THE #GetUser.GroupAssigned# - THINKING

Will stay connected when others:

  • Are driving for success
  • Keep to the point
  • Respect the Stimulator’s ideas and opinions
  • Ask the Stimulator for their thoughts
  • Are openly willing to be flexible
  • Keep things moving

Tends to disconnect when others:

  • Are unwilling to be committed about their ideas
  • Limit the Stimulator’s range of ability and opportunity
  • Restrict the Stimulator’s desire to take on new challenges
  • Hamper the Stimulator’s ability to convince their peers
  • Impose too much formality and structure

What Stimulators like people to know about themselves:

  • That they are fast-paced and competitive
  • They are great at motivating others to get things accomplished
  • Failure doesn’t stop them from finding another way to succeed
  • They don’t stand around waiting for something to happen; they make it happen

What Stimulators don’t recognize or like to admit in themselves:

  • They have a low level of tolerance for people who are slackers
  • They enjoy multi-tasking, and encourage others to do the same
  • Their need to persuade and control

Some things Stimulators want others to see in themselves:

  • Who I am: Enthusiastic and persuasive
  • Purpose: Strive to understand the big picture
  • Value to the organization: Vision, inspiration, energy
  • Under stress becomes: Aggressive and demanding
  • Worries about: Being seen as a failure
  • Would be more successful by: More analysis, stop and think things through, view more of the details and less of the big picture

Things you rarely observe Stimulators doing:

  • Not setting and writing down their goals
  • Failing to take over when things stop progressing
  • Not willing to take on new challenges

How to be in touch with Stimulators:

  • Understand that they are motivated by the challenges in life
  • Appreciate their pioneering spirit
  • Give them opportunities to stretch
  • Give the recognition for their success
  • Honor their spirit and desire to climb tall mountains

Those who really understand Stimulators say:

  • “They know how to make people around them feel motivated.”
  • “They inspire others to succeed beyond their wildest imaginations.”
  • “They are great leaders.”