Pam talks about herself

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 385.

Well. I suppose what I've always worried about is the fact that I'm not very scientific. In fact this goes right back to my earliest memories, childhood, school and after. I have a very strong visual imagination. I see ideas rather than thinking about them or feeling them. I'm definitely very much influenced by form, shape, colors those features rather than sounds. On a personal level I see myself as a bit excitable, a little oversensitive. When I watch myself on video, I seem very nervous. I know that the others in our group think of me as a bit impulsive, perhaps even extravagant. But I help to counterbalance the others….

Pam talks about Maggie

In some ways Maggie and I are complete opposites, although I have enormous respect for her opinions. I suppose what I admire most about her is that she is so steady and systematic. For example, If I work with her on a project, she'll approach it in a totally systematic way, you know, step-by-step analysis. And, of course, it can't be faulted. But I just don't operate like that. If you ask me to describe her, I'd call her unimaginative. It's not derogatory. It's just her character. But I'm glad that we can see each other's strengths and weaknesses.

Maggie talks about herself and Ian

Ian and I can work really easily together. Now, that doesn't mean we always get the best results. But, because we are similar, I'd say we complement each other, especially in our working style. Of course, it's not always peaches and cream. When there are deadlines, Ian can drive me crazy. I mean he's such a perfectionist. If a document doesn't look absolutely perfect, he'll sit up till midnight correcting the punctuation, even if it's only a draft report for internal consumption. He can be really fastidious – especially about the appearance of things. But he's able to produce consistent first-class work. Though sometimes I wish he could be a bit more laid-back. But on balance I think I prefer things that way round to….

Ian talks about himself and Stephen

Stephen is the easiest person in the world to get on with, but perhaps the most difficult in the team for me to work with. At a personal level we get on like a house on fire. He's excellent company, I suppose which is why he's so popular. On a professional level, it can be tough-going.

So where do I see my strengths? Well, if I'm honest, I'd say that I am fairly competent and quite efficient. I like to get down to the job in hand and get a result. I'd say I'm an all-rounder. I can take on different types of projects – even the most routine ones – and get great satisfaction from them.

And Stephen's strengths? Well, when we work together, he's always interested in the human side, you know, the personalities behind the people. How they are going to jell or clash. He's very sensitive about that sort of thing. That's why he's so good at sorting out personality clashes. In fact, I remember shortly after I joined there was a problem with …..

Unit 8 Leadership and international business styles