Nicki likes feedback from her leader on how she is doing. She prefers working for a
participative leader. She does her best work in this kind of environment. She is good at
creating enthusiasm in others. She can be sensitive to criticism of her work and take it as
a personal affront. She may equate work criticism as someone’s personal displeasure with
her. Nicki may tend to agree to avoid confrontation. She can be obliging and
accommodating; that is, she likes to work with people and help them. She wants to know
what others think of her. She wants and tries to please. She seeks popularity and social
recognition. She likes to deal with people in a favorable social environment. Her goal is to
have and make many friends. At work, she is good at maintaining friendly public relations.
She is gregarious and sociable. She will be seen as a good mixer both at work and in
social settings.
Nicki likes working for a leader who make quick decisions. Decisions are made after
gathering facts and supportive data. She prefers not disciplining people. She may
sidestep direct disciplinary action because she wants to maintain the friendly relationship.
She will not be overlooked nor uninvolved. She will consistently try to inspire people to her
point of view. Nicki is good at giving verbal and nonverbal feedback that serves to
encourage people to be open, to trust her and to see her as receptive and helpful.Because of her trust and willing acceptance of people, she may misjudge the abilities of
others. When she has strong feelings about a particular problem, you should expect to
hear these feelings, and they will probably be expressed in an emotional manner. She
likes to participate in decision making.
Nicki is good at calming conflict situations. Others can sense that she is truly
interested in helping people in a conciliatory role. She tends to mask some of her
directness in friendly terms and is usually recognized as a friendly and trusting person.
She often makes suggestions to others, but rarely attempts to force her ideas on them.
She has the ability to sense what people want to hear. She then tends to tell people what
she thinks they want to hear. Nicki tends to influence people to her way of thinking by
using verbiage as compared with others who like to use reports. She is always concerned
with other people’s feelings and thoughts. She has a tendency, which she regards as an
ability, to talk smoothly, readily and at length. She judges others by their verbal skills and
warmth.
