Owl The “Detail Seeker ” Low Assertive / Low Emotionality

1. OwlThe “Detail Seeker”Low Assertive / Low Emotionality Owl Production Team Members Primary:Stan, Chris, Brenda, Tami, Johanna, Erin, and Krista S Secondary: Janet, Kelcy, Sara, Stephanie, and Marco

2. Owl - Strengths • Industrious • Orderly • Exacting • Persistent • Usually serious

3. Owl - Challenges • Can be overly critical • Generally indecisive • Sometimes stuffy • Overly picky • Sometimes oppressively moralistic

4. Judging Styles Feeling Thinking Task oriented Predominantly left-brained preference Want specifics and facts, not feelings and emotions Use non-expressive facial expressions Use limited small talk • Tend to be relationships oriented • See "the big picture" • Right-brained • Take little effort to push into action • Have a friendly gaze and accompanying gestures

5. Owl - Judging Style: Thinking • Task oriented • Predominantly left-brained preference • Want specifics and facts, not feelings and emotions • Use non-expressive facial expressions • Use limited small talk

6. Communication Styles Asking Telling Generally fast-paced Can be an effective risk-taker Can be loud and opinionated Tend to be a rule breaker, Highly assertive Make bold statements Sometimes listen selectively • Tend to be indirect • Have a relatively slow pace in conversations • Try to avoid risk • Use a soft voice • Generally cautious • Tend to ask permission first, • Have low overall assertiveness • Prefer to ask safe questions • Are usually a better listener

7. Owl – Communication Style: Asking • Tend to be indirect • Have a relatively slow pace in conversations • Try to avoid risk • Use a soft voice • Generally cautious • Tend to ask permission first, • Have low overall assertiveness • Prefer to ask safe questions • Are usually a better listener

8. Owl – Verbal Clues What Are They? What is Assumed by Others? • Ask many questions • Very precise in your wording • Use a careful and studied speech • Talk about tasks • Soft spoken • Stick to the agenda • Patient listener • Use indecisive statements, and say "I think..." a lot

9. Owl – Physical Clues What Are They? What is Assumed by Others? • Use few gestures if any at all • Have a controlled and stiff posture • Make infrequent eye contact • Tend to fold your arms • Take many notes • Tend to use serious facial expressions

10. Owl - Positive Emotions • Generally deep and thoughtful • Can be self-sacrificing • Philosophical and poetic • Have a keen appreciation of beauty • Idealistic • Generally serious and purposeful • Can be sensitive to others • Can choose to be unemotional

11. Owl - Positive Work Qualities • Detail conscious • Like charts, graphs, schedules, figures, and lists • Easily see problems and solutions • Persistent and thorough • Have a need for task closure • Neat and tidy • Economical • Link data and find patterns • Can have a low assertiveness level

12. Tips For Owls Working with Other Bird Types • Owls with Doves: Tailor your decisions more towards considering feelings and intuition • Owls with Owls: Be careful of using too much asking and thinking – strike a balance • Owls with Peacocks: Communicate with action and consider feelings when deciding • Owls with Eagles: Be more action oriented in your communications