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The 6 Perceptual Styles, What We Value and How We See the World: The Adjustment Style

Guest post by: Lynda-Ross Vega

Article Overview: In the second of a series of articles detailing the 6 innate Perceptual Styles of the Perceptual Style Theory, the authors detail the style known as Adjustments: a keen and thoughtful observer of the world for whom life offers a complexity that can only be known by gathering knowledge and the understanding that comes with it.

The 6 Perceptual Styles, What We Value and How We See the World: The Adjustment Style



Susan's Perceptual Style is Adjustments. She sees the world as a complex system of objective processes and systems that function smoothly without interference or action from her. She is a keen and thoughtful observer of the world and believes the complexity she perceives can only be known if she is given the time to gather complete information about its details and intricacies. In the face of her experience, Susan is driven to acquire complete information about life's processes and to gather the knowledge that comes with understanding it. She knows that such understanding comes only with patient study of the complexity and details of the objective world around her.

Susan has experienced in all aspects of her life that hasty action is thoughtless action that causes irreparable damage, chaos, and disorder, and as a result she makes sure that her actions are both deliberate and careful. She believes that when she fully understands a situation that the inherent order will reveal itself and if it is required, the correct action will become obvious. Too many times she has seen that most people act with only part of the picture because they do not have the patience and faith to wait for the complete picture to emerge.

Susan knows that preparation and practice are the keys behind proper behavior. She reviews and rehearses the correct response to the myriad of possible situations she might encounter, so that when the time comes she is ready and knows precisely what is required of her. She responds poorly in ad hoc or chaotic environments because they are confusing and uncertain, but she can move quickly and confidently when responding to situations for which she has prepared in advance. Mental rehearsal is part of her preparation and as she mentally walks through possible scenarios she gathers information that she collates, analyzes, and stores in intricate systems for easy retrieval when a situation requires her resources.

Because she is often quiet in social settings and responds to many questions briefly, those around her often mistakenly believe that Susan has nothing to say. The truth is that Susan has an extraordinarily rich and complex internal life and has much to offer when given the time to listen and speak. She has discovered that most people don't have the patience to wait for her to prepare what she wants to say. She finds quick back-and-forth exchanges difficult and is often content to track a discussion and take in what is being said.

Susan finds great satisfaction in being an information resource for others as well as herself, but relies on others to draw her out of her interior life and into the world. In this resource role she prefers to be utilized as an authority who has access to important knowledge rather than an as someone with whom to generate ideas through dialogue and debate. Her meticulous and well prepared information makes her good at explaining and describing intricate, detailed, or technical information, and it is in this role as an expert that she really shines. Because it takes complex ideas to capture the complexity of her world she relies on complex words and verbal constructions, and she has discovered that she can easily overwhelm or lose her audience.

Susan is thorough and patient with repetitive tasks, and this, along with her desire for perfection, allows her to spot where information is missing or fuzzy. As the Perceptual Style name implies, Susan actively polishes and hones her knowledge, systems, and processes to increase their elegance and accuracy. She constantly reworks, rethinks, and redrafts communications and fine-tunes actions, projects, and responsibilities in an attempt to deliver perfection. Such precision takes time, and she is at her best when given the time to do things carefully and systematically.

Susan is a skillful diplomat whose complete and thorough grasp of situations gives her the ability to see issues from all sides. She is gifted at building agreement by making everyone feel their point of view is understood and respected.

Time pressure, competition, and a drive for the bottom-line all violate Susan's view of the world. Experience has shown her that these conditions lead to a false sense of urgency and impulsive actions that are based on incomplete understanding. The options and choices in any situation are not immediately clear or sharp, and external distractions, pressures, and deadlines don't allow her the time and calm she needs to gather complete information and refine properly.

Susan is intrigued by the exploration of ideas when the exploration is characterized by careful and comprehensive analysis that leads to measured evolutionary change. But change for the sake of novelty is an appalling breach of prudent behavior. She knows that an effective environment is a complex system that requires only incremental alterations and additions rather than wholesale rework to keep it functioning and she therefore modifies and corrects existing processes judiciously.

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