So this particular negativity comes from people who are impacted by past history/experience. This is all fine and dandy – but what if this isn’t a personality issue because there seems to be more going on? Is it possible Nancy’s No’s are the result of some past experiences that are triggering a negative behaviour response? Or said differently…. If you are the data driven realist trying to appeal to a big picture seeking N, can you give some thought to strategy and future possibilities to accompany your data and appeal to their thinking style? You know, like spreadsheets of vacation options with a zillion columns. As I (Nicole) mentioned, I deal with my seemingly super nitpicky, annoying husband who loves facts, data, and observations (love you babe) by always bringing facts and data with my ideas about which I want him to make decisions. If you’ve identified your No No or Negative Nancy as someone who just needs more data, BRING MORE DATA. And the perception is the same – a negative response that is a huge drag. Similarly – S’s might start off proposals for change and meet with a similar perception of negativity from their N counterparts: What’s the big picture? How does this link to the strategy? Have you thought of other ideas? etc. As Ruth, Whiteboard’s resident S says, it’s “No for now, until you can prove otherwise”. They aren’t meant to be negative, but that’s how they sound to their counterparts. These questions, used simply to get more data, information, and facts, are commonly interpreted by N’s as REALLY NITPICKY AND NEGATIVE: What’s the cost per night? Whats the weather that time of year? What was the data from last year? etc etc. When our big picture thinkers (N) bring ideas/concepts/changes to our fact folks (S), the latter typically respond with a barrage of questions. Their personality opposites, those with a preference for Intuition (N), tend to trust information on the big picture and possibilities. Is the negativity a result of personality preferences?Īccording to Myers-Briggs theory, people with a preference for Sensing (S) typically need factual, real, observable data in order for them to consider it trustworthy information. She says “No” a lot – and her behaviour is a drag.Īs always, our guiding principle here at Whiteboard is to seek to understand, so we should probably start with trying to uncover why some people have that negative style and others don’t. Instead we are talking about “No No Nancy”. No, not Peter with all his horrible Dad jokes. This week on the podcast we tackle that one person in the office that makes everyone groan. Podcast Recap: Season 2, Episode 6 Every Office Has One Podcast recap! (And if you missed the podcast, you can find it here.
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