![[Introverted performance-driven.excalidraw.svg]] The Introverted Performance-Driven Person is a individual who gets their energy from and focus on a subjective background, the inner world. And is driven by constantly cracking increasingly difficult problems. ## Positive traits - Are extremely engaged - Are driven by solving complex difficult problems - Will actively seek outside of their comfort zone to solve problems and be in [[Tension flow]] ## Negative traits - Have a tendency to invest all their attention and energy into a hobby or darling project they pick themselves instead of the objective of the organisation. - Can find it challenging to strive for a acceptabe quality level lower than their own high/very high standards allow - Gets demotivated if deprived of [[Tension flow]] - Can have a hard time acknowledging their own victories ## How to manage - Foster conditions that allows for success kicks and being in a [[State of flow]] - Create an clear agreement about the outher boundaries, objectives and mandates and allow the employee set their own goals and find the best path to these goals - Offer [[20% time for creative side projects]] as a way to keep focus on the objectives of the company and ensure a high level of motivation ## Sparring with the introverted performance-driven person - Don't give professionel feedback if you don't have enough understanding of the employees area of expertise to give a high level of qualified feedback - Give feedback about the objective have reached or there needs to be made adjustments - Encourage the employee to spent time in networks with peers, gaining inspiration and feedback from like-minded - Find experts in the organization to act as sparring partner or technical manager for the employee - Get the employee to attend conferences, seminars and congresses where they can gain access to experts in their field of work - You don't have to be an expert in the employees field of work to inspire them - You can contribute to solving the cracking the hard nuts by asking the right questions - Help lead the train of though in new directions - Not trying to answer questions but answer questions with new questions and train of though to pursue - At times the most naive questions is the most helpful because it breaks the frame of thought the employee is currently in and opens the playing field allowing for new solutions to be unveiled ## The Introverted performance-driven person's Kick The Introverted Performance-Driven Person is indeed competitive, but they don't necessarily define the competition as one where you strive to be better than others. The Introverted Performance-Driven Person's primary driving force is to continually perform better than themselves. The Introverted Performance-Driven Person has a secondary driving force tied to cracking a difficult nut or succeeding with a challenging project. When they succeed, they experience a kick. However, the sweetness of the kick is enjoyed only briefly before the bar is set even higher, and the hunt is on for an even greater challenge. The difficulty must constantly increase. Therefore, the Introverted Performance-Driven Person's primary driving force is to continually perform better than themselves. ## Kick-Stories The characteristic of the Introverted Performance-Driven Person's kick-story is that it often involves the process and especially the sensory impressions in the process of succeeding with the big, difficult project. It rarely has to do with the outer sweetness of victory. Regarding the secondary driving force, the Introverted Performance-Driven Person (and the Primadonna as well) is often nerdy in their approach to what they are passionate about. They are attracted to technical details that can help them refine their technique and become better at cracking the difficult nuts. Therefore, they often have an analytical approach to their work, where they constantly analyze what works and what can be improved. ## Behavior Pattern The Introverted Performance-Driven Person often needs to use their analytical abilities in undisturbed contemplation and prefers a space to work alone. They are often accused of being an antisocial loner but are willing to participate in social activities as long as it does not have the character of forced socialization happening right when they are in the middle of their work. At that point, they need undisturbed concentration, and noise, interruptions, and meetings are hell for the Introverted Performance-Driven Person who is trying to crack a difficult nut. The Introverted Performance-Driven Person and the Primadonna are very similar in behavior. Neither the Primadonna nor the Introverted Performance-Driven Person likes interruptions and disturbances. The crucial difference between the two lies in the primary driving force. If you get your primary kick from making a difference for a higher cause, you are a Primadonna. If you get your primary kick from cracking increasingly difficult nuts, you are an Introverted Performance-Driven Person. ## Sources https://www.lederweb.dk/artikler/saadan-forloeser-du-de-fire-arketypers-talent/