Achiever and Loyalist can build secure success. Three provides confidence; Six provides reality-checking.
- ✓Six grounds Three's ambition
- ✓Three inspires Six's confidence
- ✓Both can be highly productive
- !Three's optimism vs. Six's anxiety
- !Six may distrust Three's image
- !Three may dismiss Six's concerns
Six tests Three's loyalty; Three becomes dismissive. Trust issues emerge.
How Each Type Sees the Other
Initial Attraction
The Six's loyalty and dependability; their commitment to the team and shared goals.
Core Perception
A reliable supporter who provides stability, but whose anxiety and doubt slow progress.
Trigger Points
- •The Six's worst-case scenarios
- •Constant need for reassurance
- •The Six questioning the Three's plans
What They Appreciate
The Six's thoroughness and genuine loyalty; their willingness to stick around.
Blind Spot
The Three's confidence looks like recklessness to the Six; the Three doesn't see that reassurance builds trust.
Initial Attraction
The Three's competence and confidence; their ability to succeed and provide security.
Core Perception
An impressive achiever who handles the world, but whose image-focus raises authenticity concerns.
Trigger Points
- •Not knowing who the Three really is
- •The Three's spin feeling like deception
- •Feeling like a prop in the Three's image
What They Appreciate
The Three's genuine capability and ability to provide; their decisive action.
Blind Spot
The Six's doubt undermines the Three's confidence; the Six doesn't see their questioning as sabotage.
- →Three learns healthy doubt
- →Six learns confidence
- →Both grow in trust
Three: Be consistently honest. Six: Trust Three's commitment.