Function Analysis
Function AnalysisMediator vs Advisor
Comprehensive cognitive function differential analysis
First Type
Second Type
Forces themselves to be unhurried and measured.
Takes time with people, knows how to stretch out pleasures. Dislikes hurried, rushing people. Remembers important dates and congratulates people timely. Time usually works in their favor - what fails now can be caught up later. Dislikes being bound by deadlines, not punctual. Works at their own comfortable pace, always finds excuses for delays. Postpones final decisions until the last minute.
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.
Cannot tolerate monotony and routine.
Needs alternatives to boring everyday life and choices. Enjoys finding solutions to seemingly hopeless situations. Attracted to unusual people with many ideas and bold proposals. Avoids boring, gray people. Resourceful in cooking and home decoration, likes to experiment and create something original. Tolerant of eccentrics and inventors, treating them like children with caring indulgence.
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.
Lives for simple pleasures and comfort.
Highly considerate of others' habits and conveniences, never disturbs others' peace. Always cares for health and well-being of self and loved ones. Surrounds themselves with pleasant details. Dresses simply with good taste, avoiding extremes. Stays in the background, finding the golden middle position. Studies the physical world through touch and sensation, remembering sensory experiences well.
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.
Sensitive to power dynamics in situations.
Good at predicting potential aggression or instability. Critical of lethargic, apathetic people and knows how to activate them. Responds to forceful pressure with equal aggression when necessary. Won't allow others to take advantage of their accommodating nature. Knows when to push and when to ease up, but doesn't seek to control others. Power is too heavy a burden - they just want to defend their own interests.
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.
Needs clear, organized information.
Chaotic information confuses them and spoils their mood. Likes when specific phenomena are connected to general patterns. Mood improves when feeling needed and indispensable. Becomes active when given clear goals and direction, finding their own path to achievement. Doesn't need bare facts or instructions - needs emotionally appealing systems to become organized.
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.
Works productively when people expect their help.
Needs efforts to be noticed and valued. Gets deeply hurt (though won't show it) if not praised or acknowledged. Good at household management, supply, and room arrangement. Especially tries hard before inspections or guest visits. Solves business matters through friends and acquaintances. Natural laziness limits contact growth but maintains useful relationships. Very attached to their work and occupation, finds it hard to change professions.
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.
Attentive and helpful to those they like.
Shows affection through actions rather than words. Uncomfortable asking for things for themselves but will do much more when others ask. Needs to sense who likes them before becoming productive. Wariness and bad attitudes kill their work capacity. Excellent mediator in deals and trade operations, spreads goods through informal connections. Mixes relationships closely with business matters.
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.
Understands emotional causes and knows how to influence moods.
Consistently friendly and optimistic in informal communication. Loves to have fun in close circles, entertains others with jokes and pranks. Thinks about ways to generate positive emotions. Avoids conflicts and disagreements, wanting peace with everyone. Stays at safe distance from conflict sources. Collects and shares rumors, gossip, and interesting news about their social circle.
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