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Different Personalities and Feedback

Different Personalities and Feedback

Giving and receiving feedback requires sensitivity to individual differences. Personality theories provide us with a framework or shortcut to that will help us in the complex task of understanding human behaviour. Many useful tools based on robust frameworks are available.

This section provides an overview of nine personality types in the Enneagram human development and behaviour model. Although this is a very quick overview of a profound
personality typolog, hopefully it will encourage you to think about how different personalities respond to the giving and receiving of feedback.

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Quetzal holding magnifying glass

1. Perfectionist
'If a job's worth doing it's worth doing well'

 

2. Helper
'Give to others and you will reap the rewards'

Quetzal with helping hands

Quetzal with medals and awards

3. Achiever
'Winners are Grinners'

 

4. Artist
'Connecting with people deeply gives life it's necessary edge'

Quetzal dressed as an artist

Quetzal looking through binoculars

5. Observer
'Watch and you will see what others do not see'

 

 

6. Questioner
'Action is always preceded by doubt'

Quetzal raising arm to ask a question

Quetzal dressed as an adventurer

7. Adventurer
'Work so you can play'

 

 

8. Asserter
'Take charge of those who need it'

Quetzal looking assertive

Quetzal dressed as a peace activist

9. Peace Keeper
'Live and let live'

 

 
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