Understanding Ourselves

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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
- Mark Twain

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
– Albert Einstein

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
- Mary Oliver

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
– Charles Darwin

Nearly 50 years of research has revealed that people operate with four distinct ways of interaction, or SOCIAL STYLES: Analytical, Amiable, Driving and Expressive. Each of the styles represent roughly 25 percent of the population, which means only about one-fourth of the people you work with prefer to interact in the same way you do. This provides a plethora of opportunities for workplace conflict to manifest. What are you doing to manage your relationships? To learn more, either click on the tip of the week above, or look under "Assessments and Feedback" for more articles and information. You can also look under SS&V on the Understanding Others page for more articles and assessment tools.