PeopleSmart in Business eBook - The Platinum Rule
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Three: How Will You Know One When You Meet One?<br />
etc. You may spot them driv<strong>in</strong>g well-built, practical cars that perform<br />
well, oft en <strong>in</strong> more conservative, understated, but less common colors.<br />
Observable Characteristics of Cautious Th <strong>in</strong>kers<br />
Verbal Vocal Visual<br />
Fact and task- Little <strong>in</strong>fl ection Few facial<br />
oriented expressions<br />
Limited shar<strong>in</strong>g of Few pitch Non-contact<br />
feel<strong>in</strong>gs variations oriented<br />
More formal Less variety <strong>in</strong> Few gestures<br />
and proper vocal quality<br />
Focused Steady, mono- Slower mov<strong>in</strong>g<br />
conversation tone delivery<br />
Less verbal, Lower volume,<br />
more written slower speech<br />
communication<br />
How Will You Know a Cautious Th<strong>in</strong>ker by Phone?<br />
“Good aft ernoon, Mr. Lomis. Th is is Jonathan Williams. You asked<br />
me to call back Monday morn<strong>in</strong>g.” Formal greet<strong>in</strong>gs are one tip-off<br />
that you may be deal<strong>in</strong>g with a Cautious Th <strong>in</strong>ker. Time-conscious<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividuals of this type oft en get to a task just when they say they<br />
will. Monday morn<strong>in</strong>g it is! In this example, the Cautious Th <strong>in</strong>ker also<br />
calls himself Jonathan, not Jon. We’ve noticed that many people <strong>in</strong> this<br />
category call themselves by their given names, not by nicknames. It’s<br />
Elizabeth, Rebecca, Donald, and Peter, not Beth, Becka, Don, or Pete.<br />
Of course, there are exceptions. Actually, Jon may prove to be an eff ec-