Expressives Interacting with Others MBTI Types xxFP

When we interact with another person, there are many variables that can impact on the meeting. This page assumes first that each person is in a non-play state of mind. If either is playing, the data presented below may lead to wrong results. If the meeting is scheduled, then we can take the time to be socially acceptable. Clean bodies including hair and fingernails and clothing appropriate for the activities of the day are a part of creating an atmosphere of fitting in socially with groups to be encountered for the day. The absence of body smells is preferred to any body odors or heavy perfumes. Speaking appropriately (enunciation, pronunciation, and correct word usage) and correct vocabulary level (i. e., no college level speech to children or youths) is also part of being socially correct. Cultural considerations may exist as well. The considerations are all a part of the recognition of how we impact personally on others. The personal cost of changing our own behavior to be seen as more acceptable to others is acceptance of tension within ourselves. This tension lessens as we work more to reach out to others. The style adjustment actions mentioned below will also increase our own tension level. The hope is that in recognizing the tension, it will allow us to manage it.

Expressives with Analyticals – Analyticals see Expressives positively as imaginative, stimulating, and thought provoking and negatively as being loud, flashy, emotional, lacking in performance and follow through. To work better with Analyticals, Expressives will need to talk facts and breakdown component parts in writing if possible, back up facts with proof, and be patient while the Analytical figures out what you already know. Individuals in this group present the greatest challenge to Expressives. (Expressives see Analyticals positively as being cooperative and dependable and negatively as critical, stuffy, impersonal, dependent on facts, and lacking in fun.)

Expressives with Amiables – Amiables see Expressives positively as being warm, enthusiastic, stimulating and personable and negatively as outgoing, loud, dramatic, and impulsive. To work with Amiables and counter the perceived negatives, Expressives will need to slow down the pace and volume and build a personal relationship with them, work on one item at a time and in detail, encourage suggestions then use teams or team activities so that they can work better in a supportive role. (Expressives see Amiables positively as being supportive, friendly, responsive, and helpful and negatively as slow, complying, too careful, and non-competitive.)

Expressives with Expressives – Expressives see other Expressives positively as being outgoing, dramatic, enthusiastic, stimulating, imaginative, personable, caring; negatively as manipulative, egotistical, excitable, and opinionated; and some terms that can be viewed as either positive or negative depending upon the use of the word by the user-such as competitive, talkative, loud, and flashy. To work better with fellow Expressives, you will need to provide the discipline and leadership to keep the objective primary. Stay with the basics and reward good results with some freedom of action.

Expressives with Drivers – Drivers see Expressives positively as being competitive, outgoing, imaginative, and personable and negatively as impulsive, demonstrative, cheer leading, and emotional. To work better with Drivers, Expressives need to back up their enthusiasm with results by showing that their ideas work, be on time and keep within agreed limits providing whatever is needed promptly, and, where possible, provide options and let the Driver select the course of action. (Expressives see Drivers positively as being accomplished, independent, and decisive and negatively as cold, critical, disciplined, and lacking playfulness.)

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