Ineffective behaviors of a High "C"

• Controlling; avoids delegating due to low trust in others’ skills imposes unrealistic standards; micro-manages with checklists; leans on supervisors
• Defensive to feedback; rarely praises
• Distant; withdrawn; won’t ask for help without analysis
• Fault-finding; overly critical; nit-picking; fussy; insensitive
• Hesitant in saying “no” to more responsibility; overworked inflexible; rigid; bound by policies as laws versus guidelines
• Needs help initiating and facilitating discussions, building teams, dealing with conflicts, and seeing the big picture
• Perfectionist; “analysis-paralysis”; “beats things to death'
• Self-righteous; aggressive when they think they, or someone close, has been wronged; uncompromising
• Skeptical; hesitant; worry-wart