The Power To Adapt

Episode 012: The (S)teady Team Member- The secret weapon most organizations don’t realize they have


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In this episode we talk about the secret weapon most organizations don't even realize they have thereby costing them millions of dollars by not taking advantage of it.

The Steady region

The S can help cultures thrive, create robust performance and build long term client loyalty that delivers constant revenue.

Steady's are highly valuable team members that seek deep relationships through building trust and loyalty.

They are very empathetic and help sustain client relationships after the Dominants and Interactives begin those relationships. We go over the importance of recognizing your own communication blind spots and how to effectively lead and communicate with a team member who lives in the Steady Region.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:56 The Steady Region's Pace and Priority

02:55 How Mr. Rico initially got interested in Behavioral Types and personalities

06:04 The Importance of recognizing your Communication Blind spots

08:47 Learning how to Motivate and Lead Someone in the Steady Region

21:07 Opposites Attract? Can you re frame communicating well with Steady's as a challenge for Dominants?

22:33 Outro

Today's Ricoisms

  • The Steady Region's Pace and Priority:
  • Pace: Slow
  • Priority: People
  • "S's" are people oriented but prefer a one-on-one relationship


  • They value deep relationships fueled by trust and loyalty


  • "Seek to understand BEFORE being understood"


  • Just because S's want to take their time and be more supportive does not make them unintelligent, lazy or incapable. Their strength is their ability to put others first. They are the ones who have the ability to clean up the messes that the D's and I's leave behind


  • This ability to always put others first can also be a detriment
  • S's are more observant than vocal
  • This leads to one of their blind spots being putting too much on their plate out of fear of letting anyone down
  • This leads to high levels of burnout if pushed to the extreme


  • S's are great clients! If you show them that they can trust you, they will stick with you for the long-run


  • Under stress: S's get stubborn or go quiet


  • If something threatens the balance of their lives, they will
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