Gallup Balconies and Basements

Th eme Descriptors and Barrier Labels

Balcony : great resource, knowledgeable, excellent memory, mind for detail, collects interesting things, excellent conversationalist Basement : knows a lot of worthless information, packrat, cluttered house-cluttered mind, boring conversationalist Balcony : excellent thinker, enjoys musing, capable of deep and philosophical thought, able to work alone Basement : a loner, slow to act or wastes time thinking too much, isolated, doesn’t work well with others Balcony : always learning, catches on quickly, interested in many things, finds life intriguing Basement : a know it all, lacks focus on results, learns a lot — produces little, bookish Balcony : mastery, success, excellence, working with the best Basement : perfectionist, picky, never good enough, always reworking Balcony : enthusiastic, lighthearted, energetic, generous with praise, optimistic Basement : insincere, naïve, superficial, Pollyanna Balcony : caring, trusting, a great friend, forgiving, generous Basement : lives in a clique, crony, has an inner circle, plays favorites Balcony : committed, accountable, independent, trusted, conscientious Basement : micromanager, obsessive, can’t say “no,” takes on too much Balcony : problem solver, troubleshooter, finds improvements and solutions Basement : focuses on weaknesses, punitive, negative, critical Balcony : self-confident, strong inner compass, risk-taker Basement : arrogant, self-righteous, over confident, stubborn Balcony : seeks outstanding performance, does things of importance, independent Basement : recognition hungry, self-focused, needy Balcony : anticipates alternatives, intuitive, sees di ff erent paths Basement : jumps to quick decisions, di ffi cult to understand his or her thinking, closed-minded

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Balcony : outgoing, people-oriented, networker, rapport-builder Basement : fake, shallow, does not care about deep relationships

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