Can you explain the four scales?

The Scales: Ideas

The Ideas Scale measures how you absorb information and express your thoughts.

• Are they more visionary or practical in their thinking? Evaluates whether individuals think in broad concepts and metaphors or in specific details.

• Do they like to summarize their ideas or describe them in a detailed narrative?

• Do they start by asking themselves “what else,” “how to,” or “with what”?

• Do they process ideas by verbalizing them, asking questions, or thinking them through silently?

There are five segment styles on this scale:

The Scales: Relational

The Relational Scale measures how people process and engage interpersonal interactions.

• How apparent must others’ emotions be before a person notices them?
• Do they typically feel or simply observe others’ emotions?
• Are they more inclined to nurture emotions, attempt to manage emotions, or rarely acknowledge emotions? 

The Scales: Action

The Action Scale measures how you pursue objectives while considering others involved and the urgency for closure.

• Are they more focused on the achievement of goals or the activities necessary to achieve goals?
• Are they asking “is it done?”, “is everything working?” or “is it working right?”
• Are they more inclined to direct others to achieve their goals, or to take on tasks in recognition of the needs of others? 

The Scales: Order

The Order Scale measures how people structure and complete work. 

• Do they like following orderly routines and processes, or taking a more creative, flexible approach to the work?
• Are they more hands-on or hands-off when managing performance?
• How complete does a project need to be before they are ready to move on to the next thing?