Jo Ann's - ID (Persuader) Personality Style

Jo Ann, as a Persuader style, is an integrative leader who works with and through people. Persuaders have an outgoing spirit, high interest in people and the ability to gain respect and admiration from varied types of individuals. They do business in a friendly way, while striving to win others to their objectives and sell their point of view. They can be inattentive to the "little things" and details. Persuaders may act impulsively, may be overly enthusiastic and may oversell. They may overestimate their ability to motivate people or change the behavior of others.

Jo Ann seeks freedom from routine and wants authority as well as prestige. Persuaders need a variety of activities and work more efficiently when analytical data is provided by others. Jo Ann needs

assignments requiring mobility and challenge. As a Persuader, Jo Ann may have a hard time resting. Persuaders may seem as if they are nervous or fidgety; they are always active and in the middle of some activity.

Jo Ann is very optimistic and motivating, knowing how to get results! A Persuader is a good communicator and has a true interest in people. They are good problem solvers, but they need to relax and pace themselves. Persuaders would do well to remember that they do not always have to take the lead position; they can be supporters and helpers also. Persuaders need to learn to relax and try not to control everything and everyone. Persuaders want the people around them to communicate efficiently and effectively.

Jo Ann tends to make decisions quickly and is comfortable making high-risk determinations. Often viewed by others as overconfident or conceited, Persuaders may appear aggressive, especially when communicating with people who like to pay attention to all the fine points.

Persuaders are optimistic and tend to overestimate the abilities of others because of their high trust, optimism and confidence in others around them. Jo Ann is motivated by the ability to lead groups and influence others such as associates, coworkers and friends. This is someone who takes the responsibility of leadership seriously, and is typically able to make important decisions without delay.

Jo Ann exudes confidence and others respond to their natural ability to be a front runner. An extremely outgoing and social person, Jo Ann tends to make friends easily and likes to have

fun with others. This person wants to make commitments even when unable to keep them. This comes from their strong desire to please, not because of any intent to deceive. Jo Ann tends to

be very spontaneous, easily becoming bored with routine tasks.

Others see Jo Ann as a versatile person whom they rely upon to break up monotonous or routine situations. Sometimes prefering to do things outside of the team, this person tends to be

individualistic.

Jo Ann may even be perceived as "restless" and tends to move quickly from one thing to the next. Jo Ann is uninhibited in trying new things and prefers going by feelings rather than just the facts.

This person is not afraid to try things and may even do things in unique or unproven ways.

Jo Ann prefers to let others handle much of the detail work associated with various endeavors, preferring to focus on the creative and innovative aspect of the task.