Relating to our bosses

I had a good catch up with June and Jinghe tonight sharing about our lives and having some interesting conversations. Also learnt a new term on "The Harnessing Approach" to counsel a suicidal person...well.. Jinghe shared abt his lunch with his christian colleagues and what he learnt from them. It is very encouraging and makes me wonder abt the kind of relationship I've with my colleagues as well as my boss. Sometimes not too satisfying but I guess the key to build relationship is to first understd the pple we wrk with. Here's an interesting profiling of bosses which I sent to the CG before:

High D's Tendencies Relating to a High D ...

Motivation: Results, Challenge, Action
Feelings: Detached and independent; Control; Tend not to value feelings; May be hot-tempered under pressure
Be efficient, stick to business, Be direct; share the bottom line first then the impact of his plans/decisions on staff members
Interaction: One way; not a good listener; Tell others to just do it; no explanation given

High I's Tendencies Relating to a High I ...

Motivation: Recognition, Approval, Visibility
Feelings: Optimistic; Emote; readily express their own feelings and respond to others' feelings
Interaction: Enthusiastic; One way; tell ... love to verbalise
Take a seat and make yourself comfortable, Don't be a wet blanket; support their ideas whenever possible

High S's Tendencies Relating to a High S ...

Motivation: Relationships, Appreciation
Feelings: Warm and accomodating; Emote to inner circle of friends
Allow time to "warm up" to you, be appreciative' be his friend, Show how your ideas minimise "upheavals"
Interaction: Good listener; Tend not to initiate changes or relationships; Ask "how" and "who" questions

High C's Tendencies Relating to a High C ...

Motivation: Being Right, Quality
Feelings: Cautious; Control; does not say / reveal much
If appropriate, provide reassurance that his plans are right, Don't try to be more right/ correct than he is, Be supportive
Interaction: Good listener; Ask "what" and "why" questions

Convincing a ...
High D
Show the gains and suggest what needs to be done
High I
Provide positive setting and talk about who will be involved
High S
Show how your ideas minimise "upheavals" and talk about how you will work together
High C
Talk about why and how things will be done

Disagreeing with a...
High D
Agree with him on a broad level then he is likely to be open to other possibilities/options
High I
Don't! Let time pass and emotional enthusiasm to fizzle out
High S
Find common grounds to disagree together!
High C
Disagree with facts