Practice PERSONALITY Pearls
If you consider Human Personality important for your practice,
you might find “Personality Finesse...how we nurture our nature” and the pearls below of value.
Are your strong emotions getting in the way of what you are trying to accomplish? Do you have emotional outbursts that you wish you hadn’t? Would you like to get control of these emotions? Maybe this pearl can help. Our strongest style and its symbiotic emotion pretty much controls our reactions to whatever comes our way. It’s not easy to go against these genetics, especially when involved in a stressful situation—but it is possible if we plan ahead. In general: Analyzers (perfectionists) can reduce their Fearful outbursts Directors (get-it-done-now people) can reduce their Angry outbursts Relators (relationship-supporting people) can reduce their Sorrowful outbursts Socializers (socially interactive people) can reduce their Joyfull (glee)…
Are you and your family having difficulties talking about problems? Are you at odds with some or all of your practice teammates? Do you want your team to feel like more of a team instead of just a group of individuals? If so, this pearl may help. Family members and coworkers have a habit of doing things that annoy us—as we do them. Some of it is just “genetic irritation”, because our genetically-based attitudes and motivations are opposite to theirs—directors and relators are opposite; analyzers and socializers are opposite. But we learn to live with this—especially if we understand human personality. It is difficult to live or work with people we have day to day issues with, which…
Is your practice overly task-oriented, lacking warmth? Is your practice overly people-oriented making it difficult to get tasks done? Do certain team members seem to have the wrong personality for their positions? If so, this management pearl may be of value to you. Personality dictates how we all emotionally and rationally react and has a significant effect on the overall success of your practice. Rational genetic personality is composed of four styles, two people-oriented styles and two task-oriented styles, each with a purpose: Our Relator, people-oriented style helps us maintain relationships with others. Our Socializer, people-oriented style helps us socially interact with others. Our Director, task-oriented style helps us get results. Our Analyzer, task-oriented…
Does your TC establish rapport and provide a great exam that new patients like. But, does she seem to have difficulty "closing the sale" (i.e., she has too many Will-Call-Back patients)? If so, it may be you and/or the TC's personality dilemma that is reducing your starts. This pearl can help you clear that up. The first thing that may need cleaning up is the doctor’s comments to the patient/family at the exam. I can’t count how many times a TC has told me “I had them all set to start and the doctor came in and told them to "go home and think about it'”. Bad idea doc; they want to start...now…not go home and think about…
Is your receptionist a strong relator who establishes rapport (trust) with all patients? Is your receptionist a weak director who finds it difficult to follow your schedule? Typically, this is a package deal, but this pearl can help you to reconcile this dilemma. It is not easy to create a great schedule that is smooth and productive, but it can be done. It is not easy finding a receptionist (scheduling coordinator) who can control that schedule without messing it up, but it can be done. Unfortunately, the kind of receptionist that establishes rapport (who the patient's trust to give them the right appointment) is typically not the best personality to control the schedule. But, this can…
Does your get-it-done, angry director style help or hinder your practice and personal life? Do your team members have the optimal director style strength for their positions? Do you want a happier more fulfilling practice and life? If so, maybe this pearl series can help. Synopsis of Human Personality: Human personality is composed of four basic emotions (anger, fear, joy and sorrow) and four rational styles (director, analyzer, socializer and relator). The four basic emotions are built into our emotional brain’s right and left amygdala and the four rational styles are built into our rational brain’s right and left frontal lobes. Human personality exists for our physical and social survival. The emotional (mammalian) brain evolved for our physical…
Does your relationship-maintaining relator style help or hinder your practice and personal life? Do your team members have the optimal relator style strength for their positions? Do you want a more fulfilling practice and life? If so, maybe this pearl series can help. Human personality; a synopsis: Refer to the management pearl “How Personality Helps or Hinders: Part-1, Director Style” for a fuller understanding of human personality. Human personality is our emotional and rational reactions to our sensory input to help us to physically and socially survive. Our personality is genetically structured at birth (nature) and modified throughout life by our memories (nurture). We have four emotional/rational reaction pairs: anger-director, fear-analyzer, joy-socializer and sorrow-relator. The emotions triggers its…
Does your perfectionist fearful analyzer style help or hinder your practice? Do your team members have the optimal analyzer style strength for their positions? Do you want a happier more fulfilling practice and life? If so, maybe this pearl series can help. Human personality; a synopsis: Refer to the management pearl “How Personality Helps or Hinders: Part-1, Director Style” for a fuller understanding of human personality. Human personality is our emotional and rational reactions to our sensory input to help us to physically and socially survive. Our personality is genetically structured at birth (nature) and modified throughout life by our memories (nurture). We have four emotional/rational reaction pairs: anger-director, fear-analyzer, joy-socializer and sorrow-relator. The emotions triggers its rational…
Does your socially interactive joyful socializer style help or hinder your practice? Do your team members have the optimal socializer style strength for their positions? Do you want a happier more fulfilling practice and life? If so, maybe this pearl can help. Human personality; a synopsis: Refer to the management pearl “How Personality Helps or Hinders: Part-1, Director Style” for a fuller understanding of human personality. Human personality is our emotional and rational reactions to our sensory input to help us to physically and socially survive. Our personality is genetically structured at birth (nature) and modified throughout life by our memories (nurture). We have four emotional/rational reaction pairs: anger-director, fear-analyzer, joy-socializer and sorrow-relator. The emotions triggers its rational…
Do certain team members seem to naturally conflict with others? Do you seem to naturally conflict with certain team members? Does this conflict increase on hectic treatment days? Does this conflict increase when team members are doing poorly in their positions? If so, maybe this pearl can help reduce that conflict. Human personality; a synopsis: Refer to the management pearl “How Personality Helps or Hinders: Part-1, Director Style” for a fuller understanding of human personality. Human personality is our emotional and rational reactions to our sensory input to help us to physically and socially survive. Our personality is genetically structured at birth (nature) and modified throughout life by our memories (nurture). We have four emotional/rational reaction pairs: anger-director, fear-analyzer,…
Do you want a complete understanding of your "Genetic Human Personality" and how it affects your life? If so, download the attached PDF file "The Genetic Human Personality TOOL".
Do you believe that good and bad are opposite? Do you believe that people can be evil (ugly)? Would you classify yourself as either good or bad or ugly? Well, maybe this pearl can help you sort that out and in the process help you out. No, this pearl is not about a 1966 spaghetti western; it’s about how our genetic nature and our learned nurture—our personality—control how we react individually or in a group/mob. Some Definitions: Being good is “acting in a positive or desirable manner”; being bad is “wishing or causing harm, damage or loss; and being evil (ugly) is causing others misfortune, harm or death. But we need more realistic definitions to discuss this…
Do you make quick decisions or put off making decisions? Do you prioritize the factors involved and use the most effective method to decide how to resolve your problems or attain your goals? If interested in making better decisions check this out. Every decision we make is based on our rational and emotional memories that pertain to that situation. Unfortunately too high a percentage of our decisions are based on emotional memories rather than rational memories, creating problems. Important decisions should be based much more on rational memories than on emotional memories. Most daily decisions are automatic, like when to wake up or sleep, when and what to eat, etc. But new decisions require more thought before making…
Is your spouse/mate or anybody close to you a strong (angry) “get it done” director? Are you mindful of the motivations behind their reactions? Does it create discord when you misunderstand his or her true intentions? If so, maybe this pearl can help you to better understand why strong directors react the way they do so that you can live a less stressful coexistence with them. Part-2 of this mindfulness pearl series will use the “Genetic Human Personality Tool” to focus on how we might misinterpret the motivations of strong directors. You might find the attached PDF “Determining Your Genetic Personality Pattern” helpful. If anger is your major emotion than you are a strong director. Something to…
Is your spouse/mate or anybody close to you a strong (sorrowful) “relationship-maintaining” relator? Are you mindful of the true motivations behind what he or she says and does? Does it create discord when you misunderstand his or her true intentions? If so, maybe this pearl can help you to better understand his or her motivations so that you can live a less stressful coexistence. Part-3 of this mindfulness pearl series will use the “Genetic Human Personality Tool” to focus on how we misinterpret the motivations of strong relators. You might find the attached PDF “Determining Your Genetic Personality Pattern” helpful. If sorrow is your major emotion than you are a strong relator. Something to keep in mind: …
Is your spouse/mate or anybody close to you a strong (fearful) “cautious” analyzer? Are you mindful of the true motivations behind what he or she says and does? Does it create discord when you misunderstand his or her true intentions? If so, maybe this pearl can help you to better understand their motivations so that you can coexist more harmoniously. Part-4 of this mindfulness pearl series will use the “Genetic Human Personality Tool” to focus on how we misinterpret the motivations of strong analyzers. The purpose of this pearl is to help you understand them, not make excuses for why they act the way they do. If fear is your major emotion than you are a strong analyzer.…
Is your spouse/mate or anybody close to you a strong (joyful) “scatterbrained” socializer? Are you mindful of the true motivations behind what he or she says and does? Does it create discord when you misunderstand his or her true intentions? If so, maybe this pearl can help you to better understand their motivations so that you can live a less stressful coexistence. Part-5 of this mindfulness pearl series will use the “Genetic Human Personality TOOL” to focus on how we misinterpret the motivations of strong socializers. The purpose of this pearl is to help you understand them, not make excuses for why they act the way they do. If joy is your major emotion, than you are a strong…
Do you find it intolerable to listen to opinions that are contrary to yours? Do you seek information that only fortifies your own opinions and shuns anything contrary? Is this limiting your ability to become a wiser, more fulfilled person? If so, you might consider appreciating the contrary opinions of others. Listening to and accepting as somewhat valid the contrary opinions of others isn’t easy to do, especially when we dislike them because we don’t understand their true motivations. Part-1 of this 5-part “mindfulness” series will introduce the concepts of mindfulness and wisdom and how our strongest emotion and our style attributes can inhibit our ability to becoming more open-minded—wiser. Part-2 of this series will focus on the…
Are you a strong Left-brain person or a strong Right-brain person? Do you know what the difference is? Would you like to know so that you can better understand why strong R-brain or strong L-brain acquaintances react the way they do? Well, maybe this pearl can help you with that. Part-6 of this mindfulness series may help to clear up the confusion when people refer to R-brain and Left-brain people. The major confusion lies in whether you are referring to the left and right frontal cortices or the left and right temporal cortices or a hodgepodge of both. Simply, the frontal cortices store our rational experiential memories and the temporal cortices store our skill memories. The left temporal cortex…
Do you know the difference between your knowledge, your intelligence and your wisdom? Would you be interested in how your brain employs them? Do you realize that you ARE your memories and the way you process them? If interested, you might find this pearl enlightening. We are our MEMORIES and how they are Processed: A memory is defined as: “the mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences”—they are our library of experiential memories. We are the amalgamation of our skill/muscle, sensory, emotional and rational memories and the specific way our brain and body processes them. Sensory memories connect us to the world outside of our bodies—without them we wouldn’t have any memories. Emotional memories help us…
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