Trait 5: Dependability - Professional Development Key of the Week
- Erica Hughey
- Dec 2, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 4
How you do anything is how you do everything. You are consistent and dependable. You support the team by showing up in a reliable, habitual manner. You can be relied on for your routines and you figure out how to systematize processes and procedures. Trait 5 prefers to work in a way where you can stay connected to your habits and create stability for yourself and the team. You have the ability set the tone in the work environment with routines and patterns.
Your consistency empowers the team to align the work culture with the organization’s mission, vision, and bottom line. As a beacon of stability and order, you set the stage, set the pace, set the expectations, and ultimately set everyone up for success. You thrive best in a work environment where they offer you consistency and transparency where you can lean on predictable patterns and logic. When you are in the correct environment, you patiently sync with natural cycles and flow in response to the task at hand just like the dawning of a new weather season.
Waiting for and knowing when it is the right time is it quality of Trait 5. You know that there is a time and place for everything and rest in the fact that nature will take its course. Your patience is a virtue and you don't mind waiting for your time to come because you know it's not a matter of if it will happen but a only matter of when. You enjoy various habits throughout the day to help ground you. Whether it is your no emails before you've had your coffee personal policy, your preference to park in the same spot or ensuring that meetings start on time, you prefer not to be rushed or held up because that interrupts your flow.
If you try to force things and make things happen that are not aligned with the way you naturally flow you will end up feeling stuck and frustrated.
If you find yourself impatient, consider reflecting on the following:
What is blocking or preventing me from trusting that everything will work out and come together in due time?
Am I looking for immediate gratification and getting in my own way by being in a rush?
What habits do I have that are hindering my progress at work and how can I change those habits?
With Trait 5 activated in your Design Chart, you have a preference for predictability, and you thrive in rolls or assignments that require regularity and routine. You're the go to make sure the project is done on time and under budget and would make a great project or program manager. You would enjoy creating or updating SOP's, streamlining efficient workflows and bringing order to a chaotic work culture. As a team player, be mindful not to limit or oppress others with your expectations. It will serve you well to have an appreciation for others need for flexibility just as your team members should appreciate your need for routine as a part of your psychological safety and productivity.
Ready to enrich your leadership abilities and ultimately enhance your team? A Personalized Introductory Report is your first step towards elevating your leadership performance and enhancing your teams productivity. Once you begin to understand yourself so you can understand how to most effectively relate to and interact with others, you'll minimize resistance and increase the effectiveness of your contributions, on purpose.
