Steven J Cole_Career Insight__mar15_2013

Steven Cole
March 15, 2013
RESULTS REPORT FOR:
Career Insight - Workstyle & Performance Profile

Introduction
This report is a summary of your strengths and areas for coaching and development based on your responses to the items in the
workstyle assessment. The report is focused around six main dimensions addressing different aspects of your workstyle . Keep in mind as
you read your report that higher scores are not necessarily better than lower scores. There are positive and negative implications
for both high and low scores, although certain scores are more preferable for certain roles.
The results in this report are based on research conducted with samples of working adults and can be expected to represent your work-
relevant characteristics. It is important to remember, however, that these assessment results should not be used as the sole factor when
making career decision and should always be considered in the context of all available information about your fit to a specific role and
work environment.
Your characteristics that are particularly notable are:
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Low Range Mid Range High Range
Conceptual Orientation: The degree to which a person seems
imaginative and open to change. High scorers seem curious and
creative. Low scorers seem practical and prefer predictability.
Emotional Orientation: The degree to which a person is calm and
even-tempered. High scorers seem resilient and calm. Low scorers
have a sense of urgency and are emotionally reactive.
Leadership Orientation: The degree to which a person is
competitive and driven to lead others. High scorers seem competitive
and leader-like. Low scorers seem less assertive and less dominant.
Social Orientation: The degree to which a person is comfortable
with social interaction. High scorers seem outgoing and talkative.
Low scorers seem reserved.
Interpersonal Orientation: The degree to which a person is
sensitive and empathetic. High scorers seem sensitive to the needs
of others and tactful. Low scorers seem forthright and direct.
Dimension
Task Orientation: Reflects the degree to which a person is rule
abiding and detail focused. High scorers seem conventional and
meticulous. Low scorers seem flexible and improvising.
Low Range Mid Range High Range
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• Detail and process oriented
• Outgoing and socially uninhibited
• Competitive and driven to lead
• Even-tempered and calm
Summary of Results
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Results on the 6 Workstyle Dimensions
You scored in the High Range of the Leadership Orientation dimension with a percentile
rank of 90.
This dimension measures the degree to which a person is competitive and driven to lead others. High scoring
individuals like you tend to be competitive, ambitious, and focused on achieving success. They prefer to take
charge and assume a leadership role.
• You're more comfortable leading than following
• You're naturally competitive and assertive
• You are confident and self-motivated
• You set and reach difficult goals for yourself
Positive characteristics related to how you scored on this dimension:
• You may be resistant to monitoring or close supervision
• You may quickly become bored and frustrated if you are under-utilized
Possible coaching/developmental areas related to how you scored on this dimension:
• Allows you to have the responsibility of managing others or managing important projects/initiatives
• Has a 'reward for performance' compensation plan
• Requires you to be self-motivated
• Lets you to have a high degree of autonomy
Job-Fit Considerations – You would fit best into a role that:
• Recognizes and rewards hard work and leadership
• Promotes from within
• Encourages a competitive spirit
• Sets ambitious but reachable performance goals
Culture-Fit Considerations - You would fit best into an organizational culture that:
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Percentile Rank
Dimension 1: Leadership Orientation
Low Range: Not motivated to lead
others, non-competitive.
High Range: Competitive, driven to lead
others.
Mid Range

You scored in the High Range of the Emotional Orientation dimension with a percentile rank
of 90.
This dimension measures the degree to which a person is calm and tolerant of stress and pressure. High
scoring individuals like you are seen as even-tempered and calm in stressful situations and don't tend to take
criticism personally.
• You're even-keeled and calm
• You're very stress tolerant
• You're non-reactive to typical work pressure
• You easily adapt to change
• You may not always have a sense of urgency for time-sensitive tasks
• Others may mistake calmness for being aloof
• Requires a high level of stress tolerance
• Involves work where it helps to stay calm and collected
• Is demanding and challenging
• Needs you to stay optimistic and be persistent
• Keeps a consistent strategy
• Sets realistic goals and targets
• Has leadership that does not over-react to minor issues or threats
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Percentile Rank
Dimension 2 : Emotional Orientation
Low Range: Emotionally reactive, strong
sense of urgency.
High Range: Even-tempered, calm.Mid Range

You scored in the High Range of the Social Orientation dimension with a percentile rank of
96.
This dimension measures the degree to which a person enjoys and is comfortable with social interaction. High
scoring individuals like you tend to be approachable and outgoing. They are able to quickly build rapport and
enjoy interacting with new people.
• You'll initiate social interaction
• You can be outgoing, colorful and charismatic
• You're comfortable being the center of attention
• You quickly build relationships
• You may perform better with more group involvement
• You may prefer collaboration to completing tasks independently
• Requires you to initiate contact with unfamiliar people
• Involves limited independent work
• Lets you collaborate with others often
• Lets you focus on communicating and building relationships
• Is friendly, open and social
• Knows how to have fun while working
• Emphasizes the importance of open communication
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Percentile Rank
Dimension 3 : Social Orientation
Low Range: Task focused; does not
have a strong need for social interaction.
High Range: Outgoing and talkative;
enjoys social interaction.
Mid Range

You scored in the Mid Range of the Interpersonal Orientation dimension with a percentile
rank of 53.
This dimension measures the degree to which a person seems sensitive and empathetic. Mid-range scoring
individuals like you are seen as cooperative and agreeable but can be forthright and direct in situations where
they feel it is necessary.
• You're honest and direct
• You strive to maintain good relations with others
• You are comfortable voicing unpopular opinions
• You're seen as cooperative and friendly but still able to voice your opinions
• Emotionally sensitive people may see you too frank and direct at times
• You may be uncomfortable dealing with people who are upset or angry
• Lets you be direct and forthright when you need to be
• Lets you focus on both concrete issues and people issues
• Doesn’t often involve being exposed to negative feelings and conflict
• Allows an opportunity to provide constructive criticism
• Encourages frank dialog and constructive criticism
• Handles interpersonal conflict in a constructive way
• Assigns equal importance to people issues and concrete issues
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Percentile Rank
Dimension 4 : Interpersonal Orientation
Low Range: Forthright and direct. High Range: Sensitive to the needs of
others; tactful.
Mid Range

You scored in the High Range of the Task Orientation dimension with a percentile rank of
97.
This dimension measures the degree to which a person is conventional, rule abiding and detail-focused. High
scoring individuals like you are typically good at planning and organizing. They are regarded as meticulous and
value structure and certainty.
• You're detail-oriented
• You value order, structure, and predictability
• You’re rule conscious
• You're conscientious and dependable
• In stressful or unusual situations, you may adhere to established processes and procedures
• You may have a preference for process and routine
• Requires you to focus on details and get things exactly right
• Lets you plan ahead and stay very organized
• Has expectations of you that are clear and formalized
• Doesn't require you to improvise and change plans too often
• Has structure, processes and guidelines in place
• Maintains high-quality standards
• Is metrics-focused
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Dimension 5 : Task Orientation
Low Range: Flexible and improvising;
non detail-focused.
High Range: Rule-conscious and
meticulous.
Mid Range

You scored in the High Range of the Conceptual Orientation dimension with a percentile
rank of 85.
This dimension measures the degree to which a person is curious, imaginative and innovative. High scoring
individuals like you are creative and comfortable with change. They will likely have a strong preference for
variety in their work.
• You're open to change and new ideas
• You're good at finding creative solutions to problems
• You're a strategic thinker
• You're willing to take risks
• You may over-analyze situations or problems
• You may need a lot of variety in tasks to remain stimulated
• Allows you to think strategically
• Requires you to find ‘out of the box’ solutions to problems
• Let you be innovative and develop new ideas
• Allows you to make some of your decisions based on intuition
• Is regarded as an innovator in their field
• Values and promotes creativity
• Quickly adapts to change
• Takes risks
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Dimension 6 : Conceptual Orientation
Low Range: Prefers standard processes
and predictability.
High Range: Imaginative and open-
minded.
Mid Range

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