# The Administrator (High A, High B, Low C, Mid D)

**Core:** Reasonably proactive, impatient, and amiable communicator. Not strong in the analytical sense, but has the ability to "read" people and situations effectively. Outgoing, empathetic, and intuitive. Useful in administrative types of management.

**Strengths:** Valuable when supervising others due to the ability to influence people to accept change or new ideas. Can take difficult situations involving people and convert an unfriendly atmosphere to a more civil environment. Adept at getting others to cooperate. Very effective in the facilitation of information. Natural curiosity and social needs create a proactive networking arrangement useful for informing others. Self-sufficient when it comes to completing work at hand. Demonstrates loyalty that is hard to break once comfort is attained. Comfortable in team situations, leaning toward "team leader."

**Challenges:** Impatient — tends to overwhelm people with speedy delivery. Not analytical and easily distracted by tedious technical items. Veers off course when given technical work to complete. Dislikes situations that do not involve others. Becomes dissatisfied with repetitive tasks. Finicky about completing work and will not delegate until trustworthy status is earned. If the resolution is incorrect, will rationalize ad nauseam why they arrived at that conclusion. Can make cruel-sounding comments on occasion despite being an upbeat person overall.

**Management approach:** Recognize them in the presence of others — titles, bonuses, and public praise keep them motivated. Let them teach and mentor new employees; they prefer to take people under their wing. Do not assign tedious technical or repetitive tasks. Keep them in a social, group-oriented environment with consistent change. Provide medium to low risk projects that combine intuitive skill with natural follow-through.

**Risk profile:** Most comfortable with medium to low risk projects and tasks. If they perceive risk, they will resource their direct report or outsource and exchange ideas with others until arriving at a conservative solution. Conservative and cautious rather than envelope-pushing.

## FlashPoints

| Area | Details |
|------|---------|
| Motivation | Social interaction, financial rewards, public recognition |
| Communication | Quick, detailed. Phone call, email, text. Can overwhelm audience with speed and detail. Prefers voicemail over email. |
| Management Style | Instructional, motivational. Hesitation to delegate. Good teachers who take new employees under their wing. |
| Organization | Highly organized. Almost compulsively neat. |
| Environment | Socially oriented, consistent change. Group environment with a social network. |

## Variations

Administrator patterns share High A + High B + Low C but vary in D position around the midline. All variations are proactive, socially adept, and organized. The higher the D, the more structured and conservative the behavior; the lower the D, the more the pattern shifts toward Rainmaker tendencies.

## Summary

- **Motivating Needs:** Specific reinforcements in the presence of others. Bonuses and titles help maintain their natural optimism. Being the center of attention and being acknowledged or praised publicly.
- **Communication Style:** Fast and full of details. Can overwhelm their audience. Upbeat but can make cruel-sounding comments on occasion. Prefers voicemail over email.
- **Management Style:** Good teachers with new employees. Prefer to take you under their wing. Instructional and motivational with hesitation to delegate.
- **Organization Style:** Almost compulsively neat. Highly organized.
- **Environmental Needs:** To work with others in a group environment that experiences change.
