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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 ESFU 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 prefer to work.
If you have the motivation, desire and interest your temperament will not limit what sort of knowledge worker you might aspire to be.
There are two major challenges for you in the new economy. The first is to adapt to the fast changing pace of life.
This will depend upon having some understanding of why changes are taking place, and will involve looking beyond the surface appearance of things.
You are the sort of person who learns best by practical hands on activity. You want to be involved in day to day activities solving practical problems or creating tangible products.
You build up your knowledge of how things work as a result of your practical experience.
You are inclined to be impatient with theories and ideas. Your practical experience becomes the basis of the rules you have for your work and life.
There has been a great deal of automation and new work procedures have been introduced and made much of the old experience of many people irrelevant.
This sort of change can destroy the basis upon which practically minded people operate.
Many people run the serious risk of having to start all over again, but this need not be the case if you take sensible precautions.
This leads to the second big challenge for you, because one of the main precautions you can take is to develop your ability to think in terms of theories and ideas.
The new economy is tending to reward those who can figure out the cause of problems and then solve the problem. This often requires a different type of thinking that may not come naturally to you.
This is thinking from ideas and theories to complement your practical experience.
The trick is to combine the both methods of thinking.
If you make the effort to develop an understanding of the broader aspects of your work it will be easier for you to solve the sort of problems that are part and parcel of the new economy.
We all have the capacity to think in this way, and with practice you will be able to improve in this area.
ESFU and stress
You can feel stress if you are required to deal with theories and ideas, because you have little time for such non-practical matters.
Sometimes this cannot be avoided when new technological changes give rise to far reaching changes within an organization.
If this occurs then it will be important for you to translate the theoretical issues into practical exercises.
Give yourself the opportunity to actively practice new learning and talk about it with others.
This can help you to adapt more quickly.
You can sometimes cause stress to others by your preoccupation with action and activity and by a reluctance to face up to problems.
You should be on the look out for this type of situation, as it is likely to be a blind spot in your interpersonal effectiveness.
You can also experience stress if you are told how to exactly carry out your work.
You are fiercely independent and do not find rules and procedures easy.
In this situation it is important to try and understand the rationale for the rules and procedures.
It is also important for you to balance your desire for action and excitement with your responsibilities and obligations.
You likely to feel bored and stressed if you do not have plenty of action and variety in their work.
If your work involves routine and repetitive activity then you are best advised to seek a career change. You should find something that satisfies your need for spontaneity!"
Reference: Test for a career that suits you
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