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SUMMARY

 

Experiments with new ideas

 

Looks for practical application

 

Down-to-earth

 

Problem-solver

 

 

STRENGTHS

 

Keen to test things out in practice

 

Practical and realistic

 

Down to earth and business-like; gets straight to the point

 

Technique oriented

 

 

KEY QUESTIONS

 

Will there be opportunity to practice and experiment?

 

Will there be lot of practical tips and techniques?

 

Will we be addressing real problems?

(Hopefully, similar to my current problems.)

 

Will I be mixing with "hands-on" experts who have shown they can do it themselves?

 

 

WEAKNESSES

 

Tendency to reject anything without an obvious application

 

Not very interested in theory or basic principles

 

Tendency to seize on the first expedient solution to a problem

 

Impatient with "waffle"

 

Task-oriented rather than people-oriented

 

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