Emotions: wants to keep up with others in effort and technical performance
Goal: personal growth
Judges others by: self-discipline, position and promotions
Influences others by: confidence in their ability to master new skills; development of "proper" procedures and actions
Value to the organization: is skilled in technical and people problem solving; displays proficiency and specialization
Overuses: overattention to personal objectives; unrealistic expectations to others
Under pressure: becomes restrained; is sensitive to criticism
Fears: being too predictable; no recognition as an "expert"
Would increase effectiveness through: genuine collaboration for common benefit; delegation of key tasks to appropriate individuals.
Practitioners value proficiency in specialized areas. Spurred on by desire to be "good at something", they carefully monitor their own work performance. Although their aim is to be "the" expert in an area, Practitoners frequently give the impression that they know something about everything. This image is particularly strong when they express their knowledge on a variety of subjects.
As Practitioners interact with others, they project a relaxed, diplomatic and easygoing style. This congenial attitude may change quickly in their own work area when they become intensively focused in order to meet high standards for performance. Practitioners evaluate others on a basis of their self-discipline as measured by their daily performance. They have high expectations for themselves and others, and they tend to express their disappointment.
Although they naturally concentrate on developing on organized approach to work and increasing their own skills, Practitioners also need to help others to build skills. In addition, they need to increase their appreciation of those who contribute to the work effort even though they may not use the Practitioner's preferred methods. /
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mostly acceptable
and underlined/bold ones are SO TRUE
