tend to:

● Seek to challenge what he perceives as illogical.

● Search for accuracy or perfection, at times appearing overly critical.

● Be unpredictable, short fused and inconsistent.

● Over regulate processes.

● Establish high standards for self and others.

● Be frustrated with those less gifted than himself.

● Base decisions on facts and logic.

● Not fully appreciate the energies of others.

● Seem rather cool and aloof.

● Insist upon attention to detail.

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The Insights Discovery® 72 Type Wheel

Conscious Wheel Position21: Directing Reformer (Classic)

Less Conscious Wheel Position36: Observing Reformer (Classic)

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The Insights Discovery® Colour Dynamics

Persona (Conscious) Preference Flow Persona (Less Conscious)

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4.84 2.52 1.56 5.0081% 42% 26% 83%

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4.44 1.00 1.16 3.4874% 17% 19% 58%

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