Enterprisers also tend to be practical, resourceful, and industrious.
Enterprisers simply want to get things done. Their emotional radar is look-
ing for both competence and confidence in the people they work with.
Challenges
The Achilles heel of the Enterpriser personality is impatience with peo-
ple and processes. Processes just never seem to move at the speed Enter-
prisers desire. Consequently, Enterprisers begin to get frustrated and begin
pushing harder. They tend toward abrasion, harshness, and tactlessness in
the name of, ”Hey, you wanted the truth, didn’t you?”
Because of their impatience, they often approach tasks in an overly in-
dividualistic manner, not wanting to be slowed down by indecisive people
and status quo protectors (think gatekeepers here). Enterprisers also tend
to be autocratic, because they are happiest when they are in charge. I asked
a group of Enterprisers why they felt the compulsion to take over every sit-
uation, and one member of the group answered in a quintessential Enter-
priser fashion, “Look,” he said, “I’ll make this real simple. People are sheep.
Get it?”
Following is a list of common Enterpriser relational liabilities.
•Bluntness/Insensitivity
- Impatience
- Autocratic manner/Condescending
•Lack of affirmative input - Propensity for giving ultimatums
- Overly confrontational
- Misguided competitiveness
- Poor listening skills
- Compulsion for quick completion
- Frustrated with risk-averse personalities
- Sarcasm
Areas of Improvement
The Enterpriser needs to reach out and get others involved. As one
Enterpriser put it, “Being a rugged individualist can lead to a lonely exis-
tence.” Enterprisers would be wise to remember that although others may
slow the process, they may enrich it as well.
Enterprisers need to be careful to display more respect, tact, and diplo-
macy. Some things may be true—but are just not worth saying. They need
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