The Builder

The core capacity of a Builder is Power. Power is the personal energy used to make a difference and create a positive result. This core capacity is supported by the catalytic value of Faith. Faith is the confidence a person has to say, "I know what to do. I know that what I am about to do is right. I will know what to do next."

Builders are a well-respected group of people. They are powerful people who tend to create lasting monuments for themselves and their businesses. Builders act, make decisions, and drive toward results. They take the aspirations of the Merchants, the ideas of the Innovators, and the facts from the Bankers and through the application of personal energy produce results. Builders lead by example and by command. Their style is to take immediate action and apply their personal energy to create a desired result.

The Merchant

The core capacity of a Merchant is Inspiration. Inspiration is the nurturing of core capacities in one's self and in others. This core capacity is supported by the catalytic value of Truth. Truth is the ability to see the way things are.

Merchants are amazing sales people. But more than this, they are the risk- takers, the visionaries, and the traders opening new markets. They see endless possibilities. They foster the pursuit of wealth, art, and beauty. Merchants motivate and inspire Builders, Innovators and Bankers. Merchants are team builders and deal makers. They lead through inspiration and excitement. They ask others to help them achieve their unique vision. Their strategy is to attract others to their visions, and to nurture the core values in others.

The Innovator

The core capacity of an Innovator is Wisdom. Wisdom is the ability to see the way things work and know what to do about it. This core capacity is supported by the catalytic value of Compassion. Compassion is the ability to remain in situations and understand why other people react the way they do.

Innovators constantly add to society with their ability to solve problems. They observe and understand situations while striving toward effective solutions. When others around them claim, "It can't be done", Innovators come up with a possibility and they ask, "What if?" Innovators keep projects rolling by providing alternative solutions for Builders, Merchants, and Bankers. Innovators always find a better way. They lead through brainstorming, innovation, strategic thinking, and the provision of effective strategies. They lead by questioning and providing critical answers for critical situations. Their strategy is to hold back, observing everything, and then work towards a personal understanding of a given situation or problem. From this place of understanding, they are able to provide wise solutions and effective strategies.

The Banker

The core capacity of a Banker is Knowledge. Knowledge is the "how" and "why" of things. This core capacity is supported by the catalytic value of Justice. Justice is the fair and equitable way.

Bankers gain and preserve the most important knowledge. They take personal responsibility for collecting and preserving the most important resources of society. They assimilate all available data in their field of endeavor. They organize thought and information to help others be more effective. They challenge the viability of new directions by showing past successes and failures. They keep balance in the system. Bankers keep Merchants, Builders and Innovators from unreasonable risk. Bankers conserve, analyze and inform. Bankers work hard for justice and appropriate behavior. Their strategy is to constantly gather knowledge, so that when the time comes, they will have the answer.

The Intuitive Type

The Intuitive personality type is a combination of the Builder and Merchant core capacities. Builders and Merchants are both intuitive in their thinking. Builders value acting from the gut, from impulse. Merchants, also intuitive, value acting from inspiration. Both of these capacities rely on spontaneity. Intuitive people tend to act without a lot of thought or second-guessing. They tend to make quick decisions based upon the way things feel and the way they feel about things. They believe in their capacity to know what to do next.

The Independent Type

The Independent personality type is a combination of the Builder and Innovator core capacities. Innovators and Builders both value monument building. Builders like to leave monuments demonstrating their powerful presence on earth in brick, stone, and tangible materials. Innovators love to leave their monuments in the form of systems, new products, and innovations. Independent people like to participate in solving problems. The Innovator wants to make an assessment and find the right solution, while the Builder instinctively knows what to do and wants to immediately fix the problem. They know how to derive a good strategy from a challenging situation, and they are willing to immediately effect the right actions. Since proof of personal power and wisdom is their driver, there is little value placed upon teamwork.

The Practical Type

The Practical personality type is a combination of the Builder and Banker core capacities. Builders and Bankers both value "being right". These people think that they are never wrong. Builders believe they're never wrong because they are acting from the gut, and who can challenge the validity of a gut instinct? Bankers believe they are never wrong because they have the data to back up their actions and conclusions. When a practical person is right in his conclusions, he is a powerful steady force that creates firm and unwavering forward motion. He will tend to set a course and hold to it, and do whatever is required to make certain they are able to do so.

The Creative Type

The Creative personality type is a combination of the Merchant and Innovator core capacities. Merchants and Innovators both value being needed, either for their solutions and technologies, or for their humanity, creativity and love. This need to be appreciated drives them to achieve long-term relationships, and to develop products and systems which insure the longevity of the relationships which are formed. The power of an Innovator/Merchant derives from their inexhaustible well of creativity. This creates a deep sense of optimism. If the Merchant's dream is not being realized, the Innovator can kick in and come up with the appropriate solutions. When the Innovator's solutions do not align perfectly with the Merchant's vision, a new vision is deftly formed. This new vision can encompass the solutions and systems which the Innovator has conceived and still achieve all of the basic values desired by the Innovator/Merchant.

The Community Type

The Community personality type is a combination of the Merchant and Banker core capacities. The Community score is derived by adding the Merchant score and Banker score together. The opposite of the Community type is the Independent type. When long-term relationships and long-term results are the desired outcome, a Merchant/Banker will provide maximum assurance of a positive outcome. The worth of Merchant/Bankers is best seen in situations that require highly technical or profuse knowledge that needs to be disseminated to others, or situations in which the demand for risk is high, and the need for detail and follow-through extreme. Merchants handle risk very well and Bankers are always considering how they will survive catastrophe.

The Cognitive Type

The Cognitive personality type is a combination of the Innovator and Banker core capacities. Innovators and Bankers both value making decisions based upon assessment and analysis. They make decisions based upon what they think or know versus what they feel. Banker/Innovators are rationally based, working from fact, provable systems, and logical flow. A person with a strong Cognitive type can rapidly assess a situation, and come up with multiple solutions or systems to support the stated objectives. Once conceived, the ideas are analyzed, organized, proven on paper, and perfected in documentation.