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Style profile
The Dove
Amiable — Steady, dependable, holds the team together.
Asks rather than tells, and shows what they are feeling. Steady, dependable, holds the team together.
Assertiveness →
Responsiveness →
Owl
Eagle
Dove
Peacock
Asks rather than tells, and shows what they are feeling. Holds teams together — steady, dependable, and attentive to how people are doing. Reluctant to force a disagreement into the open, and will absorb a lot to keep things working.
Strengths
- Trust and stability
- Early warning on how people are really taking something
- Patient, supportive listening
Watch-outs
- Agreement that isn't real
- Problems raised too late
- Goes along with it under pressure
Growth tips
- Say the disagreement out loud, even when it feels unnecessary
- Give yourself permission to say no
- State your own needs directly
Working with each style, as Dove
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