| You have probably heard about the Briggs-Meyer | | | | to ten for pleasing with one being the least, rate |
| test where you can find out your personality | | | | yourself:You want to get down to the golf course |
| through a series to tests. This method is far | | | | and will change your schedule so you can play |
| superior to what I am going to show you but it | | | | that game. Work that you do not like doing gets |
| will give you an idea of your personality type. This | | | | hidden so it is out of your mind. If you promise to |
| personality method is adapted from Power | | | | do something, it does not mean that you will do it |
| Marketing International. Below you will see a | | | | now, it means you will do it when you get around |
| square with four quadrants. Each quadrant is | | | | to it. You love being with people and will always |
| labeled with Lion, Otter, Golden Retriever, or | | | | say yes to make them feel better.Business |
| Beaver; this will be your primary personality type. | | | | comes first, if you promise to do something, it is |
| The quadrants themselves are also divided into | | | | done now. If you need to play golf, you schedule |
| four; this represents your secondary personality | | | | it outside your work time. You like to be the one |
| type. In order to take this test you will need to | | | | that is right all the time and you like to call the |
| make a judgment about what you would do in | | | | shots. Some people call you a Type A |
| the two following situations.On a scale of one to | | | | personality.Place a mark on the scale that goes up |
| ten for neatness with one being the least, rate | | | | and down as to where you fit here.You should |
| yourself:You have the messiest office in the | | | | now have two marks one on each line. Now take |
| building, you can find anything you want but | | | | a ruler and draw a line through each point. As |
| others think it is a total disaster. If anyone | | | | shown in the diagram. Where the lines intersect, |
| cleaned it up you would be totally lost. At home, | | | | that is your primary personality type. Your |
| you throw your clothes on the floor and | | | | secondary personality type is where the |
| everything is just hanging there in not particular | | | | intersection falls inside the small squares.Bette |
| order.Everything is in its place in sorted order. | | | | Daoust, Ph.D. is a speaker, author (over 170 |
| Your file folders even have color codes. If you | | | | books, articles, and publications), and consultant. |
| looked in any of your drawers, everything would | | | | She has provided marketing, sales, business |
| be in perfect order. At home, you hand all your | | | | development and training expertise for companies |
| shirts or blouses in groups with longs sleeves and | | | | such as Peet's Coffee & Tea, Varian Medical |
| short sleeves separately and the colors are even | | | | Systems, Accenture, Avaya, Cisco Systems to |
| put in order so that yellow is with yellow etc. | | | | name a few. Dr. Daoust has also done extensive |
| Your shoes are always polished and you are | | | | work with small businesses in developing their |
| dressed with perfection.Place a mark on the line | | | | marketing, training, and operational plans. You may |
| that goes horizontally (if you are a five place the | | | | contact Dr. Daoust at You may also view her |
| mark at the center of the line)On a scale of one | | | | latest publications at Dr. |