Function Analysis

Function AnalysisMarshal vs Mediator

Comprehensive cognitive function differential analysis

First Type
Second Type
Responds well to reassuring words, positive forecasts, and faith in future.
Allocates time segments for any business, making final decisions when time expires - gives only one chance. Time softens their harsh nature. After series of inexplicable defeats, begins thinking about fate, may turn to religion or charity.
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.
Periodically becomes thoughtful.
Withdraws into themselves, contemplating business prospects and newly opening possibilities. Forces themselves to achieve what seems practically impossible to others. Boldly responds to challenges when abilities are questioned. Considers themselves gifted with extraordinary mind. Grasps situations holistically, flexibly restructures when business loses perspective. Enjoys demonstrating erudition and fundamental knowledge publicly. Likes playing patron or benefactor role.
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.
Comfort and good material living conditions are cherished desires.
Without this feels unrealized and unsuccessful. Doesn't respect physically weak, poorly prepared people. Proud of good physical shape or deeply worried if lacking it. Due to immoderate desires, quickly wastes natural health reserves. Gets offended when called uncaring. Appearance either undemonstrative or emphatically status-oriented. Poorly developed sense of harmony and aesthetic taste. Strongly subject to physical instincts, particularly sexual. Satisfies bodily needs before spiritual ones.
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.
Decisive person capable of applying force when situation demands.
Focused on victory at any cost. More obstacles encountered, the more focused and aggressive they become. Confident in their rightness, foreign to doubts and hesitations. Categorical in assessments, keeps the last word. Issues ultimatums - 'if you chose me, now obey.' Finds opponent's weakest point. If direct attack fails, flanks or attacks from behind. Often acts through third parties.
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.
Mentally calculates various action plans, choosing most logical for given situation.
Handles cleverness tasks well. Groups people around themselves for specific goals, assigning clear places in their team. Confidently coordinates joint actions. Controls only key points without delving into details. Interested in results, not process. Tries to explain everything simply with visual examples. Understands others' action logic well - only those who constantly change it can beat them. Gets lost in non-standard, illogical situations.
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.
Good manager who knows how to establish business.
Extracts benefit from any enterprise. Not inclined to economize in business, doesn't value small amounts. Only frugal with large sums. Has craft skills but will hire others when workload is heavy. Loves operating complex equipment in extreme situations. Tests people in action, throwing untrained ones into deep water immediately.
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.
Difficulty establishing personal relationships in informal situations.
Intolerant and unyielding, inclined toward dictating relationships. Doesn't believe pure, platonic relationships exist. Often declares being 'for justice' - equal relationships with everyone. Nevertheless has favorites and persecuted ones. Only treats well those who respect their friends and oppose their enemies. Builds own ethical value system often disagreeing with generally accepted ones. Cannot tolerate personal obligation demands. Those they're attached to aren't released for long, seeks to make them dependent and 'tame' them.
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.
When provoked, capable of merciless rage.
Cannot stop themselves in anger during such moments. Very passionate, loves competitions and noisy companies where they can relax and emotionally discharge. Likes being inspired and having mood lifted. Emotional state largely depends on surrounding emotions. Enjoys listening to music which tunes them and creates inner balance.
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.
Function-based type comparison analysis