SOI
Understanding SOI
SOI stands for Style of Influence. The Style of Influence assessment aims to shed light on a participant in four areas:
- Cognitive: how the person evaluates his environment on a thinking level,
- Relational: how the person relates to others,
- Goal Achievement: how the person relates to others in accomplishing tasks, and
- Detail: how the person prefers to manage details.
My Results
My Profile: Take Charge Supportive Designers
According to iDynamx:
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Take Charge Supportive Designers need to lead. They will find themselves moving to positions of influence in any organization. They desire to influence others through the accomplishment of a vision. They will motivate and stimulate others and many times will be the central force in a group. They are both creative and supportive. They have a strong drive to accomplish a task and will make sure the details are done right. Take Charge Supportive Designers are catalysts for others' actions. They enjoy influencing others and, usually, are strongly motivated to help others achieve. They desire responsiveness from others regarding their ideas. They will not tolerate, in the long run, not being used by their superiors. They will naturally seek out a position of influence. Under pressure, they can become manipulative or demanding. They perceive this as a strong commitment to the task while others perceive it as being too forceful. Take Charge Supportive Designers are people who combine intuitive abilities with an awareness of the importance of accomplishing a task. They are most effective when they are given an opportunity to lead and influence others. They will usually do well controlling their own schedules. At times they may get too many irons in the fire.
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Positive Strengths:
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Negative Potentials:
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Motivational Distortion
Again, according to iDynamx:
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Your Motivational Distortion Score: 16
You were probably motivated for some reason to make yourself appear somewhat worse than you actually are. This scale basically looks for any motivational distortion. If you scored 16 or higher, you were probably motivated for some reason to make yourself appear worse than you actually are. If you scored 7 or below, however, you were probably motivated to make yourself appear better than you actually are. A person who wants to appear in a good light (for instance, the leader of a group), could understandably be scoring 7 or below. |
Personal Reflections on the SOI Assessment
While I didn't resonate with all the labels of the 3534 profile, the description of the "Take Charge Supportive Designer" feels fairly accurate. I prize achieving goals that fulfill a vision, and I care that things are done right. I try to motivate and equip others to achieve. I don't think manipulation is my thing, but I certainly identify with the struggle of too many irons in the fire. Still, I don't consider myself daring, and I'm very concerned that my ideas do work, that they are pragmatic and functional. If ideas don't connect with reality, then I'm not sure how helpful they really are.
As for the motivational distortion, I'm not surprised. I am a recovering perfectionist, and while God has grown me in my ability to extend grace to others, I am often still my own harshest critic. When I miss the target or expectation, I take it hard, and I carry the weight with me. So when I take these assessments, I seem to remember all the times when I have failed to live up to some positive attribute and forget when, by God's grace, I have lived into that attribute. So I frequently ask for and need feedback, not to inflate my ego, but to keep my perception in tune with reality.
As for the motivational distortion, I'm not surprised. I am a recovering perfectionist, and while God has grown me in my ability to extend grace to others, I am often still my own harshest critic. When I miss the target or expectation, I take it hard, and I carry the weight with me. So when I take these assessments, I seem to remember all the times when I have failed to live up to some positive attribute and forget when, by God's grace, I have lived into that attribute. So I frequently ask for and need feedback, not to inflate my ego, but to keep my perception in tune with reality.
For more information about SOI and SOI assessments, visit www.thesoi.com.
