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For: David Kristian MO: 5 3 8 4 Conative Strengths (Impact Factors for each Action Mode): Refine (FF), Adapt (FT), Improvise (QS), Renovate (IM)  Kolbe A Index Chart
To: David Kristian You have terrific talent! Your natural abilities make you capable
of being a highly productive and creative person. Results of your Kolbe A™ index
validate the specific qualities of your personal, instinctive strengths. This proven,
reliable assessment process confirms your Natural Advantage™ -- how you make your
best efforts. It helps you excel.With your Kolbe results you can liberate yourself from the stress
of working against your grain. They highlight how you need to get things done -- and how
you need to avoid trying to act because it just won't work well for you. They have nothing
to do with learned behaviors, stemming from the knowledge-based cognitive part of the
mind. We all know people with the skills and intelligence to do something, yet they just
don't do it well. Kolbe results also have nothing to do with your personality or social
style. People can prefer to act one way, yet perform entirely differently when push comes
to shove.The Kolbe index is the only validated method of measuring
instinct-based actions. It is unique from any other mental measurement you may have taken
because there truly are no right or wrong, good or bad answers/results, and no biases by
gender, age, or race. It will not -- nor could it -- tell you how you need to change. As
the great philosopher said, "I am what I am." Yes, Popeye is a worldwide folk
hero because he knows something we all need to keep in mind: it is not necessary to be
anything other than who you are to achieve your highest goals. Your personal set of
striving instincts give you the power to do what has to get done. Popeye knew that when he
added, "And that's all that I am." It's true. To be successful, you don't need
to be more or less of anything on the Kolbe scales.Your Kolbe result -- your MO (Mode of Operation) -- is perfect ...
for you.Success comes with the freedom to be yourself. You need
opportunities to use the instinctive talent you have. You need to strive, to contribute,
to be productive; because through your efforts you convert this innate ability into
success. That's how you find a sense of purpose. You can do what you set out to do, so
long as you engage the striving instincts Kolbe identifies that you have available in your
personal tool box.Kolbe gives you words to describe your natural strengths. Kolbe
also highlights your responsibility to put your talents to work for the shared purposes of
those with whom you make a commitment of this tremendous energy.Unlike learned behavior and social style, it is instinctive. The
Kolbe Concept® stems from my discovery of four creative instincts through which we
initiate all action. Each produces a distinctive cluster of behaviors or Action Mode®.
All goal-oriented action is initiated through one of these Modes. Everyone has equal
conative energy, yet individual intensity in any one Mode may vary. These variances give
you your distinctive talent.The Four Action Modes
Your Natural
Advantage Trust Your Instincts  An insistence in Quick Start dominates your MO. When you trust this instinctive talent, not only will you get more done, but the end result will be more effective. This driving force requires taking on challenges, acting on intuition and embracing open-ended opportunities. Nothing slows you down more than planning ahead or having to justify your instincts. Trust your sense of urgency and "go for it", even though you can't be sure of the results. Your forte is dealing with uncertainties and ambiguities. You initiate alternatives that have not yet been tried. Yours is a visionary approach that requires the freedom to ask "what if." Originality is your hallmark. How to Use Time and Energy Productively Working within a routine is counter-productive for you because you need to create in spurts. Give yourself permission to "crash" after an accomplishment. Your best efforts will be when you work on a project with short-term goals. To maximize your efforts:
Possible Career Paths The term "career path" may be an oxymoron for an "Innovator". You make things up as you go rather than planning a strategy. As serendipity is your style, you often turn unlikely situations into opportunities. No matter the job title, you'll do it in your own unique way. You will succeed at roles that allow you to use your Natural Advantage. The following are not necessarily recommended career paths, but are a partial listing of functions in which Kolbe Corp research has found others making good use of "Innovator" instincts:
How to Avoid Stress There are three forms of conative stress:
It is possible to respect someone else's methodology without adopting it yourself. Conflicts can be turned into synergistic effort by not trying to change each other, by having a sense of humor about differing approaches, and by staying true to yourself while nurturing the other person's talents. Success for an individual is defined by the Kolbe Concept as the freedom to be yourself. Success in a team situation or personal relationship stems from nurturing those innate qualities which provide such freedom for all involved. AVOID STRESS BY:
How to Communicate Effectively Ad-lib. Improvise. Do presentations with only bottom-line notes. Over-preparing takes you out of your stride. Say it rather than write it. Don't get caught up in the mechanics of a presentation. You are able to read audiences well, but following a script or getting locked into an audio-visual format limits your ability to go with the flow. Communicate your goals to others so that they may buy in. They need to know where you are heading. Recognize that those with more Fact Finder need details and those with Follow Thru intensity need to put your brainstorms into context. Your forte isn't in doing Implementor demonstrations, though you may enjoy using props to show a crafts-person what you want. Humor goes a long way in bridging conative gaps.Communicate the commitment you are willing to make and the talent you offer without placing a value judgment on either yours or others' forms of contribution. Know Your WILL and WON'T The conative part of your mind is your striving mechanism, your will or the effort you make to reach goals. When you act on your thoughts or feelings, your conative will is engaged. It's not enough to want something or know it needs to be done. You must act. You, therefore, control your conative will and the allocation of your creativity. HOW you will succeed is instinctive. You determine why, when, where, what and with whom you will use this talent. You are a self-starter who initiates action through your conative insistence to:
While it is important for you to have diversity and to initiate new ways of doing things you are also willing to use your conative creativity to respond:
No one is a "10" in every Mode. Your ability to be innovative is as much because of what you won't do as what you will do. By not being tied down to traditional ways of doing, you are able to be original. A resistance is important to your productivity because it keeps you from getting bogged down or misdirecting your efforts. Therefore, when striving to reach a goal, you need to avoid:
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