Personality Indicator

by Gary and Phyllis Waldecker

Needed Information Please provide the following information before proceeding with the indicator.

Your first and last name:
"Your" means the person filling out this indicator form

Name of person for whom you are completing the indicator:
Usually your own name, unless you are giving your perspective on someone else's personality

Gender:
Of the indicator subject. Usually yourself unless you are giving your perspective on someone else.
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Email:
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Statement 1 Although I try not to be harsh, I am direct with people. For me, the best way to love someone is to tell them the truth directly, even if it isn't pleasant for them to hear.

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Statement 2 I like to make sure I thoroughly know what I'm doing before I make a decision or carry out a project. So I reflect deeply on my options and/or gather information either by interacting with others or by reading before deciding. I postpone decisions or prolong a project rather than do things without having a thorough understanding of the situation.

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Statement 3 When planning is up to me, I don't feel tied to a plan because I know how quickly things can change. I prefer to create a flexible plan as I go, adapting to situations as they arise.

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Statement 4 When I'm in a group and there is a pause in the conversation, I feel the urge to speak up in order to break the uncomfortable silence.

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Statement 5 When someone asks my opinion about something they have done, or about an idea they have, I naturally make it a priority to find and express something positive about it first--even if I don't really like it that much--so the person doesn't feel bad.

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Statement 6 For me it's better to make fairly quick decisions based on just enough information, rather than to postpone action in order to think about it more.

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Statement 7 I am a practical, realistic person, and find myself bringing dreamers back to reality--or at least wanting to do so.

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Statement 8 When someone starts talking while I'm expressing my thoughts, thus cutting me off, I don't feel like finishing my thoughts when I later get a chance because I assume that person is not interested in what I have to say.

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Statement 10 I wait until the last minute to get projects done because other interesting or urgent things keep coming up that call for my attention.

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Statement 11 If people don't voice their disagreement with what I'm saying, I assume they are agreeing with me.

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Statement 12 I like to do things in tried and true ways so I don't find myself attempting to reinvent the wheel.

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Statement 13 I'm good at finding what is wrong with something--critiquing, and uncovering defects and problem areas.

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Statement 14 It's important to me to let people finish their thoughts before I respond so I can more fully understand their point of view. So when talking with someone who likes to talk, I find it challenging to express what I want to say.

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Statement 15 I like to create and promote harmony, and it's difficult for me to function well in a non-harmonious atmosphere.

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Statement 16 I think of myself as someone who is better at providing the information and understanding people need to carry out a project, rather than the main one who actually starts it.

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Statement 17 I see the forest before I see the trees. The best way for me to handle details (the trees) is to have the big picture (the forest) clear so I have a framework within which to understand the details.

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Statement 18 I like to finish my work before taking time to relax. Otherwise it's hard for me to enjoy relaxing.

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Statement 19 When I'm in a group, I prefer to share or express things I've had time to think about rather than express ideas that come to mind but that I haven't had time to reflect on.

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Statement 20 While I do get things done, people know me more as a person who values knowledge than as a person who springs into action.

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Statement 21 When something needs to be changed, I prefer a series of small, incremental changes rather than radical shifts.

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Statement 22 I like to think out loud in order to let people know what I'm thinking, and I appreciate it when others do the same.

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Statement 23 I'm good at adapting to a changing situation and going with the flow, or rolling with the punches.

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Statement 24 Although I consider objectivity important in making a decision, I give greater priority to the impact that decision will have on people.

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Statement 25 When an unexpected situation arises that threatens to change my plans, I handle the situation in a way that allows me to keep my plans--at least when it's up to me.

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Statement 26 I'm good at coming up with innovative ideas or solutions that some people might reject too quickly because they don't see how they are immediately practical or feasible.

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Statement 27 I am objective, not allowing my feelings or even my genuine concern for how people feel cloud the issue or interfere with objective conclusions.

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