Exercise 2
The Guessing Game
You are now ready to assess the behavioral predominance of any person or situation. Many people say they know the best way to make friends and get along with people… but do they??? . . . do you???
Start with persons you think you know. Prove that you know what motivates and esteems others!
Although a person is all four parts, many times certain behavioral clusters are more prominent or stronger. Some parts may even seem not to exist, e.g., the emotional part is suppressed. Taken on this superficial level type theory may seem plausible.
How good are you at identifying the best way to communicate? What kind of leader are you? A successful leader knows the behavioral strengths. Guess the behavioral strength of anyone you know . . . superiors, peers, clients, customers, instructors, friends or family!
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Name
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Brown
Builder
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Blue
Relater
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Green
Planner
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Red
Adventurer
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Score
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My Guess for: Jan
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3
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4
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2
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1
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Actual Sort
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3
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1
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2
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4
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5
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My Guess For:
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Actual Sort
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My Guess For:
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Actual Sort
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My Guess For:
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Blank spaces after name: Write the order of cards after the NAME in the blank spaces (number them 1 to 4 as you think each person will arrange them.
Reality Check: Have each person arrange the cards as (s) he truly feels (s) he is. Number them from 1 to 4. Place numbered arrangement next to Actual Sort. Compare your guess with the actual arrangement of each person’s cards.
Score: The more balanced the person, the more difficult to choose the order. 5 points if you guess their 1st choice. 4 points if you guess their 2nd choice. 1 point each if you guess their 3rd and 4th choice. Total = 11.
You may score 7 points for both, if their lst and 2nd choices were the inverse of your choices. Many times the first two behavioral clusters are interchangeable. The backup is very important.
It takes practice to be able to pick out the third and forth cluster. It is not crucial that you do so at the beginning stages. It is helpful to know the forth cluster as this would indicate the persons behavioral weakness and steps may be taken to improve it, if desired. Total possible score for each person is 11 POINTS.
Number in my group:
x 11 = Possible score:
My score: