The Powerful Choleric

Powerful Choleric

·       Powerful Choleric is a direct, clear, active person with one single goal: to get it done my way – NOW!

·       Powerful Choleric may have momentary explosion when someone doesn’t do things right, but after he’s put everyone in their place, he feels it’s all over and he goes back to his steady drive.

·       Powerful Choleric is the dynamic person who dreams the impossible dream and aims to reach the unreachable star. He feels, like Robert Browning, “A man’s reach must exceed his grasp or what’s a heaven for?”

·       Powerful Choleric can communicate openly with people, and he knows everything will turn out all right – as long as he’s in charge.

·       Powerful Choleric are compulsive and they must change whatever they see out of place and correct whatever wrongs are being put upon the helpless. Powerful Choleric rise quickly to causes and campaigns for the right. They are never indifferent or apathetic but concerned and confident.

·       Powerful Choleric have a different role in life. They have the answers; they know what to do; they can make quick decisions; they bail others out – but they are rarely popular because their assurance and assertiveness make other feel insecure, and their ability to lead can easily make them appear BOSSY.

·       Powerful Choleric is always more interested in achieving goals than pleasing people.

(In a typical quality audit, you will know that they have this type of personality because they are oftentimes commented as “condescending” in nature.)

·       Powerful Choleric can always do the work better if they can keep the people out of the way. They frequently become loners, not by intent, but because no one can keep up with them, and they let others know that they are a hindrance to progress.

·       Powerful Choleric greatest asset is his ability to accomplish more than anyone else, aided by his gift for organization. When he looks at any tasks, he sees instantly how it should be handled, and he divides the project into mental chunks of work. He knows what assistance he has available, and he quickly portions out the chores among the group.

·       Powerful Choleric doesn’t need anyone around. He has his projects, and he considers socializing a waste of time because it is not accomplishing anything. Powerful Choleric will work for group activity when it has a purpose and will be glad to jump in and organize your find drive, but has no need to spend time in idle chatter.

Negative side:

·       Powerful Choleric refuse to believe there is anything about them that could be offensive. They have a firm conviction that they are right and those who don’t see things their way is wrong.

·       Powerful Choleric must win in every situation and they will find a way not to lose face.

·       They are always able to rationalize why the weakness is not theirs but is a fault in others.

·       Powerful Choleric is a great worker and can accomplish more than any other temperament, but on the negative side, he just can’t relax. If they relax, they feel guilty because life is made for constant achievement and production.

·       Powerful Choleric single–mindedness of purpose, allowing nothing to stand in his way, is what makes him accomplish far more than other temperaments, but this drive can be wearing on others.

·       They don’t understand people who aren’t like them and think all others are weak and stupid. It is difficult for the Powerful Choleric to comprehend that not everyone is going to respond to his strong leadership. He expects everyone to get motivated by his program and inspired by his ideas.

·       Powerful Choleric are manipulative people.

·       They feel that quiet people must be stupid and nonaggressive people must be weak. From a position of strength and self–confidence, they judge others to be somehow part of an inferior race.

·       Powerful Choleric has a compulsion to correct wrong and he assumes everyone with a problem would love his solution. He feels led to give directions to everyone even if his opinion is not solicited.

·       Powerful Choleric loves controversy and arguments whether it’s for fun or for serious action.

·       They are often difficult to counsel because they know everything and can always place the blame on others and can rationalize away any fault on their part.

·       They often spit out what they think instantly, without concern for someone else’s feelings, they frequently hurt people.

(A typical Team Leader with this type of personality would start the day coaching an agent what went bad and highlight that badness as if somebody would die. The agent who started his shift with a heavy feeling inside would end up his shift totally demotivated and if the incident is becoming frequent will be a part of the attrition.)

·       They oftentimes make hasty decision and when that decision becomes disastrous, they heaped the blame to a Peaceful Phlegmatic.