PeopleSmart in Business eBook - The Platinum Rule

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Five: On the Job
Steady Relaters want to be part of the group
Since Steady Relaters seek security and inclusion with the group,
they can contribute to the workplace with their natural planning skills,
consistent pace, and their desire to fi t in. Like Interacting Socializers,
they favor work relationships on a casual, fi rst name basis; but Steady
Relaters generally prefer developing special, more in-depth friendships
with selected co-workers than do their social butterfl y, Interacting
Socializer, counterparts. So while Interacting Socializers may talk
to anyone who will listen, Steady Relaters prefer involvement with a
closer group of confi dants.
Steady Relaters also want stability, steadiness, and a calm atmosphere
in the workplace. Th ey contribute to harmony in the offi ce, so
they usually fi t comfortably into the work environment, but they also
oft en become overly dependent on using the same old methods over
and over again. Sometimes these procedures include steps needed
when they learned the procedure, but which can now be discarded.
Th ey may improve their work productivity by using shortcuts that
eliminate extra labor. Dominant Directors and Interacting Socializers
can oft en help them with this. And, when asked, Cautious Th inkers
can generally demonstrate new ways to get things done through
other processes.
Why change?
Th e Steady Relater is the optimistic realist among the four types.
A pragmatist, he likes to do routine things with familiar people to
maintain the same situation. He performs regularly and deliberately
toward this end of holding onto or striving for continuity, peace,
and orderliness. Changes and surprises make him uncomfortable
because they alter the current formula. Instead, he prefers to refi ne
existing practices.