Learn About CORE™ Character Traits
The CORE Character Traits and the Adaptive Style are the heart of our CORE Trait Insights. The more you understand of the different CORE styles, the more you will understand and appreciate your strengths and challenges, as well as others- at home and at work.
We measure four core dimensions on a continuum, not as fixed types: CONTROLLING, OUTGOING, RELAXED, and EXACTING. myCORE reports keep results clear and straightforward. COREpro and PREP reports show exact measurements and give you deeper insight. Your primary trait is the one that shows up strongest. It usually describes about half of your behaviors and motivations. Nothing is set in stone. Some people lead with a fifth pattern: ADAPTIVE.
CONTROLLING
PROACTIVE · SELF-DIRECTED · OUTCOME-ORIENTED
✓ Decisive and competent
✓ Self-confident
✓ Intense when headed for a goal
Counter-trait: supportive
OUTGOING
PROACTIVE · OTHERS-REFERENCED · PEOPLE-ORIENTED
✓Persuasive, lively communicators
✓Helpful, first to volunteer
✓Sensitive to people’s feelings
Counter-trait: introspective
RELAXED
RESPONSIVE · PEOPLE-ORIENTED
✓ Calm and patient in most situations
✓ Dependable and accommodating
✓ Easy to talk to, and confide in
Counter-trait: urgent
OUTGOING
Proactive · others-referenced · people-oriented
✓Persuasive, lively communicators
✓Helpful, first to volunteer
✓Sensitive to people’s feelings
Counter-trait: introspective
ADAPTIVE
RESPONSIVE · FLEXIBLE
✓ Versatile, often at the center
✓ Want more than one perspective
✓ Prefer to keep options open
Counter-trait: none. ADAPTIVE is between the traits and counter-traits.
Counter-Traits
Each trait has a scale with two sides. Your primary trait is the most pronounced CORE trait. Your counter-trait is the dimension farthest from one of the CORE traits, which has its own dynamics and strengths. Read together, your key trait and counter-trait explain 70–80% of your day-to-day behavior. Reading them together is exactly what myCOREself does.
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supportive
✓ Quick to offer help
✓ Backs the people around the outcome
✓ Comfortable letting others lead
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introspective
✓ Thinks before speaking
✓ Works ideas through inward first
✓ Values depth over small talk
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urgent
✓ Moves at a right-now pace
✓ Pushes for quick decisions
✓ Impatient with delays
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generalizing
✓ Lives in the big picture
✓ Comfortable with broad strokes
✓ Gets to the essence fast