This document discusses different elements of temperament including: allergy to ambiguity, conformity, fear of failure, resource myopia, rigidity, touchiness, and starved sensibilities. For each element, it describes the characteristic and provides suggestions for "cures" such as planning ahead, building a case to disagree with rules, doing a worst case analysis, seeking feedback, and developing diverse interests. It encourages reflection on needed changes and implications of not changing. It also includes a SWOT analysis template to analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats within oneself. The overall message is that understanding one's temperament can help address weaknesses and limitations.
This document discusses different elements of temperament including: allergy to ambiguity, conformity, fear of failure, resource myopia, rigidity, touchiness, and starved sensibilities. For each element, it describes the characteristic and provides suggestions for "cures" such as planning ahead, building a case to disagree with rules, doing a worst case analysis, seeking feedback, and developing diverse interests. It encourages reflection on needed changes and implications of not changing. It also includes a SWOT analysis template to analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats within oneself. The overall message is that understanding one's temperament can help address weaknesses and limitations.
This document discusses different elements of temperament including: allergy to ambiguity, conformity, fear of failure, resource myopia, rigidity, touchiness, and starved sensibilities. For each element, it describes the characteristic and provides suggestions for "cures" such as planning ahead, building a case to disagree with rules, doing a worst case analysis, seeking feedback, and developing diverse interests. It encourages reflection on needed changes and implications of not changing. It also includes a SWOT analysis template to analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats within oneself. The overall message is that understanding one's temperament can help address weaknesses and limitations.
This document discusses different elements of temperament including: allergy to ambiguity, conformity, fear of failure, resource myopia, rigidity, touchiness, and starved sensibilities. For each element, it describes the characteristic and provides suggestions for "cures" such as planning ahead, building a case to disagree with rules, doing a worst case analysis, seeking feedback, and developing diverse interests. It encourages reflection on needed changes and implications of not changing. It also includes a SWOT analysis template to analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats within oneself. The overall message is that understanding one's temperament can help address weaknesses and limitations.
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Your Temperament
The Fourth Eye
Dr. Pradeep Khandwala, IIM-A
Scoring 1. Please answer in terms of what appeals 2. 3.
to you and what you agree with
Please transfer your scores onto the Scoring Table and total the columns Then find the percentage for each column total in the Percentage Chart and write it below the total
THE
RANGE
20 - 40% FUNCTIONAL BLOCK
41 - 60%
< 20%
HIGH
LOW
> 60% DYSFUNCTIONAL
Elements of temperament
FEAR OF FAILURE ALLERGY TO AMBIGUITY
CONFORMITY
RIGIDITY
TOUCHINESS RESOURCE MYOPIA
STARVED SENSIBILITY
Allergy to Ambiguity 1. Discomfort with uncertainty 1. Seeking for all the answers before taking any step
2. Cure 1. Plan ahead 2. Remember your strengths 3. Have faith
The graveyard is the only certain place
Conformity 1. Following rules of society blindly 1. Unwilling to rock the boat; question, disagree
2. Cure 1. Pick the issue 2. Build your case 3. Show whats in it for them
All dinosaurs are conformists
Fear of Failure 1. Overly conscious of consequences of failure
1. Unable to take the risk of succeeding
2. Cure 1. Do a Worse Case Analysis 2. Review your assets, support system 3. Take small steps
Conscious risk taking + contingency plan
Resource Myopia 1. Unable to see own resources 1. Lack of confidence despite strengths
2. Cure 1. Do a Personal Asset Inventory 2. Ask for feedback about strengths 3. Recall own or others wins
Its often about finding the right situation
Rigidity & Stereotyping
1. Unwilling to change & forms opinion without sufficient data
1. Afraid of new data that can challenge your
prejudice
2. Cure 1. Seek the truth always 2. Listen & record data before deciding 3. Being correct is the only important thing
Better to be right than to be sorry
Touchiness 1. Tendency to take offence easily 1. Unwilling to look at critical feedback
2. Cure 1. Feedback: Ask for data 2. Dont react: Simply thank 3. By yourself: Consider data objectively
Allergy to feedback is allergy to growth
Starved Sensibilities 1. Not developing all aspects of the personality
