Sarah has an amazing set of talents.
When she is at her best, Sarah starts problem solving with Fact Finder:
- Sarah begins a project by fact checking and determining practical and appropriate priorities.
- Next, Sarah brainstorms.
- Then, she looks for ways to fit the project into the system.
- Finally, she will look for pre-made solutions.
There are four Kolbe Action Modes® indentified across the top of the Kolbe Chart. Each Action Mode represents a natural pattern of behavior that helps you make better decisions — your natural strengths.
Sarah gathers and shares information by Specifying.
For instance, she might:
For instance, she might:
- Research in depth
- Establish specific priorities
- Quantify/rank order particulars
- Define objectives
- Assess probabilities
- Define terms with exactness
- Determine appropriateness
- Provide historical evidence
- Create analogies
- Develop complex strategies
Sarah deals with risks and uncertainty by Improvising.
For instance, she might:
For instance, she might:
- Create a sense of urgency
- Initiate change
- Improvise solutions
- Experiment
- Promote alternatives
- Initiate innovation
- Originate options
- Generate slogans
- Defy the odds
- Ad lib stories and presentations
Sarah arranges and designs by Maintaining.
For instance, she might:
For instance, she might:
- Package things together that fit
- Adjust procedures
- Monitor policies
- Realign objectives
- Coordinate schedules
- Draft guidelines
- Provide transitions and segues
- Identify inconsistencies
- Review lists
- Record information
Sarah handles space and tangibles by Imagining.
For instance, she might:
For instance, she might:
- Create abstract images
- Conceptualize solutions
- Envision circumstances
- Capture the essence
- Symbolically portray
- Find intangible methods
- Create temporary fixes
- Mass produce
- Deal with abstractions
- Concoct out of thin air
