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FROM CHAPTER THREE:"WHAT MAKES YOU TICK?"
(Note: this excerpt is taken from someone's personalized ebook. The content of your book would be personalized from your own responses to the FPYC questionnaire which you can begin at the top of this page.)
"...Knowledge work and the IITS temperament
People of all temperaments are capable of being knowledge creators, providers or users of knowledge.
Temperament does have a major bearing on the way we will use our abilities.
If you have the motivation, desire and interest your temperament will not limit what sort of knowledge worker you might aspire to be.
In the new economy work is increasingly concerned with processing information.
We draw on our abilities to do this, but our temperament will play an important part in how we process information.
Work in the new economy involves interpreting information and then deciding how to respond to that information.
We all need to master details and be expert in our field. Your natural disposition is to try and build up a picture of the total situation.
You like to look for patterns and underlying meanings.
Once this has been achieved you will find it easier to deal with the details.
Given your preference for the bigger picture over details you will find it natural to deduce the solution of problems from broad principles or ideas.
It also means that you have the potential to think in terms of a theory or ideas.
These are very important qualities required for work concerned with processing information. information.
We draw on our abilities to do this, but our temperament will play an important part in how we process information.
Work in the new economy involves interpreting information and then deciding how to respond to that information.
We all need to master details and be expert in our field. Your natural disposition is to try and build up a picture of the total situation.
You like to look for patterns and underlying meanings. Once this has been achieved you will find it easier to deal with the details.
Given your preference for the bigger picture over details you will find it natural to deduce the solution of problems from broad principles or ideas. It also means that you have the potential to think in terms of a theory or ideas.
These are very important qualities required for work concerned with processing information.
For you it means that you are more likely to enjoy situations where there is plenty of activity or engagement with other people.
In the new economic realities work involves using information to solve problems or create products.
Problem solving has become the cornerstone of work.
An ideal approach to problem solving, and one you should try to implement is to use the whole of your temperament.
Problem solving involves the information gathering functions (sensing and intuition) and the decision making functions (thinking and feeling).
For you this means taking into account the affect of the solution on other people, at the same time as paying particular attention to the details.
IITS and stress
You prefer to concentrate upon the content of your work rather than the political policies that surround and regulate it.
It can be a source of stress if this area is disrupted in a way that excludes you from having any input into the way your work is to be done or organized.
If change is in the wind that may affect your work you will probably push to have some input as to how things will be arranged.
Your goals drive you and sometimes this can divert you from considering the needs of your work mates and colleagues.
Sometimes your temperament type can become remote and distanced from work mates and colleagues because of your single minded pursuit of your vision.
In this situation you can sense this remoteness and feel isolated and stressed out. It is important to make sure that you stay connected and in touch with the world around you.
There will seldom be problems with your commitment and loyalty.
The problem will be to ensure that you maintain a balance between your duties and responsibilities and your wider interests.
You seldom look upon your work as a duty or a responsibility. It is more like a mission or a crusade."
Reference: Placement career test
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