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PERSONALITY PROFILE ANALYSIS ON MR SHAUN LAI

Self Image

Mr Lai is careful and conservative in his behavioural style and rarely offends others intentioanlly. He is diplomatic and is often willing to compromise in order to meet the needs of others and achieve his team's goals. However, Mr Lai can be a stickler for system and order and by nature, will enforce procedure, policy and rules. There is a tendency for him to be conservetive and traditional in approach.

Mr Lai is very careful and tends to be a perfectionist in decision making due to his natural striving to get things exactly right. He is painstaking and accurate in all he does, paying a great deal of attention to detail.

Mr Lai has an inbuilt dislike for antagonism and confrontation. In his direction of others, Mr Lai is extremely dependable and will rely heavily on the facts and proven precedent.

Not normally explosive or easily triggered, he can bear a grudge and, whilst forgiving, Mr Lai does not necessarily forget.

The ideal work environment should include accomplishing tasks with others in situations where accuracy and concentrating on detail is vital. He not only sets very high standads, but also is very demanding and critical in ensuring that they are met.

Authority should be vested in Mr Lai's expertise and skills. The overall tendency is towards perfectionism.

Self motivation
Mr Lai prefers to lead others and to work in a structured, orderly environment and enjoys being part of a team of professionals and experts. He will seek the opportunity to extend knowledge in oprder to specialise, gain unique skills, power and the respect of others.

Job Emphasis
Specialist, professioanl or technical skills

Mr Lai prefers to work with people of similiar intellect, discipline, background or expertise in a structured, well defined work environment.

His behavioural style would reflect someone who takes time and trouble to ensure that very high standars are met and maintained by himself and his colleagues.

Describing Words
Accurate, precise, adaptable, detailed, sceptical, inquisitive, probing, systematic, logical, deliberate, analytial, suspicious, reflective, non-antagonistic, asks "how" and "why".

Behaviour in the Work Situation

In order to be successful in the work situation, Mr Lai does not modify his behaviour at all, and his work characteristics follow exactly the same pattern as those shown in the self image.

Mr Lai does not normally attempt to create any work "mask", but always allows you to see him as he sees himself.

Behaviour under Pressure

Compared with the self-image, there are some slight changes in characteristics when Mr Lai finds himself under pressure. He becomes marginally more communicative and sociable in pressure situations in an attempt to win his way.

It should, however, be noted that this will not bring about any major change in his natural characteristics.

General Comments

Stress
There are no stresses showing in Mr Lai's profile, which leads us to believe that he feels he can cope with the behavioural characteristics required within the job.

Motivators

Mr Lai is motivated by being given explanations, precise work details and ensuring that no sudden or abrupt changes take place which may cause Mr Lai to have to change direction. It is also important to give him reassurance and make him fel that his accomplishments are worthwhile.

Ideally, the manager wll be a democratic leader who takes time to explain the exact job/task requirement to a person, crosses all the T's and dots and the I's before expecting him to do the job.
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