He was hiring an assistant, but what he was actually doing was hiring someone to keep him company and motivate him to focus and stay on track. It's all too common, hiring to meet your own needs rather than to fill the position. He was bored, needed someone around to engage in business conversation in order to fire up his initiative. But, was hiring an assistant to fill that need appropriate or even advantageous? I don't think so. "Dylan" I said, "Go join a networking group that focuses on building your business, and you'll hopefully find some people to form a mastermind that will fulfill these needs." So what is his Behavioral Style? Well if you think it's a "D" remember, they don't like small talk. Think it's the "S"? possibly. If this person is quiet, low keyed, and friendly, well that's a good guess. If you think Dylan's an "I" you can tell immediately by his boisterous voice, and outgoing bubbly stories he launches into. So, what do you do when you really need an assistant? Profile the position. Then, you can match the appropriate behavioral style to meet the needs of the position. Wow, isn't that an easy, implementable solution? Next time you need to hire someone, contact me and I'll tell you more.

"Oh, I was in rebellion, but I always knew that I would come back to the Lord" she said, as I sat listening in amazement. "Oh" I said, "so it was a planned rebellion." "I guess it was," she said. "I had never thought of it that way." You see, even in a period of rebellion this young girl, a "High C" had a plan, figured out how her life would go for her way in advance- even during her defiant non-conforming youthfulness. She, needing a plan to follow, had created a road map for her rebellion and made a structure for her unbridled freedom, knowing exactly when it would be over. This may sound foreign to you until you understand that structure is what High "C's" are most comfortable with. Knowing this, it just makes sense. By planning the details out, they will avoid, being sideswiped by surprises, change, or the unexpected, something they vehemently despise! So, don't be surprised, when working or living with this calculating personality, when they seem to know where they're going and how they're going to get there, including the details mapped out. It reminds me of some friends, who are quite free spirited, that went on what they thought would be a "fun" vacation with their daughter and son-in-law. The son-in-law had figured the trip out to the nth degree, including number of bathroom stops, exact timing of their stay at various sights, how much they would spend, and who would ride in which vehicles. This amount of structure wasn't exactly what they called "fun" and changed the complete dynamics of the trip. By understanding the "High C's" need for a process, time to think and contemplate, and system to follow, it can help the other behavioral styles not go nuts when they start to feel boxed in. These are truly needs the "High C" is hard-wired with guys, learn to flow with them, and set up environments for them to be comfortable and successful, and you'll find life will go well at the office, as well as in the home.