THE #GetUser.GroupAssigned#

Will stay connected when others:

  • Explain or relay information in a step-by-step process
  • Are structured and organized in their approach to projects
  • Respect the Monitor’s position
  • Ask logical and rational questions
  • Give the Monitors all the facts before being required to make a decision
  • Give the Monitor time to spend in reflection
Tends to disconnect when others:
  • Present too many options
  • Gloss over important details
  • Don’t recognize the Monitor’s knowledge of the subject
  • Push the Monitor into unrealistic deadlines
  • Don’t stick to the topic and wonder off into unrelated subjects
  • Aren’t coherent, logical, and rational
What Monitors like people to know about themselves:
  • They like to work out all the details before going into action
  • They get really excited about creating the process
  • They work best by themselves in a quiet area
  • They are slow paced, deliberate, quiet, and self-controlled
What Monitors don’t recognize or like to admit in themselves:
  • They will get very defensive when someone challenges them
  • They sometimes have a difficult time relating to people who have less knowledge than themselves
  • They quickly become uncomfortable in large crowds
Some things Monitors want others to see in themselves:
  • Who I am: They do the right thing at the right time
  • Purpose: They strive for perfection in everything they do
  • Value to the organization: Meets goals, is dependable, realistic, and committed
  • Under stress becomes: Starts to split hairs
  • Worries about: Change, when not needed and not being appreciated
  • Would be more successful by: Better people skills, more relaxed, being more flexible

Things you rarely observe Monitors doing:

  • Being the life of the party
  • Leave on vacation without knowing all the details of the trip
  • Serving as Master of Ceremonies at the company picnic

How to be in touch with Monitors:

  • Appreciate them for being detailed
  • Value their education and knowledge
  • “Engaging mind before engaging mouth”
  • Don’t force them to build really close relationships
  • Honor their independence

Those who really understand Monitors say:

  • “You never know what they are thinking, but what ever it is, it will be brilliant.”
  • “If you ask them about a subject, they have probably researched the topic.”
  • “They are rather mild mannered and absorbed in their thoughts.”