Super Charged Executive Development for “The Relater”
Friday, September 4th, 2009For The Relater – being liked and admired is everything. They can work very hard to bend into the type of person others want them to be. They can very much become chameleons – constantly adjusting to the environment so that they comply. Their great value is that they can reduce conflict, keep the organization’s eye on people issues and are strong at building teaming environments. In their most reactive stance they are very compliant and the tool they use to achieve power is passive aggressiveness. Bob Anderson’s research has shown that compliance is one of the most destructive behaviors to organizational performance 1. Why would this be so? Because at the compliant stage The Relater has a difficult time prioritizing. They want to please – it is hard for them to say no. Even if they are effective technically – because they have difficulty saying no – they tend not to achieve much or tend to prioritize tasks based on those they most want approval from versus what is most important based on the organization’s key priorities. (more…)




