Function Analysis
Function AnalysisInspector vs Advisor
Comprehensive cognitive function differential analysis
First Type
Second Type
Hardly tolerates unpunctual people who do everything at wrong times.
Lives at measured pace, strongly dislikes unjustified postponements and schedule disruptions. Frightened by fate and unpredictability. Though rejecting mysticism, cautiously listens to prophecies, fortune-telling, and dreams. Gets mobilized and spurred by unexpected but important events requiring quick completion.
Wants to control others' time but poor at managing own.
Cannot tolerate people who act slowly or waste precious time. Cannot manage own time well. Prone to frequent tardiness. When telling about something, follows associations, presents information non-compactly, therefore doesn't fit allocated time. Very important to track continuous situation development. Without hope and positive changes, becomes discouraged. Trustingly relates to hasty promises while understanding serious changes need time. Lacks patience themselves. When attempts to change fate fail, gradually accepts it as inevitability.
Very attached to personal worldview, makes no concessions or compromises.
Selects friends based on shared views. Judges human abilities by their own standards - 'if I can do it, why can't others?' Personal attitude replaces intuition. May trust well-wishers, informants, pseudo-supporters. Values intellectual, creatively gifted people and can forgive their egoism and unethical behavior.
Excellent people intuition and pattern recognition.
Recreates internal motivation from individual phrases, intonation, facial expressions, and behavioral features. Easily guesses what someone is pursuing. Learns quickly by grasping problem essence. Well-developed imagination: creates stories, builds images, entertaining plots. Drawn to talented and unusual personalities. Knows how to encourage and inspire people through compliments and describing bright prospects. Offers different solution variants for same problem. Cannot tolerate monotonous work - boring repetition strongly oppresses them.
Carefully monitors appearance and always looks neat.
Tidy in household and workplace. Skilled with hands - repairs and crafts home items. Excellent at fine manual operations, especially design and decoration work. Prefers simple but healthy food. Shows stability in tastes and habits.
Requires high comfort and pleasant sensations.
Only truly relaxes in completely comfortable setting where can feel at home without worrying about consequences. Needs large doses of pleasant sensations. Pleasures play major role in life. Loves being surrounded by coziness and concrete care. Due to attraction to entertainment, sometimes appears superficial and carefree. Getting caught in sweet life whirlpool can lead to tragic end. Takes little care of themselves, can initially manage with little. However, physical and moral discomfort severely undermines health. Seeks paths to easy existence unencumbered by life struggle.
Sober realist who sets only achievable goals.
Usually accomplishes them eventually, if not immediately. When explanations and warnings don't help, applies pressure and other forceful management methods. Knows how to corner opponents. Stoic who maintains self-control and endures any hardships. Forces themselves to do uninteresting but necessary things. Helps weak and defenseless people, cares for elderly and sick. Can be quiet lone fighter for justice.
Mobilizes decisively in extreme situations.
Gives rebuff to any encroachments. Cannot ignore attempts at dictation or forceful pressure. Very independent and won't force others either. Sometimes lacks will to pull themselves together and do what's needed. Not afraid to oppose superior force. Can approach any-level boss and demand resolution of their issue. Has habit of provoking opponent first. When drawn into argument, actively and sometimes aggressively defends opinion. Suffers from own excitability and lack of restraint. For this reason, has difficulty relieving tension in shoulder area.
Thoroughly masters any work undertaken.
Stubbornly and persistently gathers information to fully control situations. Collector or book lover, especially interested in reference literature. Advocate of strict order and refined systems. Rejects anything that doesn't fit as illogical. Regularly checks and controls progress in areas of interest. Balanced and reliable themselves, demands same from others. Respects hierarchy and ignores personal preferences in business matters. Places objects in strictly designated places, cannot tolerate others taking or moving their things.
Cannot work effectively in rigid systems.
Cannot work efficiently within rigid system with many restrictions. Strongly dislikes when relationship system with others is controlled. Won't delve into information details, only tries to understand general direction. Because doesn't always listen to people completely, leaves impression of misunderstanding. Makes subjective errors in logical conclusion formulation and decision-making. Ignores factual aspects contradicting own representations. Struggles with meticulous clerical work. Only strains in such cases to avoid bad impression and relationship damage.
Very thrifty in work and purchases.
Seeks to save even small amounts of money. Keeps worn-out items just in case. Tries to eliminate unnecessary labor costs. Supporter of mechanization and automation. Controls income more than expenses. Monitors others' actions and suspects problems when they seem illogical or inappropriate.
Mood depends on work character and meaning.
If work is uninteresting or seems useless, mood deteriorates significantly. For same reason, not inclined toward regular household management. Has tendency toward adventurism. Loves getting into unusual situations and making unexpected moves to restore zest for life. Lacks pragmatism and calculation. When organizing something, does it for soul rather than profit. Best reward for work is admiration and positive emotions. Game plays large role in life - combining pleasant with useful. Strives to convert work or learning into game forms.
Behaves politely and correctly in public.
Can force themselves to be cheerful and sociable. Easily makes brief, situational contacts. Inspires trust through behavior. Patiently listens to people who approach them, shows sympathy and favor. Though becomes closer, rejects overly familiar relationships. Stern at home with family, loves to educate and moralize. Reliable in attachments but sometimes painfully torn between two objects of affection.
Expert in relationship dynamics and psychology.
Understands logic of human relationships better than anyone, especially causes of complications and discord in love and friendship. Easier to maintain established relationships than restore broken ones. Sensitively reacts to antipathies. Charming and sociable. Can build relationship system with anyone if they're interesting. Understands what distance to maintain with whom, though doesn't always stick to it. Knows what to do to maintain favorable psychological atmosphere in groups. Advises how to communicate to become necessary to someone.
Usually in gloomy mood, accumulates negative emotions.
Feels relief after venting emotions on someone. Needs frequent emotional background changes for good physical condition. Cannot tolerate directed pressure from negative emotions - crying, tantrums, accusations. Easier to give in than ignore them. Internally quite touchy and vulnerable though doesn't show it, considering it weakness.
Initiates through inspiration but needs others for completion.
Can show initiative by inspiring people for tasks, but when desire fades, seeks others to finish without direct participation. Internally torn by contradictory experiences and sad thoughts. Escapes into work for distraction but poorly feels measure - tends to overstrain or overwork. Emotional, direct, and somewhat naive in communication. These qualities help achieve success in seemingly hopeless or very difficult matters. In good mood, quickly solves current household or work difficulties. Rapidly finds replacements for missing items or ways to do without them entirely.
Function-based type comparison analysis