SFDCS Executive Development Plan: Multiple Lines

Descriptions taken from: http://www.9points.com/types.htm

Point Eight - the Boss

Worldview: Only the strong survive.

Unconscious Drive: Lust (Excess)

Gift: Strength

Eights are straightforward, direct, what-you-see-is-what-you-get people. They are able to take charge and make decisions quickly. Bosses are people of action. They can inspire others to do more than they thought possible by the sheer force of their will. Eights often act as protectors of the weak and promoters of justice. Bosses are ebullient, larger-than-life leaders who partake of life's pleasure with all their being. Eights are sensate people who respond to the elements: wind, water, rock, storm.

Dark Side of the Gift:
Eight's direct, no-nonsense approach can feel brutal and controlling to others. Unaware of their impact, they can steamroll over the emotions and wishes of others to get their own way. Decisions made quickly by gut instinct may not be adequately tempered with thought or feeling. Eights can divide the world into those who are worthy and those who are not. Those who are deserving (according to the Eight) fall under the Boss's protective wing. Others deemed weak and unworthy seem almost caricature-like to the Eight and are simply "eaten" or vanquished. The laws of the jungle apply in the Boss's worldview. Lust for life may lead to excesses dangerous to health and hearth. eg. drugs, alcohol, exercise. Others can see the Eight as too much, too loud, too everything.

Internal Terrain
"I don't care if you like me, but you'd better respect me," says the Boss. Eights enjoy a good fight with a worthy adversary, because the truth comes out in a fight. They like it when others stand up to them - they can find out what they're made of. Although Eights have a hard time holding back their emotions when angry, their anger is brief and intense as a summer storm. Bosses can't help taking command of a situation. They may not necessarily need to be in control, but Eights hate to be controlled. . If a Boss is enjoying something, s/he want to engage in it full-force, no holds barred. As one Eight said, "If it's good, just kill me with it!" Although Eights look strong, they avoid their own vulnerability. Afraid that they might be weak deep down inside, they convert those softer feelings into boredom and find the antidote in their lust for life or excess.

In Security:

Point Two - The Helper

Worldview: (My) Love makes the world go round.

Unconscious Drive: Pride

Gift: Empathy

Twos have a natural ability to make empathic connections with others. Helpers actually feel what others feel or need. They are driven to connect with others emotionally and fill their needs. Helpers are talented networkers, making connections between other people.  Twos may facilitate others in reaching their potential. They enjoy being the power behind the throne and enthusiastically supporting others. At their best, they are warm and caring. At times, Twos can be true altruists, where giving is as natural as breathing and free of expectation.

Dark side of the gift.

Twos often are so tuned into other's needs/ feelings that they are not
aware of their own. As a result, they can find themselves drained, and then angry.  Unconscious giving has a hook in it. Helpers give to get their own needs met. Helpers may use warmth and flattery to get their own way. This can feel manipulative to recipients of Two's helpfulness. At times, Two's may give to others who have not asked for help or don't want what they have to offer. Pride exhibits itself in the Two as a feeling of knowing what others really need.

Inner Landscape

Twos literally feel like they leave their body through their heart to empathize with others and intuit their needs. Because their attention is so directed to others, they are unaware of their own needs or feelings. But if we look at life from the perspective of the Helper, we find a conviction that survival and getting love depend on sensing and meeting the needs of others. The connection with others is lifeblood to the Two and is guaranteed if they become necessary to us.
 

In Stress:

Point Five - the Observer

Worldview: Knowledge will keep me safe.

Unconscious Drive: Avarice

Gift: Detachment

Observers have a natural ability to detach from feelings, needs, and other people. Clarity and a cool head prevail for the Five in situations where others are emotional or succumbing to chaos. The observer stance lends itself to keen observational powers. Fives are often good listeners and do not push what they know onto others. Fives are independent, self-contained people. They delve deeply into areas of knowledge that excite them, often becoming experts in subjects they explore. They exhibit a highly developed capacity for systematization of thought, for analyzing and synthesizing complex information.

Dark Side of The Gift:
Five's approach can be overly mental when a more feeling approach is called for. They can seem to be distant or emotionally unavailable to the other types. Observers can seem disengaged with life, preferring the mental realms of thought to interaction. Their strong needs for privacy can extend to isolation. A belief that energy is limited can lead to compartmentalization of life. There are compartments for work, relationship,and leisure each with their concomitant time limits. Fives can withhold information, time, energy, and even themselves.

Internal Terrain
Fives have strong feelings just like everyone else, but prefer to deal with them later when safely alone. Observers feel that they only have so much energy and can be overwhelmed by too much input. They need blocks of private time to recharge. Yet, Fives can put out enormous amounts of energy if they know what is expected of them. They dislike open-ended unpredictable situations. Observers accumulate knowledge; they want to understand. Fives often feel safer if they do not share all that they know keeping some knowledge in reserve.

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