This document discusses behavioral styles and how understanding one's own style and the styles of others can improve communication and relationships. It identifies four main styles: Doves (relationship-oriented), Eagles (results-oriented), Owls (detail-oriented), and Peacocks (socially-oriented). The objectives are to discover one's own style, learn how to adjust style when working with others, understand commonalities within styles and how styles influence actions. It provides descriptions of how each style behaves in stressful situations and what each style needs, as well as tips on identifying styles, listening, adjusting style, and improving communication.
1. Behavioral
Styles…..and
You
Understanding Self and
Others
Marjorie Reilly
Senior Practicum
SUNY Delhi
NURS 403, 11070
Cheryle Levitt
2. Exercise Objectives:
Discover your style
Learn how to adjust style when working
with others
Understand commonalities within
particular styles
Understand how this style influences
actions, and how this information can be
used productively
10. Basic Elements of Behavior
Dove: Supporting and Indirect
Eagle: Controlling and Direct
Owl: Controlling and Indirect
Peacock: Supporting and Direct
11. Do Unto Others…
How to Treat Each Type of Individual
Doves: Friendly, Easygoing, Supportive
Eagles: Communicate Rapidly, be
Precise, Well-Organized, Results-Oriented
Owls: Accuracy, Precision, Logical
Peacocks: Flare and Excitement, be
entertaining and Supportive
12. How to Get Along…
Learn
to identify and adapt to other’s
behavioral styles.
Treatothers the way they want to be
treated
Especially difficult and important, in
stressful situations
13. DOVES
in Stressful Situations
Hesitant, Submissive,
Passive, Indecisive,
Defensive, Dependent
Doves Need:
• To know they are liked
• A slower pace
• Comfortable relationship
“Okay, if that’s the way you must have it,
we’ll try it.”
14. Peacocks
in Stressful Situations
Manipulative, Overeager,
Impulsive, Inconsistent, Time-
Wasting, Unrealistic, Superficial
Peacocks Need:
•Credit for their actions
• Action and interaction
• Quick pace for stimulation and excitement
• Prestige!
“Hey, let’s go onto something more positive.”
15. Owls
In Stressful Situations
Resist change, slow to act,
withdrawn, resentful, miss
deadlines, unimaginative,
relies too heavily on data
Owls Need:
• Slower pace for processing and accuracy
• Understanding of principles and details-This
helps them know they are right
“I can’t help you any further. Do what you want.”
16. Eagles
In Stressful Situations
Restless, critical, blunt, intrusive,
pushy, aggressive, irritable,
uncooperative
Eagles Need:
To feel in control
Tangible evidence of progress toward goals
A fast pace with accomplishments
“If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”
23. References
Alessandra, T. (n.d). Relationship strategies. Retrieved from http://www.trainingsolutions.
com/pdf/relationshiplg.pdf
Gill, N. (2013). Four Humors. Retrieved from http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/
hippocrates/a/hippocraticmeds.htm
Morris, D. (2012). Mastering our relationships: Self-assessment of communication style.
Retrieved from http://www.davidjcmorris.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/
davidjcmorris-masterclass-communicationselfassessment.pdf
Behavioral-Style Evaluation. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://coe.winthrop.edu/blackburnb/
EDCI%20636/behavior.pdf
Editor's Notes
- On Monday you took behavioral styles inventoriesAs with learning styles, each Behavioral style has unique characteristicsUnderstand commonalities and differences in order to facilitate communication and cooperation, and to get the results you want.
Behavioral styles models have a long history. Many of you may remember hearing about Dr. Carl Jung’s Feeler/Intuitor, Thinker/Sensor model (Alessandra, n.d)
Even as far back as Hippocrates and his four humors which must be in balance for health (Gill, 2013)MelancholyPhlegmatic -Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.Choleric-extremely irritable or easily angered; irascibleSanguine- positive, cheerful, upbeatGraphic: (Alessandra, n.d)
Even Astrology addresses personality and behavioral questions with characterizations of Water, Fire, Air, and Earth(Alessandra, n.d).
One can see personality types represented by birds.Note range between Indirect/Direct and Supporting/ControllingIn the following diagram you will see the class plotted on a graph representing these behavioral types (Alessandra, n.d).
As you can see, there is quite a bit of range in the behavioral spectrum representes.(Laser point to direct, indirect, controlling, supporting)Show plot of my type here.
One can easily see the advantages to each of these style strengths.(Alessandra, n.d)
Now that you have seen your classmate’s graphed, lets talk about the range in styles, and how this influences communication.Graphic: (Alessandra, n.d)
How does the interplay between these characteristics present in behaviors.(Alessandra, n.d: Morris, 2012)
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Identify and adapt.“platinum rule”(Alessandra, n.d: Morris, 2012)
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At this point, ask the class to share their individual learning styles by a show of hands.Optional, do not have to share.(Alessandra, n.d: Morris, 2012)
Look around, see if there are any surprises or insights, and please continue to think about and discuss the implications of this exercise.Thank you!
Look around, see if there are any surprises or insights, and please continue to think about and discuss the implications of this exercise.Thank you!(Alessandra, n.d)