Traits OWLS DOVES PEACOCKS Eagles Pigeons

Be Perfect Please people Hurry Up Be strong Try Hard

Positive self Quest for Good team members Works fast Calm under pressure Puts a lot of effort in
image perfection Empathy with others Likes having lots to Emotionally Well motivated
Accurate work Cool, calm , collected do detached Can be relied upon
Details conscious Great mediator Appealing Born leaders Good keepers of
List makers Many friends personality – Achieves outcomes corporate knowledge
Organised cheerful
Great sense of
humour
Negative self Can procrastinate Fears upsetting others Delays job starts Seldom admits Trying and doing
image Reluctant to Work overload Rushes can make weaknesses rather than success
delegate Doesn’t respond well to errors Won’t ask for help
change generally Can be disorganised Doesn’t always
handle people well

Hijack comes Loss of control low Being rejected or Little to do time to Exposing weaknesses Being told “you’re not
from standards blamed think Being vulnerable trying”
When pushed tends Wears heart on sleeve Silence When others are in Criticism
to erupt Needs everyone to like Needs constant control Not knowing who is
them feedback the leader

Stress behaviour Task rather than Unable to say no Frenetic activity Quiet and reluctant May sulk
people orientated Rescues people Demands on others to communicate Becomes Reactive
Can be easily upset Unable to complete Compulsive worker Rebellious -
Feels let down if jobs – on to the next unexpectedly
others don’t meet big thing
high expectations
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