Type S - Steadiness: gentle, accommodating, and soft-hearted (moderate-paced and accepting)
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What is S Type in DISC Personality Types model?
People of type S strive for harmony and peace. They are patient and not aggressive towards others. It is hard to make them angry or annoyed.
Type S Personality Traits
People of type S are most often honest and fair. They are great friends, always ready to help you.
Type S people are attentive listeners who can truly penetrate the thoughts and feelings of others, offering help and advice in difficult situations.
Key characteristics of personality type S:
- Tolerant of different viewpoints
- Always mindful of how other people respond to their actions
- Seek a comfortable, peaceful environment without conflict
- Feel comfortable next to a strong, trusted leader
- Avoid direct competition
- Really enjoy helping others
S Type's Strengths
- Consistency in relationships and actions
- Bringing stability to work group relations
- Reconciling and calming people during conflicts
- Being excellent team players
- Always ready to help
- Having patience and empathy
- Excellently complementing other types of personalities in workgroups
- Being attentive to the feelings of others
S Type's Weaknesses
- Often unable to persevere in defending their interests
- Sacrificing their needs and time for the happiness of others
- Avoiding conflict, even to change adverse situations
- Not ready to defend the results of their work
- Difficulty in communicating with assertive and aggressive people
- Delaying decisions if they can lead to conflict
- Often having too soft a behavior type to manage subordinates
- Losing productivity in stressful situations
How to communicate with S type?
Remember that people of type S do not like conflicts, so when dealing with them, remain calm and friendly, avoid excessive criticism and assertiveness.
Be attentive to their feelings, ask more questions than waiting for them to ask. If you know about some problems your interlocutor is facing, be sure to pay attention to them and show sympathy.
Type S individuals appreciate sincere and warm communication. They can be rather sensitive, so be careful with your speech and actions.
Professional Relationships
Type S people work comfortably in stable, predictable environments. They are quite practical, always looking for the most optimal way to solve problems. They can handle many tasks at once. They may work rather slowly, but approach the result step by step.
You should have type S specialists in your working group to create a comfortable working atmosphere. They are excellent peacemakers, which helps to unite different types of personalities into one effective team. Goodwill, the ability to plan for the future, and the opportunity to openly discuss work problems are very important to them.
Type S work well if:
- The employer pays attention to the needs of workers
- Perform a supporting, not a leading role
- There is a minimum of conflict and stress situations in the team
- There are more team tasks than the individual
- Competition within the team is minimized
- Work does not require decisions that can affect the feelings of colleagues and partners
- There is a friendly relationship of trust in the team
- There is no need to make quick decisions
Best jobs for S personality type
- Psychologist
- Human resources manager
- Coach
- Dentist
- Training and Development Manager
- Administrative Assistant
- Psychiatrist
- Financial adviser
- High school teacher
- Customer service rep
- Nurse
- Counselor
- Social worker
Romantic Relationships
People of type S are sensitive and attentive partners. Excessive attention to the partner and avoidance of conflict situations can often be perceived as weakness and provoke the partner into selfish behavior. Type S individuals want to create deep, trusting relationships and do not tend to frequently change partners.
In relationships, they value openness, honesty, and understanding of their own needs and those of their partner.