Personality

Guardian Voice 

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Continuing our series on the 5 Voices personality framework. Next up: Guardians!

30% of people are first-Voice Guardian, which makes it the second most common Voice.

As their name suggests, Guardians "guard" well. Other key characteristics:

  • Champions of due diligence, safeguarding resources, and efficient systems and processes
  • Seek to honor the past
  • Risk adverse
  • Ask a lot of questions (… in order to safeguard…)
  • Value order and logic

Common stress triggers:

  • Lack of trust in others' credibility
  • Unnecessary risk taking
  • Arrogance

Want to empower the Guardians in your life?

  • Welcome their critique and commitment to due diligence
  • Don't take the challenge personally. Remember, they are seeking to "guard."

Consider this:

  • How much do you relate to the Guardian Voice?
  • Rate it high/medium/low and keep track of your responses to each Voice. This will help you determine your Voice Order -- the relative strength with which you use each Voice.

Why wait?

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