Hi everyone. So now let's talk about the next one on the advanced personality
evaluation test series. This one is called inclination styles. We all have a
natural inclination or a tendency towards a particular kind of behavior.
Now this I have put it deliberately in advanced because it requires a certain
level of self-awareness, certain level of maturity for an individual to even
begin to understand these things. Okay. These are broader understanding of things.
So let's get into it. What is inclination style about? The definition of inclination
is it's a tendency to a particular aspect, state, character or action. A
particular disposition of mind or character. Another definition you can
look up is a feeling that you want to do a particular thing or the fact that you
prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing. To help understand this
better, simple tests which I take will give you where you are now on the scale
of your own natural inclinations. Not in the broad categories but it will help you
get a starting ground. It'll give you a big push in that direction. Again this is
the scale and has nothing to do with a black and white kind of approach.
Everybody has each one of these kind of inclinations that we will speak about.
Okay. Your personality is a blend of all of these things. It's just a question of
which one is more predominant. Get back to this. Right.
The typical inclination report looks like this. So we have our pie chart again.
This is the report form which will be the result of a test. We need to understand
some things. What are the four ones here? There are four slices of the pie. They are
the pragmatist, activist, reflector and theorist. Okay. We'll see in a moment what
these definitions are and what are they about. In our particular person's case,
he's eighty seven, sorry, twenty eight percent a reflector, twenty five percent
a theorist. We can take two out of four as a vote here saying more of a theorist
and a reflector than an activist or a pragmatist. The least one score being
pragmatist. Not a very pragmatic kind of person. Not a very activist kind of person.
Either more of a reflector and theorist. See how this plays out when you see the
definitions of these things. Become more clear when you look at the definitions.
Who is the activist? The activist involve themselves fully and without bias in new
experiences. They enjoy the here and the now and are happy to be dominated by
immediate experiences. They are open-minded, not skeptical and this tends to
make them enthusiastic about anything new. These are the people who are constantly
hunting for new stuff, new excitement, new projects, new tasks, new hobbies, so on.
Their philosophy is I'll try anything once. They tend to act first and consider
the consequences later. Their days are filled with activity. They tackle problems
by brainstorming. As soon as they have excitement from one activity has died
down, they are busy looking for the next stuff. The next good thing. The next
excitement. The next high in life. They tend to thrive on the challenge of new
experiences but a board with implementation and long-term consolidation.
They are gregarious people constantly involving themselves with others but in
doing so they seek to be the center of all activities on themselves. You can start
thinking about the people in your life who are fitting this mold as we go
through this. Not really archetypes but personality types. The pragmatist. The
pragmatists are keen on trying out ideas, theories and techniques to see if
they work in practice. They positively search out new ideas and take the first
opportunity to experiment the application. The application is the
keyword there is a pragmatic person very practical. They are the sorts of people
who return from management courses brimming with new ideas that they want
to try out and implement in practice. They like to get on with things, act
quickly and confidently on ideas that attract them kind of a choleric
personality which we saw in temperaments module of the basic. They tend to be
impatient and ruminating and open-ended about discussions. They are essentially
practical down-to-earth people who like making practical decisions and solving
problems more like the melancholy choleric if you look at the temperament
module in basic. They respond to problems and opportunities as a challenge.
There are philosophies there is always a better way and to see if it works good. If
it works it's good. And justifies the means kind of people. The reflectors
who are these people? The reflectors like to stand back to ponder experiences,
observe them from many different perspectives. They collect data both
first and second hand and from internet and from all sources and resources.
They prefer to think about it thoroughly before coming to any conclusion. The
thorough collection and analysis of data about experiences and events is what
counts for them. So they tend to postpone reaching definitive conclusions for us
as long as possible. It's taking my own time with these things. That's the
reflection mind. Their philosophy is to be cautious. They are thoughtful people
who like to consider all possible angles and implications before making the move.
They prefer to take a backseat in meetings and discussions. They enjoy
observing other people in action and reaction. They listen to others. They get
the drift of the discussion before making their own point. In question they tend
to adopt a low profile. These are the quiet types. They have slightly
distant and tolerant, unruffled air about them like a quiet confidence. When they
act, it is part of a wider picture which includes the past, the present, as well as
maybe futuristic and others observations as well as their own. The theorists
adapt and integrate observations into complex but logically sound theories.
These are people who make theories. They think problems through a vertical step
by step logical way. They assimilate disparate facts, unconnected facts into
coherent theories. Where these things come together? How do the dots connect
here? That kind of thinking. They tend to be perfectionists who won't rest easy
until things are tidy, fit into a rational scheme. They like to analyze and
synthesize. Two opposites really, analysis and synthesis. Analysis is to dissect and
see the details. Synthesis is to bring them all together. They are keen on basic
assumptions, principles, theories, models and systems kind of thinking. Their
philosophy prices rationality and logic. If it's logical, it's good. Questions
they frequently ask are does it make sense? How does this fit with that? What are
the basic assumptions here? They tend to be detached, analytical, dedicated to a
rational objectivity rather than anything subjective or ambiguous. These are not
wishy-washy people. These people are very focused on what they do. Their approach
to problems is consistently logical. Boy, we need a lot of that in 2022. This is
their mental set. They rigidly reject anything that doesn't fit with it. They
prefer to maximize certainty and feel uncomfortable with subjective arguments,
lateral thinking and anything flippant. These are not up in the air kind of
people, flippant. So overall, knowing your own innate subconscious
inclinations coming back to our test, what will this test give you, can be very
helpful in building your own innate inbuilt confidence. I've chosen these
words carefully. Innate means something which is natural to you, which is inbuilt.
You have an inbuilt confidence. Every one of us has. Just depends upon which specific
areas, knowing your natural ability as a person and building upon it. It can also
be useful in selecting a career option for a young adult, for teenagers, how to
enhance your positive strengths and abilities even more. For a person already
employed or an entrepreneur, this could be helpful to evaluate what is the
general makeup of their personality and of the people around them and how best to
fit them in a role that works for them, as well as a company or an institution if
you're working.